Low Relief Texture Scraping with Stencils in Fabulous Color Combinations! -Tutorial Tidbits

[@Gothlite-i1l]

I'm so glad you mentioned that Golden hires the elderly and handicapped! I am an older adult who's survived a stroke with minimal weakness on my right side and I'm always on the lookout for companies that would hire me. While there aren't any in my area, I'm glad that Golden realizes the worth of EVERY individual. I came over from Gayle Agostinelli's channel, BTW, and I think your papers are fantastic.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Oh I agree, wholehearted. I have an adult handicapped brother. Thanks so much for taking the time to find me Rachelle!

[@tuthillg]

Beautiful papers and kudos to Goldens for hiring seniors and handicapped. TFS the inspiration!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

they are a wonderful company! My pleasure

[@headlessviolin]

I always look forward to Friday as Friday is Elizabeth day thank you xx

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Thank you so much, I do my best not to miss any Fridays! I appreciate your being here

[@opalm21]

I did not know that Golden hired handicapped individuals, this is awesome!!! I live close to a Blick Art store and purchase Golden whenever I can, Now I will make it my mission to purchase Golden exclusively. TYFS and as always thank you for share your Art instruction with us on KZbin. One day, I hope to make it back to Italy and join a class of yours!!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Yes, Golden is a 100% employee owned company and they do wonderful things. They are also great to Artists, did you know that you can call their customer service and ask them to mail you a hand painted color chart? Tell them that I sent you! It would be amazing to have you join us in Italy, it is definitely the trip of a lifetime.

[@G.G.8GG]

And no dirty stencil! Love it.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Dirty is fun though!! Thanks Esther

[@shaunnalyons4436]

Oh my gosh I can’t wait to try this process. It was all I could do not to stop and join you now. Thanks again for sharing 😊😊❤

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

You’re so welcome! I’m glad you are inspired

[@whyducks1]

Just beautiful, the blues rock my boat especially.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Ohhhh mine too! Love blue. Thanks Kathy

[@NancyEgolNikkal]

Your tutorials are always filled with so much good information. Thank you.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

It’s really my pleasure Nancy! Thanks for taking the time to comment

[@allthumbs3792]

THANK YOU for explaining why a certain paper will or will not work with techniques. So many times we novices blunder on, waste materials and paints while not achieving good results. Love this over the stencil effect, WOWO!!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

My pleasure! I have learned many things through experimentation, things that work, and things that don’t work! And yes it is a bummer to waste materials for sure. I hope you will try this :-)

[@minnahumble2294]

Beautiful technique. Thanks for sharing. Speaking of deli paper, I ordered Dixie all purpose deli paper from Sam’s. It was a very good price and I got 1000 sheets. The bonus is it comes in a sturdy box , easy to store, and you pull the sheets out like Kleenex tissues are pulled from the box. Before when I bought tissue paper I had to unfold it and cut it myself to fit the gelli plate. Another bonus is that it is thinner and there is no halo effect when you use it in collage.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

That’s wonderful! I do like using it as well for that same purpose.

[@Tamb1]

I am super excited. I just recieved about 10 stencils of yours that I ordered, now I am going to order some stamps. They are just amazing. And it was first time I ordered from Joggles, and wow, super fast shipping. Very impressed. Thank you for all that you do!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Oh Tam! Thanks so much for your support in the purchase. I’m so glad you had a great experience with Joggles, they work hard at their customer service. My pleasure! Thanks for being here

[@vaniawhitfield6486]

Awesome

[@amherst88]

As Yoda would say 'full of wonderful and inspiring ideas you are' ❤️

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Oooohhhhhh, thank you I say!

[@gbear768]

super nice! this is a technique I haven't seen before. beautiful papers!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

thank you! I think you will enjoy it, super easy !

[@reelfan4]

You can use pages from a hymnal if you want lightweight music paper. Similar to the dictionary page.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Great idea!

[@michellespohrer6395]

Love this technique, Elizabeth, especially on the dictionary pages. And no gelli plate needed. Thank you!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Yes! So fun to use the type from the dictionary! My pleasure.

[@lauramiller8175]

So fun! I can't wait to try this weekend...

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

I hope you love it!

