Stencil-Art

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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