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Landmarks - Tag Tuesday

The team at Tag Tuesday choose the most interesting themes for our fortnightly tag challenge- Landmarks was chosen by Wendy from the design team, and when you see her two fantastic tags, you will see how I was inspired by them. 
My tag is made using a technique I  learnt just last weekend, so I wanted to practise. The background is created by dry brushing three colours of acrylic paint on art paper, in this case, I used watercolour paper. Then, when the background is dry, with a fine rigger brush and white pigmented ink, I painted the outline of what I hope are recognisable representations of  landmarks - the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. I added an Australian postage stamp, just in case there was any doubt. Although I don't live in Sydney, Newcastle is the nearest biggest regional city in NSW and only 168 km away, so these landmarks are almost local! 
Please pop over to Tag Tuesday to see the other  tags submitted for this challenge - they are great! 
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  1. Valerie-JaelAugust 17, 2018 at 12:24 AM

    This is gorgeous Wilma, and I love the technique you used, I will definitely try that. Thanks for the inspiration. Have a great day, hugs, Valerie

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  2. JoanAugust 17, 2018 at 10:52 PM

    Great job on the drawings!! I recognized the opera house right away!

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  3. WendyKAugust 18, 2018 at 10:32 PM

    Gorgeous background technique for your tag, love it, especially as I have seen the landmarks.

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  4. Valerie-JaelAugust 24, 2018 at 5:49 PM

    Thanks for your kind comments on my blog today. Have a great weekend, hugs, Valerie

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  5. Sandra Wright.August 27, 2018 at 6:01 PM

    I really like this Tag..the image is great and the background is just stunning..x

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