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Fused Glass Sgraffito Drawing 30 in 30 Challenge
How are you liking the "White Challenge"? Whites are a challenge in almost every art medium, because there are so many shades involved in making something 'look' white. Check out the millions of shades of white paint next time you're at the hardware store!
A few of you have figured out that white powder against a dark background kind of 'disappears' after firing. The white is just not strong enough to fully cover a dark color, and it has to be applied in such large amounts to show up much at all.
I call this 'Bathtub Syndrome'....
You know when you run a bath and then realize the water isn't hot enough? So you try to warm it up adding hot water until the tub is nearly overflowing, only to find out that it is just a bigger tubful of not quite hot enough water? darn.
It happens in painting too. When you mix white with a color, it's best to add a little of the darker color to the white, and gradually add more color until you get the shade you like. If you do it the other way around adding white to try to lighten a darker shade, you end up with a LOT of paint that still isn't light enough. Bathtub Syndrome.
Here's something for you to try if you need a "great white subject"!
It's been a busy weekend around here, I have a lovely group of ladies in town for a sgraffito workshop, extra kids spending the night, basketball games, and the dog has just delivered the head of a dead mole to me as I type this... gross. I think I'm ready for a hot bath!
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