[@JanetLMente]

Amazing. Love this technique. And how wonderful that Golden uses seniors and handicapped adults to do the swatches and charts. That is so community oriented. Did I understand that it is a family company?

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

YES Janet, they started out as a family owned business by Sam and Adele Golden but now they are 100% Employee Owned! They are wonderful.

[@JanetLMente]

@@ElizabethStHilaire all the more reason to purchase them. Alas, they are not easy to find here and rather expensive but worth it. Now I will have no qualms in purchasing them :) BTW, my friend, a marbling artist used Golden brand almost exclusively that he bought in Austria.

[@lindaraffaele4116]

I can't wait to try this! As many years that I have been stenciling I have never tried this. Such a great tutorial, filled with lots of great information. Thank you!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

I hope you have amazing results! It’s simple, but it’s really effective

[@PaulWalesArt]

Brilliant as usual Elizabeth, you are such a wealth of knowledge and challenge us to explore and push our limits. Thank you!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

My pleasure! Thank you for being here

[@kareneaton433]

Such a fun technique, Golden sounds like a great company. I learn so much from your videos

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

I’m glad Karen! Thanks so much

[@cynthiatalbott-nelson7530]

That technique looks like so much fun Elizabeth. I just might have to try it tomorrow! lol Thanks for sharing

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

I hope you have an awesome results! Enjoy in the process :-)

[@celestepfister589]

Just brilliant! thank you so much.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

My pleasure Celeste, often times it’s the simple things that can be the most effective.

[@nirupmaanand2315]

Thanks again !

[@katyratyra]

I loved learning about Golden's employees. I've never tried this technique, but I sure will. Something I do love doing is under my roll off paper, I have a stencil and using deli paper over the top. So when I roll off my braver, I’m creating more fun paper. A lot of those prints become envelopes. 🙂

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Yes! Rolling off the brayer over a stencil works nicely as well. Do you make envelopes out of deli paper? I think that that would be kind of thin. But the idea of making envelopes out of the other papers is awesome!

[@katyratyra]

@@ElizabethStHilaire I’ve not had any problems with the deli paper and envelopes, but I ahead some encyclopedia paper that was thin like paper in a Bible. It tore…

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

@@katyratyra oh bummer! Well now you know! That’s how I figure most things out, by making mistakes

[@paulaschuessler7282]

Fabulous!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

thank you!

[@jolienkrispijn]

Lovely technique, Elizabeth! Thank you so much ❤️

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

My pleasure!

[@RsJaneP]

Hey Elizabeth! That first run gave me retro tiki bar vibes (love that)! I also LOVE your wall of stencils. I have many of yours and need to do your organizing/display trick soon. 💞

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Hey Debs!!!!! 😊 the wall is the bomb. I didn’t use anchors in my cup hooks though and I should have. Note to self.

[@veronicawhite398]

Brilliant!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Thanks!

[@createart2iowa]

Beautiful!

[@gloriasligh6679]

Great technique.,thank you. It

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

My pleasure! Thanks

[@cynthiabrendza625]

Had so much fun doing this. I only had two stencils (have ordered more lol), but the trash bag I had put down to cover my table has a diamond pattern that also came through!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

That’s an unexpected bonus! Awesome :-) thank you

[@lynnwayne6132]

I love your work - I’ve learned so much watching your videos. Thank you!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

You’re welcome!

[@iberinzackery]

Love using bible and dictionary papers..so cool!!!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Yes! They’re so thin, they’re wonderful

[@marilyncarlson7097]

great results and great instructions. I love the explanations especially about the angle of the card.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Thank you Marilyn, I appreciate your feedback and you’re taking the time to comment. :-)

[@lynette.]

Wow that is a new one so good.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Sometimes simple is the best! Thank you

[@cynthiabrendza625]

I’m going to go try this right now!!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Awesome!

[@serenaleaghgrace5023]

wow love this, ess from oz

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Thanks all the way from Oz!!!!

[@Karmakat59]

That's so cool,, love it I think I will try it using a small bathroom squeegee for a wider application.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

That could be an excellent effect!

[@leeojascastro711]

Loved it as per usual!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Thank you kindly Lee

[@dianemosher3213]

Another great project. Thx

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Sure!

[@CMoore-ue6zr]

I would love to see an example of this with the opposite layering - dark on the bottom and light on the top.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Give it a try!

