Ancient
Egyptian Art Lesson
Create
an Ancient Egyptian Painting - 2
Step
4 - Painting the Background

You
are now ready to start the painting. You
can use poster paint or any thickly mixed watercolor medium.
We
have used a yellow ochre poster paint for the background as this
sandy color is often associated with Ancient Egyptian images.
The
paint was mixed quite thickly with a little water (to the consistency
of double-cream) and applied neatly around the head and hieroglyphs.
The
borders are deliberately painted more loosely to simulate the edge
of an aging piece of papyrus or a decaying mural.
Step
5 - Painting the Figure and Hieroglyphs

To
complete the painting, carefully fill in the details of the figure
and hieroglyphs using a range of appropriate colors.
Strong
primary colors (red, yellow and blue) and secondary colours (green,
orange and purple), in combination with black and white, were often
used in Ancient Egyptian painting.
Note
how the rough edge of painting has been continued through the color
of the tunic.
Please note that any areas that you wish to remain white, such as
the whites of the eyes, must be painted with white paint. It is
very easy to miss these when you are working on white paper.
Do
not worry if you sometimes paint over a section of black line. It
will not ruin the overall effect.
Let
all the paint dry before you start the next stage.
Step
6 - Inking over the Image

This
is the scary part. Using black Indian ink, paint over the entire
picture. The
aim is to lay a skin of Indian ink on top of the painted image.
Next,
leave it for several hours until it is completely dry.
Do
not worry when your image disappears under the black ink. It
will reappear during the next stage.
Note:
Try to cover you picture in a single coat. Use soft, even brushstrokes
to liberally apply the ink. Continued brushing over one area will
start to dissolve the paint underneath and, once dry, you will find
it impossible to remove the ink from that area.
Step
7 - The Inked Image

Once
your picture is completely covered with Indian ink, leave it aside
to dry, at least for several hours but preferably until the next
day.
When
you are sure that your paper is bone dry, hold the picture at opposite
corners and carefully run it under a hot water tap.
The
Indian ink will begin to flake off and some of the thicker paint
will wash away.
The
colours will pale slightly and some patches of ink will remain .stuck
to the painting.
Lay
the finished picture on a flat surface and absorb any excess water
with paper towels - then leave it to dry.
The
final effect will reveal the mouldy texture of an Ancient Egyptian
parchment or wall painting.
Step
8 - The Finished Painting

This
is the kind of image that should appear at the end of the Paper
Batik process.
All the areas where the charcoal drawing was exposed or any unpainted
patches should have absorbed the ink.
The
painted areas should look more translucent and weathered.
Sometimes
all the Indian ink does not wash off but this is not a problem.
Patches may remain where the paint has been too thinly applied.
However, these patches often add to the perished effect of the image.
Summary
The
artistic technique used to create the mouldy time-worn effect in
this painting of an Egyptian head is called Paper Batik.
The art materials you will need to produce this are a charcoal pencil
or stick, a heavy grade paper, a paintbrush with poster paint or
watercolour, and a bottle of Indian ink.
Have
fun and we hope it works out well for you!
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ANCIENT
EGYPTIAN GODS |
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| ANCIENT
EGYPTIAN CROWNS |
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