The page above has an acrylic kraft paper layer under the photo.  (purple and gold)

Supplies:

cover for work area

brown kraft paper cut to size

container for water

rubber gloves

bottle acrylic paints - brand does not matter except for the gold and the best one is Deco Art Dazzling Metallics Emperor's Gold. This one stays brilliant in color where some of the others I have tried fade out.

Aluminum foil for working area and drying area

 

 

Assemble all your supplies.  Start your paper to soaking by wadding it up and placing in the water.  Use only two colors of paint and one metallic for the best results.

 

  

Papers waiting to go in next.  Don't put too many papers in to soak at a time as they tend to fall apart when left in the water too long.

 

  

Have your drying area laid out before you start with coloring the papers.  Do not use newspaper or other paper as the painted papers will stick to it and then they do not come apart. 

 

  

Wringing out the first piece of paper. Just squeeze out the water until not dripping. The whole piece of paper is in my hand. The kraft paper turns the water brown.  No paint in there. 

 

  

Begin adding some paint.  Here I am using a lighter tan than the paper and turquoise for a Southwest look.  Does not take much.  If you get too much just rinse it off and start again.

 

  

Squish the paint around on the paper by wadding it up and opening it several times.

 

   

Add the gold metallic paint and squish again.

 

  

After squishing paint around lay the paper out on the aluminum foil and top with another piece of paper from the soaking tub. 

 

 

Layer second piece to pick up some of the excess paint from sheet one which is on the bottom.  This gives some paint on both sides of the paper as you may decide to use the reverse side in your art. 

 

 

Add paint to the second piece of paper just as you did to the first one.  Squish both sheets at the same time.  Carefully peel the papers apart and turn the sides which are together and squish again.  This way you get paint on all sides.

 

  

Pick up a piece of the finished paper and carefully carry it to the drying area.

 

Sandra laying out finished pieces of paper to dry over night.  After the paper has dried.  I iron it on the highest setting.  Store in a plastic box for future use. 

Be sure to clean up your water container right away as the acrylics are really hard to get off after they dry.  Below is a close up of the finished paper after it has dried but not ironed.  Ironing does not make the paper perfectly flat. 

 

Photos taken 7.18.2008 by Sally Lewis