[@Monikapip]

Absolutely beautiful

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Thanks!

[@suefalls1600]

Beautiful technique! I love your papers☮️💟

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Thanks Sue!

[@allisonjames2923]

Fun technique & you don’t have to clean the stencils!!!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

That’s right! :-)

[@marilutrader7297]

What a fantastic easy way to get great results. Thank you so much for sharing! Going to order your stencils today.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Thanks for the support Marilu!

[@marilutrader7297]

@@ElizabethStHilaire you’re welcome!

[@minkaf4243]

This is great! Thanks!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

My pleasure Minka

[@tfntexas]

Hello…you might notice an increase in subscribers…Gayle Agostinelli used your technique and linked your channel. I can’t wait to watch more of your videos!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

SUPER how kind of her. thank you Tammie

[@saundrabrake8969]

Hi Elizabeth, I’m wondering if you could use a squeegee in place of the key card to get wider coverage in one swipe?

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Give it a try! I’m not sure. Let me know.

[@suzannesonnier2496]

Had so much fun with this on Monday ELIZABETH! However, my first one turned out better than my second one. Using Van Gogh Spirals & the blue Golden paints you used on deli paper … any tips on loading the card with paint?

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

It’s just practice really. Sometimes it works better than others for me too! Keep practicing the scraping up paint onto the card.

[@kgarcia630]

For the bottom layer of paint, do you have to scrape only in one direction? Can you go sideways as well as down on the same piece? This is very inspiring!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

I always scrape it from the top to the bottom but that doesn’t mean you can’t do it in a different direction! I would try it and see what kind of results you get :-)

[@bconsilio3764]

Like a rubbing with paint

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Exactly!

[@eileenbailey2093]

Another fabulous tutorial for me to try. I have been following you for quite a while and have learned so much. Would love for you to answer a query. I just purchased a tub of Impasto. Just tested it for a short time and I am loving it. My question: Are modeling/molding pastes and impasto interchangeable--the same? Will they give similar effects? Thanks, Elizabeth--my daughter's middle name.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Thanks Eileen! I am trained by Golden Paints and all of their molding pastes and gels are acrylic based and will work well together. They ALL have different effects so your best bet is to try them and experiment to see what you like. :)

[@eileenbailey2093]

@@ElizabethStHilaire Thank you so much, Elizabeth, for responding. I thought I was on the right track, but wasn't absolutely certain. After your response, I now know I am good to go. 😄

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

@@eileenbailey2093 great! Happy to help

[@LavishHim]

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[@michellehoward96]

Another great tutorial- thank you! I can’t get deli paper in London uk. Is it waxed paper?

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

It is not exactly the waxed paper that comes on a roll, it is the paper that they wrap sandwiches in here in the US It is similar to waxed paper but it is what they called “dry waxed” so it is less slick and the paper is thinner. I wonder if you could order it on Amazon?

[@michellehoward96]

Thinking about it, it may be what we call ‘ grease proof paper’ Thanks for taking the time to reply

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

@@michellehoward96 oh I bet you’re right! We can get it at restaurant supply stores or Amazon here in the US. My pleasure Michelle!

[@dianemosher3213]

I cannot bring myself to tear pages from a dictionary or books…..

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

You don’t have to, you can order them from Joggles in a packet!

[@dianasherwood9647]

Hi Elizabeth, I have enjoyed and been inspired by your work, I have spent my entire life making a living with my art but now retired and exhausted from my assorted painting styles, I wanted to go in a totally different direction, and I love collage work and my gelli plates, so watching you has been a terrific fun, I am excited to get some of your stencil designs coming in the mail TODAY. Keep up the great and encouraging videos. Thanks and blessings Diana Martin

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Diana thank you so much! What a nice comment to receive today. Thank you for the support with the stencils, I appreciate that very much. I can also relate to your being retired and exhausted and wanting to go on a totally different direction :-) I teach at least one workshop a month out of town which involves travel, etc. And sometimes I wish I could stay home and go in a different direction as well! It’s a lot of hard work. Enjoy your retirement, enjoy making art, and playing and having fun just for you!

[@vaniawhitfield6486]

Awesome

[@debbieskluzak913]

I love this. Thank you so much.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

You are very welcome Debbie, sometimes the simplest things are the best