Brusho

This week I've been fooling around with Brusho, an ink and dye-based crystal pigment.  

I love this product.  There are so many ways to use it to create wonderful backgrounds as well as watercolor-like paintings.

It comes in small "pots" that contain the powder.  But the fun thing is that while each pot is labeled with a specific color (like ultramarine blue), the contents of the pot contain a myriad of colors that, when applied with a wet brush, create the ultramarine color but when sprinkled on paper and sprayed with water, separate into lovely bursts of different colors.  Something you just can do any other way.

I created this piece sprinkling powder onto a dry surface, spritzing with water, and then drawing lines over the dried surface.

You can see the powder goes everywhere so be careful!  It can get on your clothes and your working surface and be there a long time.  You won't be able to see it and the dye can transfer to other pieces where you might not want it.  

​But it IS fun to play with!