O is for ONION
Onions are great little print blocks. Like a lot of different veggies
and fruits - see my blog entry "A" for Apple!
1. Cut an onion in half (Let the cut onion dry on a paper towel
for a couple of minutes before you print with it).
2. Mix your pigments (I use my own Colour Vie pigments).
3. It is helpful to print on a slightly padded surface - a piece of
polar fleece or even just a few layers of newspaper work well.
4. Make a stamp pad from a piece of foam ( or apply pigment
with a foam brush)
5. Print away and have fun!
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| I printed the onion with black pigment, then overpainted with a rainbow of colours www.colourvie.com |
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| Student work |
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| Student work. Yes, you can cut the onion the other way too! |
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| Student work Also in the onion family - Garlic. Makes a great pattern, but be prepared to get a bit peckish. |
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