A Little Something To Teach My Class

I teach a creativity class at our church.  It's open to anyone who would like to join us and I try to have them do something a little different every week just to get them thinking about how they might do some things they didn't realize they could do, like this gesso resist painting of a tulip.

The process is quite easy.  First choose something that isn't too intricate to draw, then paint gesso everywhere except over the lines you've drawn.  Wait for it to dry completely and then the scary part, paint black permanent ink over the whole piece and let it dry completely.  Once it's dry, go to the sink and scrub off the ink.  There's no need to worry about how many scribbles it takes to get the drawing done because those lines will be covered with either black ink or gesso.