3 ways to create Dendritic collage paper

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By simply pressing paint between 2 pieces of glass or plexiglass, you will create stunning crystalline “branches”. Although an easy technique, it has a learning curve (as most collage papers do!), and my intention in this video is to show you how to quickly make these work (almost) every time.
Supplies to make these papers:
Drawing paper 80 lbs amzn.to/42QSH0W
Copy paper 28 lb amzn.to/3Nvoor0
Black drawing paper amzn.to/4440Xvc
8x10 glass amzn.to/3Qv04ca OR
5x7 plexiglass amzn.to/44W4ywx
Murphy Cleaning Spray (to clean glass & plexi) amzn.to/3OAXbUC
Nova acrylic paint
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@bethfowler4473 16 күн бұрын

you are so generous sharing so many ideas

@catrains.artist 14 күн бұрын

So glad that you enjoyed the video!

@DinksDinersArtbox 3 ай бұрын

Tried a quarter turn and lift with yupo paper? Very cool impressions!

@catrains.artist 3 ай бұрын

ohhhh, that sounds beautiful! Great idea to use yupo instead.

@meridadiane Жыл бұрын

Love your top❤ I live in Mérida Yucatan now so reminds me of local clothing.

@catrains.artist Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I love it too. Sounds like an amazing place to live full time.

@julieousley3089 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if, after pulling your original print off the glass, you LIGHTLY misted your two drying plates with water and then pulled additional subsequent prints. There seems to be plenty of residual extra paint…. It might not be as crisp a design but could be just as pleasing in another way! (You’re going to apply water to it anyway when you clean it, so you might see if you can use those drying daubs of paint one last time…)

@catrains.artist Жыл бұрын

You can actually get a second print by applying more paint, and the print comes out very different than the first one. Water sometimes works, sometimes not. Worth an experiment. All a matter of how much water you add!

@ellenvd5543 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing, what a good idea too! I put drops of paint on one paper, and put the paper on another paper, and get the most beautiful results. (Hope my english is to be understand)

@catrains.artist 2 ай бұрын

Perfectly understood! I love that idea!

@dianamatthews824 Жыл бұрын

You have reminded me that I tried this a few years ago and it was a lot of fun with lovely results so I recommend that people give it a try,. Do be patient though because it can be quite difficult getting the amount of paint right.

@catrains.artist Жыл бұрын

Figuring out the "right" amount of paint is definitely the tricky part.

@The2buttercup1 5 ай бұрын

would this technique work using fabric to pick up the images?

@catrains.artist 5 ай бұрын

Good question, and I don't know for sure, but my guess is that is would not work. However, the only way to know for sure is to give it a go. So please let me know if you try it!

@KLThames 5 ай бұрын

If you added retarder to your paints, would that help them not dry so fast so you could pull up more of the paint?

@catrains.artist 5 ай бұрын

Good question, never tried it, and sounds like a good theory. If you do try it, please let me know!

@KLThames 5 ай бұрын

@@catrains.artist I will definitely give it a try!

@catrains.artist 5 ай бұрын

@@KLThames Can't wait to see what you discover!

@user-jz9hg3gy5p Жыл бұрын

Is the black paper archival? Thank you

@catrains.artist Жыл бұрын

Yes it is!

@user-jz9hg3gy5p Жыл бұрын

Thank you, can’t go fading on us, right?!

@user-jz9hg3gy5p Жыл бұрын

@@catrains.artist Also, you list materials with links. 🙌 whoop 🙌 whoop 🙌

@catrains.artist 11 ай бұрын

@@user-jz9hg3gy5p Exactly!

@catrains.artist 11 ай бұрын

@@user-jz9hg3gy5p So glad this is useful for you!

@kateives1274 Жыл бұрын

I love the idea of experimenting with this technique! Watching you press on the glass made me anxious that it would crack so think I’ll try it with plexiglass first 😆 Is it me or did the paint appear to dry quicker on the plexiglass? We’re have a very dry winter here in Sydney so I might try adding something to my paint to slow up the drying process. As always -thanks for the inspiration Catherine ❤

@catrains.artist Жыл бұрын

I agree with the glass, much prefer the plexi - you can push harder to move around the paint. Yes the paint drys fast so need to place the paper on top of the design to pull the print as soon as you lift the plexi.

@jehuckphoto Жыл бұрын

I did get plexiglass but takes a bit to get it off when cleaning up.

@catrains.artist Жыл бұрын

Yes plexi is much harder to clean. However, if you place the plexi in water to soak as soon as you pull the print, clean up is MUCH easier.

@kristinehulet1997 Жыл бұрын

I might use my gelli plate to pull up those dots. Might that work? Lay a coating layer over the dry dots and press my g- plate on top?

@lisam9233 Жыл бұрын

Seems like that could work. Worth a try, for sure!

@catrains.artist Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a brilliant idea! Let me know how it works for you!

@catrains.artist Жыл бұрын

I agree!

@kristinehulet1997 Жыл бұрын

The paint left on the glass after two pulls did not release onto paper or gelli plate even after spraying the glass with water or applying a fresh layer of paint. The glass needed a good spray of water and scrubbing to remove paint for a color change. I used two glass trivets for my pressing plates....worked well but the suction made separating them a challenge. FUN playing though.

@catrains.artist Жыл бұрын

@@kristinehulet1997 This happened to me to which is why I ordered a pack of plexiglass so that I could play without cleaning the plates in between print pulls. Plexi is also easier to pull the print, but harder to clean. You get much better prints when using a clean plate, rather than one that has half dried paint on it.