My rust technique

Ive been asked by one of my flickr friends to share my rust technique

Above I have used blue and orange ink

SUPPLIES

you will need good quality card or stong cartridge paper
gesso
salt/sugar/sand
silver foil (cooking foil or foil from sweet papers)
spatula
selection of inks, watercolours and acrylics
paint brushes
mixing plate
water

STEPS

1. With the spatula apply gesso generously over card/paper, dont make it smooth all over, give the gesso some peaks by lifting the spatula upwards from the gesso, make some smooth areas and some textured areas.
2. Lay some small strips of foil into the gesso and apply just enough gesso to cover the foil at the edges (just experiment with the amount of gesso and foil)
   
3. Now apply salt in some areas and sugar or sand ( just experiment) but also leave some areas free
4. Now leave to dry thoroughly. It will be quite heavy so I suggest you leave over night.
5. Once the gesso is dry you can start to apply the inks - inks are good for a really vibrant colour but if you only have watercolour or acrylic dont worry these will work. You can use brown, orange and blue and a green but be adventurous, experiment just remember what rust looks like! If you are using acrylic paint make it a thin consistancy as ink would be . Now apply your colour and you'll notice how they merge beautifully into the salt. Just allow the colour to build up until you are happy. If you are unsure stop what you are doing and come back to it.
6. Just experiment and most of all enjoy yourself, Judy x
   

Above I have used orange green and brown watercolour paint

Ps. If you use my technique please let me know how you get on