I had the best play day with my friend Arlynne! She was showing me what she had learned in a class on painted background techniques. For the most part the “technique” is slapping paint onto paper in colors and patterns you like. The secret though is what you mix with the paint… We were working with acrylic paints and we mixed them 50/50 with gel medium. This helps the paint move better, keeps it from drying too fast and gives the finished paper a flexible yet sturdy finish. On some of the pieces we also used gesso, sometimes mixed with the paint and sometimes just layered under or over the paint. It was tons of fun. I can’t wait to get these pages added into some of my altered books.