The reds I used were Scarlet and Brilliant Red. Again, I found them to be similar so I diluted Scarlet by 100% and also mixed 1 part scarlet and 1 part Brilliant Red. I'm not sure why this combination has come out much darker than the two individual colours - I think I might have added a little more Brilliant Red powder to strengthen the mix.
I then began painting a selection of papers including newsprint, tissue, cartridge, brown paper etc and I thoroughly enjoyed myself! I'm afraid I found it too frustrating to try and record what I was doing as I was having too much fun, but I made sure I painted lots of papers in good quantities so I feel I have plenty to work with. I worked spontaneously with the colours and the papers and I know I would not have painted so many if I had had to keep stopping to write up recipes and methods.
I have cut strips and sandwiched them together to show the range of papers I have created. Some of the techniques I have used include painting with a sponge brush, sponging, spraying with water, sandwiching wet papers together to transfer colours, and painting a second colour on top of the first colour after it has dried.
I think I have a wide enough range of colours and effects and I am now looking forward to printing on them and cutting them up.
