I’d like to show you how many changes and layers there can be in an art journal page. For me the process is unpredictable. A little planning always gets me started but this can be simply the decision to start the first layer with blues and the next with a warm opposite colour.
On this page I also wanted to use some of the Martha Stewart Crafts paper stencils and a laser cut ornament (the cross) from one of Michaels exclusive bands–ArtMinds. The laser cut cross is meant to be used as a Christmas ornament but I don’t celebrate Christmas. I did however see some exciting use of the cross as a stamp or even a stencil.
Here’s how it went (click the images to see an enalargement):
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- 1. Brushed on a layer of Martha Stewart Crafts metallic multi-surface paint in citrine gold, green gold, and gunmetal (love the metallic paint)
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- 2. Stencilled polka dots in rose copper, garnet, and pale bronze
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- 4. Stencilled stripes.
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- 6. Collaged one of my paper screenprinted images. Stencilled a butterfly. Mixed and brushed on a layer of turquoise using Liquitex ultramarine, phtalocyanine green, and titanium white–covering a lot of what was below.
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- 7. Added a bit of brayering with a lighter above colour.
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- 8. Stencilled polka dots and used the laser cut cross with red/magenta/burnt sienna Amsterdam and Liquitex paints
