Sirr سرّ is the "mystery", although it also translates as "secret", the third chamber of the heart after
Qalb and
Ruh. Its color is white, so in this design I was faced with the task of achieving two shades of white, which I did not want to do with pigment (i.e mixing in another color to obtain an off-white). I wanted this effect to be light-based, so I opposed the matte Titanium White with Pearl White. This added a dimensionality that is naturally only really enjoyable when the piece is seen in real life.
This was one of the most time-consuming pieces I've done, what with having to paint 2 coats of white on all 36 units before applying the pearly white! The original is on Fabriano Murillo paper, 360gsm, 50x50cm.
Print available on
Redbubble; creation process:
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| Sirr was one of the first words I studied... |
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| ... but it's only recently I figured out what to do with it. |
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| After two layers of paint... You can just see the pencils for the finer details to be done in a fine brush. |
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| First shade of white done! |
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The line between the two colors is marked with a
dry point. Just visible enough to work. |
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| Pearlescent paint applied. All that remains is to mark the measurements again for the lines to be inked, and the inking. |
