Translucency

Translucent drops is double painted, with one opaque image painted on the front, and vibrant translucent colors painted on the back that ‘illuminates’ through when it’s lit from behind.

When painting on both sides of a drop, it is key to keep the paint from the back of the drop from bleeding through to the front. To accomplish this, Laura sized the muslin on both the front and back with starch, and then added three sprays of a clear flat acrylic on the back before she started painting.