Heavy Duty 100% Cotton Paper

I have recently purchased some “Rough” heavy duty (400 lb ) 100% Cotton paper

I chose to experiment with this paper using Acrylic Inks, Heavy Bodied Acrylic paint and pieces of  textured wallpaper which I painted with Acrylic paint and then collaged on to the work.

I wasn’t certain how the paint would react with the surface of the paper…

Firstly I made a rough pencil sketch of my compostion on to the paper.

Next I dampened the paper with a fine spray mist of water and then dropped in Acrylic Ink and sprayed further.

I followed this with creating small painted collaged pieces to create the buildings in the background, using small pieces of textured wallpaper.

I then painted over the Acrylic Inks using heavy duty Acrylic paint. Some of this paint I applied with a roller, and some I applied with a brush, and I also used my fingers,  and paint applied to the sides of small pieces of mountboard,  which I used to make further marks.

Finally, I added fine detail using Uni-ball and Uni-Posca pens.

The paper comes pre-cut with “deckled”edges on all four sides , which I think gives the finished work a nice “natural” appearance and suits the feel of the 100% natural cotton.

When framing this work, I shall let these “deckled”  edges show, and will not hide them with a cut “mount/core board”.

I enjoyed working on this new/different surface, and shall look forward to trying to create further pieces in the future.