ART JOURNAL PAGE – CHANGE IT, YOU ARE NOT A TREE!

     INSTRUCTIONS: 

1. Spray Dylusions Ink Sprays in Postbox Red, Squeezed Orange, Pure Sunshine & Bubblegum Pink though the Polka Dots stencil. I always clean my stencils and left-over paints and inks in my telephone directory.  This paper is perfect for collage. Make sure that each layer dries properly before adding another.
2. Tear a piece of Island Dots patterned tissue paper large enough to cover the whole background and adhere with Liquitex Matte Medium.  Only adhere small sections at a time as the Matte Medium dries very quickly.  As the Ink Sprays are not permanent the tissue paper will absorb the ink underneath.
3. Apply a layer of matte medium on top of the tissue paper – this will ensure that the ink sprays are sealed so that more layers can be added.
4. Apply Dina Wakley Media Heavyweight Acrylic Paint in Ruby and Lemon with a palette knife.  The thick creamy consistency of this paint makes it easy to add texture and marks to the background.
5. Apply Umber, Blackberry Violet & Lapis through the Tree stencil with a palette knife.  You can temporarily adhere the stencil with repositionable adhesive spray if you do not want any paint to seep underneath the stencil.
6. Apply Blackberry Violet, Lapis, Lime, Turquoise and White paint with a paint brush to the tree – the thick consistency of the paint allows you to create brushstrokes.
7. Randomly add dots with a sponge dauber – I used Turquoise, Magenta, Tangerine, Lime, Lemon, Lapis, Sky & White.
8. Write the quote in pencil and when you are satisfied with the placement – write over it with the black Edding Paint Marker.
9. Used the Edding paint markers in various colours and add outlines and details to the paint dots.
10. Add a layer of Indian ink with the Faber-Castel Big Brush pen in Deed Scarlet Red over the quote to make the quote stand out against the busy page.
11. Outline the word of the quote with the white Edding Paint Marker and lastly add the date.

PRODUCTS USED:

Strathmore Bristol Smooth Visual Journal 9x12

Dylusions Ink Sprays - Postbox Red, Squeezed Orange, Pure Sunshine & Bubblegum Pink

Stencil-Art Stencils - Polka Dots & Tree

Patterned Tissue Paper - Island Dots

Liquitex Matte Medium

Dina Wakley Media Heavybody Acrylic Paint - Ruby, Lemon, Umber, Blackberry Violet, Lapis, Lime, Turquoise, White, Magenta, Tangerine & Sky

Edding Paint Markers - Black, White, Orange, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink & Green

Faber-Castel Big Brush Pen - Deep Scarlet Red

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Hi Everyone,

Happy Spring! I am so glad that winter is over, although we are still waiting for the Highveld Thundershowers.  With this page I really enjoyed playing with some new stencils and my latest obsession - Derwent Artbars.

POPPIES ART JOURNAL PAGE

 INSTRUCTIONS:

1.     Start by colouring the blank page with Derwent Artbars in Kiwi, Spearmint, Turquoise, Orange and Process Yellow.

2.       Adhere pattered paper towel with gel medium to the page and seal it with gel medium over the paper towel.  Let dry thoroughly otherwise the paper towel will tear.

3.       Mix Dina Wakley Heavy Body Acrylic Paint in Turquoise, Lime and Night with water to create a wash and paint a thin layer over the paper towel – the previous layers must still be visible.

4.       Mix Dina Wakley Heavy Body Acrylic paint in Lemon & Night to create green and use to a brayer to apply a thin coat.

5.       Use Ellen Vargo EEV06 stamps by PaperArtsy with Heritage Crafts Free Flow Acrylics in Dark Blue and Green Field to add texture to the page.

6.       Rub the Inktense block in teal over the page and apply Liquitex Mattte Medium over it.  The layer of Inktense block will dry permanent and unify all the previous layers.

7.       Grate the red Inktense Block with the Derwent Grate ‘n Shake and mix it with the Liquitex Blende Fibre Gel.  Lightly mix in a small amount of dark red, orange and yellow to create a slight variation of colour.

8.       Apply the coloured Fibre Gel through the Poppie stencil and let it dry overnight.

9.       Use the Quotes 1 stencil and apply black Heritage Crafts Dimensional Fabric Puff Paint through the stencil with a palette knife and dry it with a heat gun or hairdryer.

10.   Carefully draw in the stems of the poppies with the Poppies stencil and the black Edding 750 Paint Marker.

11.   Use the red Edding 750 Paint Marker and fill in the gaps in the poppies left by the stencil. 

12.   Add leaves to the stems with the Swirly Leaves stencils and the black Edding 750 Paint Marker.

13.   Use the black Faber-Castell Big Brush pen to add shading around the poppies and add dimension to the flower leaves with Deep Scarlet Red around the outer edges and the Orange Glaze to the insides.

14.   Add yellow Edding 750 Paint Marker to the insides of the Poppies.

15.   Thicken the stems of the flowers and add dashes to the stems and outline it in white. Also add detail to the leaves in white.

16.   Outline the words of the quote with the white Edding 780 Paint Marker.

17.   Use the puff paint to add seeds to the centres of the open poppies.

18.   Remember to add the date to your page.

PRODUCT LIST

Derwent Artbars - Kiwi (A18), Spearmint (A32), Turquoise (A15), Orange (A04) & Process Yellow (A01)

Papertowel (Woolworths)

Liquitex Gel Medium

Dina Wakley Heavy Body Acrylic Paint - Turquoise, Lime, Night & Lemon

PaperArtsy Stamp Set - Ellen Vargo EEV06

Heritage Crafts Free Flow Acrylic Paint - Dark Blue & Green Field

Derwent Inktense blocks - Teal, Red, Orange & Yellow

Liquitex Matte Fluid Medium

Liquitex Blended fibres Texture Gel

Stencil-Art Stencils - Poppies, Quotes 1 & Swirly Leaves

Heritage Crafts Dimensional Fabric Puff Paint - Black

Edding 750 Paint Markers - Black, Red & Yellow

Edding 780 Paint Marker - White

Faber-Castell Big Brush pens - Deep Scarlet (219) & Orange Glaze (113)

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