Asian Moon - Mixed Media with Perfect Paints

Asian Moon Art Piece

Hello Crafty People! This piece is inspired by Asian art I studied briefly through cultural classes while stationed in Okinawa, Japan. It's mixed media; paint pouring over a pre-set background, then embellished with vintage Asian art.

Supplies:

Perfect Paints Shimmering Matte Acrylics

#1035 Honey Gold #1036 Northern Lights

#1034 Barely There #1013 Vintage Mercury

#1032 Bohemian Blue #1014 Rain Slicker

#1027 Spiced Saffron #1016 True Blue

#1030 Washed Teal #1003 Rainstorm

You'll hear me reference 11 colors ready for this project in the video. I had #1017 Red Wagon also mixed and ready to go because typically there's red and gold prominently in Asian Art, but I decided to omit it.

Other Supplies:

Flotrol or pouring medium, 12" x 16" canvas, black acrylic paint, gold spray paint, circle form, push pins to get the canvas up off the table, dustpan or other pan, salvaged tree branches and bird, glue, tweezers, X-acto knife, Goo-Gone, clear sealant.

Instructions:

1. Paint the entire canvas with black acrylic paint or use a black canvas. Let dry completely.

2. Using a stencil or template, spray paint a gold circle to resemble a moon. I used Styrofoam packaging, which moved upon the initial spray and caused a "halo" effect. The worst of it was at the bottom, which was covered with the paint pour. (The smudgy looking areas in black were caused by drips of Flotrol when mixing the paint colors.)

Black background with sprayed gold moon.

3. 

   Create a "Ring Pour" in the pan.

   Create a "ring pour" in a dustpan or other flat container with an open side. I used a sushi tray. A ring pour is created by simply pouring a puddle, then pouring the next color directly in the center on top of the previous color.

4. Pour the paint from the pan over the canvas horizontally. Swerve and dip while dragging the pan to create "waves". Overlap the moon 1-2".

5. Keep pouring until the remainder of the canvas is covered. If you run out of paint, load the pan with another ring pour of your paint colors. I had to reload 4 times.

Asian Moon Art Piece

6. Remove any lumps as gently as possible and use a heat tool to pop any air bubbles.

7. Allow to completely dry, at least 72 hours. The paint will move a little bit. It's running off the edges and also reacting to each other.

   
   

   You can watch the video of the paint pouring process here:

   
   

   Paint Pouring the Asian Moon by Becky Conley

   
   

This is the vintage Asian art I found at a thrift store (I have a bigger one too!)

Vintage Asian Art (Shadowbox)

8. Disassemble the vintage Asian art using an adhesive remover like Goo-Gone and an X-Acto knife by gently sliding the knife underneath and lifting cautiously. Let dry completely.

9. Reassemble the branches and bird on the project and glue into place.

10. Spray the entire project with clear.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today! I hope you create something beautiful today.

Becky Conley

Asian Moon Art Piece