Experimenting with Oil

While I was exhibiting my shadowboxes at the third annual Geek Flea, I was commissioned to create a shadowbox of Cthulu. I had never heard of Cthulu except for the song on Ride The Lightning. (I guess I'm not much of a geek because I have yet to read any of H.P. Lovecraft's novels).

This is the first time that I am making a papercut of a creature with bat's wings. Since they are somewhat translucent by nature, I've decided to do a little experiment with oil on the papercut sketch of Cthulu. I have painted a little extra virgin olive oil onto the wings. Only the best for my buyers.

It's been too long since Cthulu last had his wings oiled.

I am hoping that the oil will create the effect of letting more light through without changing the color of the paper too much.

At this prelimary stage, I spy slight purple tones in the oiled paper when I hold it up to the light.

I will just have to wait 'til it's dry!