Faux Rust Effect

 A very easy tutorial for this Faux Rust Effect can be found at thicketworks.

 This is my first attempt.......I started with a gesso undercoat on the paper/cardboard figure. Let this dry.

 Next I mixed Prussian Blue & Burnt Sienna acrylic to make a black & covered the figure.

 Tore pieces of paper napkin & stuck these on with heavy gel medium,

 Next I placed Burnt Sienna acrylic randomly, sprinkled cinnamon over the wet paint & pressed it in with my fingers.

 With a stiff dry brush I removed the excess cinnamon.

The big patch in this photo shows where I put gel medium on top of the Burnt Sienna & sprinkled cinnamon over it & again pressed it into the gel, this added more texture.
I like this effect, with some more experimenting this could become a favourite......many surfaces could become Rusty!
Thanks to Heather from thicketworks. A comprehensive  tutorial can be found on her blog.
(raylee).

Choices

Could have cleaned the fridge...... Chose to try out soft drawing pencils & crayons  in Moleskine art journal. The pencils are intended for land & seascapes, after doing a scribble test of the colours drawing  a face became more interesting to me. Mixed some crayon into the mix with lots of finger smudging to soften the colours. 

"Motion Drawings"......a bit of boredom busting while traveling in the car (as a passenger), Artline 200 pen on scrap of old book page. Holding the pen loosely allowing the bumps to contribute to the drawing lines.
(raylee).