Doorway

 I wanted to create doorway for a long time. Jaipur fort doorways have mesmerized me for long, they are stunning.

I started by arranging IOD mould castings to form door way.I used Sakura Paper Clay for the castings, they are easy to use and less messy. They need to be gessoed if you are going to use paint and sprays on top of it. I stuck them to the page with matte medium, I also wanted to add more depth so I cut the out the area where door would appear.

The background is simple with few collage papers, texture paste and crackle paste. The entire background was painted with Paper Artsy paints and Golden Red oxide and Quinacridone gold

Several layers of Vintage photo, Van dyke brown.

and Burnt Umber were added to add depth and shadow. They were also added along the edges. 

The molds were then painted with Fevicryl glass colors.They brightened the piece beautifully and were gorgeous. I wanted vintage effect so I glazed it with vintage glaze.

Vintage glaze was made by mixing matte medium with Van dyke brown, Quinacridone gold with few drops of Iridescent gold ad a drop of Micaceous iron oxide . I then wiped out the glaze after a minute or two and got a nice aged look.

The door was made with parchment paper embossed with gold embossing paste. I applied Fevicryl 3D liner for the edges and middle of the door. The entire door was covered with Art Alchemy Wax and stuck to the page from the back side.