How To:

• Diffusion paper is fantastic to work with and creates some terrific results , but what if we were to use something similar that has been donated to the art room – would the results be the same ?
• Coffee Filters ! Same absorbency and diffusion but free- and an interesting shape. By cutting off the sewn edge of the filters we ended up with the semi- circular shape which in turn gave us the circular display option.
• Water Soluble textas were used to colour the coffee filter.
• Water was then carefully applied to blend and bleed the colours together giving beautiful mixtures of tone and tertiary colours we couldn’t imagine were created !
• Colour could still be applied to the wet paper and changes were instantaneous .
• This colour and water application continued over two on e hour sessions with care being taken not to make the finished piece too ‘ muddy’.
• Black cover paper ‘bars’ were then carefully cut and applied in a designs to enhance the overall colour application .
• The final display was completed by positioning the filters together to create the circles .
• This looks wonderful displayed on windows to get the light reflecting from behind.

Lisa James – Art Specialist

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