But, little by little I was starting to find my solution.
I used to hand-create patterns with a bit of a weathered or worn look in my backgrounds, that I made with paper, to quickly add detail to my paintings, and the results were really nice.
But cutting the paper is quite difficult, and it was also very time consuming.
And since I've always preferred to focus on the instinctive and fun side of painting, I rarely did it.
Then one day, while using one of my metal grids to create similar effects, I thought, "Yes, this is the direction to look in!"
I really liked this effect, and I could add it to my paintings in seconds with a brush or spray paint.
And it was always the same.
That's when I decided to combine these 2 ideas by using shapes I had created.
Once again, it was great, but drawing the shapes and cutting them out was very time consuming. The paper wasn't very durable either.
But I had finally found the idea I was looking for!
Simply stencils!