I was given a chance to combine polymer clay and digital art when in school. Since I have always had a soft spot for liquid polymer, I decided to use liquid polymer panels with oil paint added. The theme was "Perspective". Depending on how we look at anything depends on what it means to us. I created a design that can only exist in 2 dimensional space. This was scanned and used as a template for the design in Photoshop (photo editing program). I then went straight to work to create my color/texture. I wanted to photograph the baked panels with the natural sunlight back-lightening them. Below is a very truncated pictorial tour of my project.
Above you can see the final poster in the background and the the liquid polymer panels on a suspended sheet of plexiglass with a light shining through from behind. A polymer clay bowl with the word "perspective" stamped onto the outer rim was also part of the display. To the right you will find a closer view of the liquid polymer panels that have been placed onto the suspended plexiglass panel. |
Below are the final panels that were placed onto a sliding glass door on a sunny day. I took high resolution photograph of each panel close up. These images were then placed into
Photoshop to be manipulated to fit into each part of the design.
Photoshop to be manipulated to fit into each part of the design.
The following text was placed around the outer boarder of the poster. The thinner the background liquid polymer is the better you can feel any inclusions (even swirls of oil paint tinted liquid polymer). This makes for a great tactical experience!! | Remember!! Liquid polymer can be used to create texture and color background for digital art!!! Just make it and scan or photograph it!! |