polaboid
My Polaroid Watercolor Technique
Heres what I do:
1. Use an x-acto knife and turn the polaroid face down and cut around the edges of the negative (the black part on the back)
2. Pull the two pieces apart and save the negative for later to be taped back on.
3. Use watercolors on top of the chemicals on the positive side (the back of the photo where it looks pastel) and apply a heavy layer; they almost instantly blead through and "stain" the image.
4. When you reach your accomplished look just clean off the excess paint and then re-attach the back and tape all 4 sides.
That's it! youre done :)
Sidenotes:
When you pull the two pieces apart sometimes you get areas where there is more emulsion than in other parts so these areas will need to have thicker watercolor applied and may need more time to sink in.
I hope all of this makes sense; its kind of like painting backwards
:)
Just play around with trying new things and have fun!
My Polaroid Watercolor Technique
Heres what I do:
1. Use an x-acto knife and turn the polaroid face down and cut around the edges of the negative (the black part on the back)
2. Pull the two pieces apart and save the negative for later to be taped back on.
3. Use watercolors on top of the chemicals on the positive side (the back of the photo where it looks pastel) and apply a heavy layer; they almost instantly blead through and "stain" the image.
4. When you reach your accomplished look just clean off the excess paint and then re-attach the back and tape all 4 sides.
That's it! youre done :)
Sidenotes:
When you pull the two pieces apart sometimes you get areas where there is more emulsion than in other parts so these areas will need to have thicker watercolor applied and may need more time to sink in.
I hope all of this makes sense; its kind of like painting backwards
:)
Just play around with trying new things and have fun!