Altered Silver

When my altered text book project tale last left off, I was unhappy with Page 170. Within a few days of that entry, the page was corrected, but it's taken me until now to post about the new results.

Fixing Page 170
I covered the too-yellow gouache with gesso, then started over again with an ochre watercolor. I used colored pencil to add definition and smooth out the rough spots. I'm definitely happier with it now. The final version is displayed below.

The Process of Page 171
With some minor deviations, this is the general process each page of this project is following after the text has been selected and all the outlines/rivers have been inked.
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Gesso is applied first to tone down the unwanted text without covering it completely. When dry, it's sanded lightly to eliminate roughened areas. Then come the watercolors. Finally, the outlines are redrawn (for spots where the gesso touched them), and colored pencils are applied to help blend the hues. The final version of this page is displayed below.


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Text:
so so so so
so I've got
so I've got
so I've got
so I've got
the seduction.

I had been trying to remember old things.
I had wandered everywhere with no notion.
There was everyone in need of better.
The way God opened my childhood actually present is closer to reason.
The ancient was rich...rich...



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