Tuesday 17 January 2012

Steampunk Art

A little more steampunk from me this morning for The Stamp Attic using Tim's Steampunk set and the Weathered Clock die.
The background is a thick piece of card covered with torn paper from an old book adhered with Studio Matte Multi-Medium. When you are adhering the pieces to the card add a few random brush strokes of the medium to the top of the text as when you apply the ink it will resist the medium and leave white areas which adds to the interest in the background.
The background stamp from the Steampunk set was stamped with VersaMark ink onto the torn paper and Detail Clear Embossing Powder sprinkled over the top. Distress Ink brushed corduroy was then added over the top of the embossed areas and as you can see these areas resist the ink and give a fabulous background. I cut the Weathered Clock from thick card and coloured with Distress Ink brushed corduroy, adding black soot to the edges. Clear Rock Candy was then added randomly to the top of the Clock, making sure that some of the areas were not covered.  Once dry I added more brushed corduroy Distress Ink and the areas with no Rock Candy applied appears darker, adding to the grungy feel of my piece.
The dashing gentlemen were added to Fragments along with areas from the background stamp and these were then added to my card. To complete I added Steampunk Art from Wendy Vecchi's Steampunk Art set.

Thanks for stopping by, Tracy x x

17 comments:

Asia King (aka Joanna K) said...

You are a true Steampunk Queen!!! Amazing piece! xx

Julia Dunnit said...

Great stuff Tracy, neat tip with the medium.

Sandy said...

Tracy this rock again.
Stunning new work. Love them. xoxo

Lisa Somerville said...

Awesome Steampunk art! Fab use of the fragments and added clock die cuts!

Inkypinkycraft said...

This is fantastic,just love it!!!hugs trace x

Paula Whittaker said...

like how youve cut and placed the clock die....fab design touch

Anita Houston The Artful Maven said...

This is ultra cool! I love how you broke up the men and used all the clock faces. Wonderful background as well. Thanks for commenting on my blog today as well!

Lori said...

LOVE it Tracy! Fab piece!

Candy C said...

Tracy...this is a beautiful piece of steampunk art! I love how you divided up the weathered clocks and used them on the page. Their finish is amazing! Love the background and fragments as well. <3 Candy

Barb Cady said...

My goodness Tracy how on earth do you keep producing all these wonders? I can't do steampunk well but you keep turning them out! Love this one.

Yvonne Garner said...

Go Tracy! Fab steampunk design work. Love it! Best, Yvonne

hazel said...

Fabulous steampunk creation.
xxx Hazel.

Sue said...

What a brilliant piece Tracy, I love that crackle on the clock face. Thanks for the tip about the multi-medium, it gives a fab effect x

Brenda Brown said...

I saw this on the dashboard and knew it had to be yours Tracy - love this piece with the steampunk style to it.
luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox

Emma Williams said...

Another fabulous steampunk creation and I love the twist on the clock...as always, STUNNING!
Love Emma xx

Lynn Stevens said...

I'll never get tired of seeing your Steampunk! Love the use of fragments!
Hugs Lynn

Unknown said...

This is terrific. Thanks for all the details - love the background & the grungy weathered clocks.