The last of the LuminArte products we're showcasing are the Perfect Pigments - little vials of powdered pigment that you mix with medium to create amazing and wonderful textures and can build up for amazing depth of colour. We asked the fabulous Jill Geraghty-Groves to create some layouts working with the Pigments and she blew us away with what she came back with.
Jill says "I absolutely loved working with the Pigments and have used them many times since doing my layouts. They are just so incredibly versatile and I am sure that I still have not even touched on the multitude of uses they have!
For this layout Jill has simply mixed the pigments with the Gel Medium. She reports it was so easy to use - the medium was much more water than she had expected so it really goes an incredibly long way. What's good about that is that you can keep adding it drop by drop if need be until you get a consistency you are happy with.
Jill has also painted with the pigments directly onto the photo to highlight her subject's hair. There was absolutely no smudging of the photo which is always a worry when working directly on a photograph.
Here Jill uses a strong colour mix of pigment and gel medium. She coated the chipboard alphabet and then used a fine brush to highlight the patterns on the flourishes.
Once again, Jill has used the pigments mixed with the Gel Medium directly onto the chipboard letters. She wanted the colours to be exceptionally vibrant so I have used a fairly strong mix.
As you can also see, Jill also sanded the photo and added a very light mix of pigment to highlight the sanding - once again, no smudging or bleeding on the photo which is fantastic to know.
To obtain the light coverage of the chipboard flourishes, Jill half-filled a small spray bottle with water and simply added some pigment directly to it. It works beautifully and she is left with a gorgeous subtle shimmery finish.
On this stunning layout a strong mix of pigment was used to obtain the vibrancy of the alphabets. Jill reports that the coverage on the raw chipboard is much easier than on finished chipboard (which requires a couple of coats) however the drying time is very quick.
On the Jenni Bowlin Studios chipboard sun Jill also added some glass glitter to the gel medium and painted around the edge for a fabulous textured effect.
Jill's final words: "The pigments were so incredibly easy to use and I loved their versatility - I can obtain both a colour and a texture of the paint I require and I have since added it to Mod Podge, Dimensional Magic as well as texture paste, all with glorious results. They will certainly remain as part of my "staples" in my stash!"
In a word Jaimie describes Luminarte Polished Pigments as 'awesome'. Two years ago the lovely Viv Bonder gave Jaimie a crash course via email on how to use the Luminarte pigments and its a technique she loves to use over and over. Jaimie says Luminarte Polished Pigments, gel medium and fabric for added texture give that definite wow factor to backgrounds and with a few embellishments on the front you have the perfect handmade gift that is sure to be original.
Here Jaimie shares the technique she used to create this stunning canvas:
Add Luminarte pigments to gel medium and using a palette knife smear onto your canvas. Fray and rip fabric and then push into the background medium and on sprinkle mini beads - allow to dry (24 - 48 hours). Mix coordinated Luminarte pigment with Simple Solutions 2 medium and dry brush over canvas to highlight areas. Attach embellishments.
Many thanks to Viv Bonder for her instructions - and stand by to see some more of her projects!
This simple eyecatching canvas was created by Viv Bonder by mixing the solution and polished pigments together and applying to the canvas. Once dry Viv added her embellishments and photo then applied more of the colour around the photo.
This gorgeous celtic knot bag was given a textured treatment by applying pigments and solution over textured effects then once dry another layer of solution and pigments were added over the top to give contrast and highlights.
And a final piece from Viv Bonder, this funky and lumpy junque box was created by first adhering paper with acid free glue and once dry she applied a mix of solution and pigments. Simple embellishments were added once the project was dry.
A huge thanks to all our guest artists contributing to this huge LuminArte post - we hope they have inspired and opened up some new shimmery possibilities for everyone!
