By Emily Schultz
Back in
high school, one of my teachers showed me this resist technique and I have been
obsessed with it ever since. I love the unpredictability of the process and the
texture it creates. This process has made a number of appearances in my work,
including the piece above and the one I am currently working on! Here, I will
demonstrate the process in its pure black and white form — the way it was done to
create the piece above. However, I encourage you to experiment with it and make
it your own using any color palette!
Materials
- White liquid tempera paint (Crayola works great and is cheap too!)
- White liquid tempera paint (Crayola works great and is cheap too!)
- India ink
- Water
- Brushes
- Watercolor paper (Other surfaces can be used, such as canvas, however when using paper I recommend something heavy so that it doesn’t tear.)
- Water
- Brushes
- Watercolor paper (Other surfaces can be used, such as canvas, however when using paper I recommend something heavy so that it doesn’t tear.)
Step one
Apply white
tempera paint to your piece of paper. Experiment with levels of thickness and
brush strokes. Let it dry completely.
Step two
Cover the
piece of paper entirely with India ink and let it dry. It is important that
this layer dries completely so that the ink remains where you want it to be.
Step three
Rinse piece
of paper in water until the white tempera paint starts to melt away and expose
the original surface of the paper. I recommend doing this under running water
if you can, if not, a tub of water will work as well. Rub gently to aid the removal
of the paint, but avoid scrubbing, it will muddy the colors.
And we're all done! Pictured above are two completed samples of mine. For the
one with color, I simply applied some acrylic paint to the paper right before step one. Happy experimenting!
Emily Schultz is a current student at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). This semester she will be studying abroad in Florence, Italy at the Studio Art Centers International Florence (SACI). When Emily is not making art, she loves hiking, knitting, and hanging out with friends. You can follow Emily on Instagram and Tumblr, or check out her work on her website at www.emilylynnschultz.com
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