Watercolour on tissue paper

Last weekend I saw some beautiful watercolours on tissue paper. Here is the technique that was explained to me.

Do you have some old tissue paper lying around?

First wet the tissue paper and scrunch it.  Gently press down the crumpled up tissue paper on a piece of plastic wrap or plexiglass.  Be careful as it tears easily.  While paper is still damp, drop various colours onto the paper.  The paper will dry with some various lines creating texture.

Now the interesting part begins.  The objective is to look at the colours and shapes and visualize an image that could be painted. Once an image is perceived, the painting on paper begins again with a thicker mix of paint.  To bring out the shapes, it's necessary or useful to use a lot of negative shapes.

Note that this surface is not forgiving and you cannot lift any paint.

Once the painting is dry, the tissue paper needs to be glued to a rigid surface and then it can be framed like a regular watercolour

Here are a few paintings by Monique Huneault using this approach:

Have a great week
Danielle