Art Journaling : Out Of My Comfort Zone

Yesterday was Art Journaling Class! I love getting together with my local girls & trying new stuff... new layers, new techniques, new supplies... well I used this last week as a time to get out of my comfort zone. I default to acrylic paint pretty regularly... and I just got a whole slew of acrylic inks.. so I worked up this page in mostly inks :) I also subbed in some oil pastel, which gave my page a great warm fuzzy feeling! You may notice.. the color palette is also out of my norm.

Makes me happy looking at it again :) :)

Video (followed by closeups & supply list) :

Supplies:
Canson Water Color Paper : http://amzn.to/2D8eiaU
Liquitex Gesso : http://amzn.to/2FUdyaC
Ranger Heat Tool : http://amzn.to/2Em2KnP
Daler Rowney Acrylic Artists Ink Fluorescent Pink : http://amzn.to/2GPxqw0
Daler Rowney Acrylic Artists Ink Lake Purple : http://amzn.to/2FNf514
Viva Las VegaStamps! Carved X stamp : https://vlvstamps.com/carved-xs-1-1-4-x-2-1-2.html
DIY Pad : http://amzn.to/2E4FlDO
Ranger Ink Archival Black Soot : http://amzn.to/2E78yOx
Sakura of America Cray-Pas Oil Pastels : http://amzn.to/2E3e0Sw
Stabilo Marks All BLACK (12 pk) : http://amzn.to/2DsPgH3
Golden Fluid Acrylic Carbon Black : http://amzn.to/2FLIYyU Golden Airbrush Medium : http://amzn.to/2nL08Fz
Water based Sharpie Paint Pen : http://amzn.to/2FLNfSV
Blending Stump : http://amzn.to/2EGWe8C
Coming SOON to UmWowStudio >>> A NEW WATER BOTTLE!
Hard pencil, paintbrushes, water, plain cardstock

WISH --- Art Journal Page

yesterday was the first art journaling class of 2018 :)

I worked up this page before hand as a sample.

It's my take on the use of your junk drawer / left over / scraps cups! It really is a fun and super diverse technique that seems to have taken the industry by storm. My take is a bit more subdued than the way some of the other artists use it. Anyways!! watch the video, followed by closeup shots & my remade during class. :)

Supplies:
Canson Water Color Paper : http://amzn.to/2D8eiaU
DryWall tape : http://amzn.to/2CTwM1q
Paper doilies 4" : http://amzn.to/2CRj131
Golden Heavy Gel Medium : http://amzn.to/2FfYEek
Finnabair mini art stones : http://amzn.to/2CTB8FA
UmWowStudio Star Confetti : http://umwowstudio.com/chipboard/confetti/100042.html
MISC : buttons, paperclips, metal arrows, wires
Liquitex gesso : http://amzn.to/2D7PiAL
Dina Wakley Turquoise : http://amzn.to/2Fd9NwB
Amsterdam Acrylics Prussian Blue : http://amzn.to/2FebzgX
Vintage book Text
UHU (12 pack) : http://amzn.to/2CFvm73





& then I decided to just have fun and layer things up >>> try a different combo etc in the remake during class. I love the color combo & am playing with the idea of adding in some black and a metallic for a more victorian/steampunk feel :

Some different sized paper clips, a grommet, a ruined needle threader... I love how the drywall tape looks & i'm a HUGE fan of the chunky chevron and those brads that act as a design element between the valleys of the chevron.

Always loads of stars for me... i LOVE stars. anything celestial makes me happy. & the hanging bulb was really fun to throw into the mix, too.

One of my FAVORITE parts is tucking doilies & flatter texture pieces on the bottom layer... then when the colors are spread all over it, the shadows become prominent & the highlights are accented.. YUM!

These little circles between the triangles are pieces of lego! hahaha... my friend Shelly brought them to class and was sharing :) The triangle pieces come out of the Penny Farthing's wheel.


Supplies:
Canson Water Color Paper : http://amzn.to/2D8eiaU
DryWall tape : http://amzn.to/2CTwM1q
Paper doilies 12" : http://amzn.to/2m6Ukp9
Golden Heavy Gel Medium : http://amzn.to/2FfYEek
UmWowStudio Star Confetti : http://umwowstudio.com/chipboard/confetti/100042.html
UmWowStudio Layered Stars : http://umwowstudio.com/100006.html
UmWowStudio Doodle MASH : http://umwowstudio.com/chipboard/100569.html
UmWowStudio Penny Farthing : http://umwowstudio.com/chipboard/100328.html
UmWowStudio Hanging Bulbs : http://umwowstudio.com/chipboard/100566.html
MISC : buttons, paperclips, legos, brads, pop tabs, old wooden letters
Liquitex gesso : http://amzn.to/2D7PiAL
Amsterdam Acrylics Venetian Rose : http://amzn.to/2D9WoEV
Amsterdam Acrylics Caput Mortum Violet : http://amzn.to/2FhwUpQ

Sail My Ship {Art Journaling}

Getting to art journal with my local gals today :)

We're working on this 9x12 page :

You can watch the video, view the closeups & see the supplies below :

Birds on a Wire {Art Journaling}

Here today with some art journaling goodness :)

Today we held our first day of art journaling class for 2017... oh how I missed this!

We recreated this page :

Please enjoy the video followed by closeups & supplies :)

Canson Watercolor Pad, 30 Sheets Liquitex Acrylic Gesso 7 Dots Studio - Dreamscapes - Triangles Stencil Blick Artists' Acrylic Gesso Princeton Catalyst Blades and Mini-Blades Deco Art Media Fluid Acrylic Paint, 1-Ounce, Quinacridone Magenta Deco Art Media Fluid Acrylic Paint, 1-Ounce, Cobalt Turquoise Prima Marketing 963712 Finnabair Art Ingredients Mini Stones Simply Simmons Synthetic Mix Watercolor Brushes Plastic Water Cup 5-Piece Plastic Palette Knife Set Masking Tape Black Stabilo Marks All Golden Acryl Med 8 Oz Heavy Gel Matte DWM Heavy Body Night Birds on a Wire Sharpie Poster-Paint Markers Fine, White Ranger Heat It Craft Tool Fragrance Free Quilted Baby Wipes

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a Witchy Flight {Art Journaling}

Today we are art journaling with a bit of a Halloweenie twist. :)

Fun & a bit spooky right? I love it! Here's the video, details & supply list:

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Canson Watercolor Pad, 30 Sheets Corner Spider Web Matte Medium Liquitex Acrylic Gesso Flat Wash, 1" Ranger Heat It Craft Tool Blick Artists' Acrylic Gesso 5-Piece Plastic Palette Knife Set Plastic Water Cup Liquitex Acrylic Glazing Medium Carbon Black Acrylic Blocks Waybill / Invoice Fishing in Paper Boat Jet Black Archival Ink Simply Simmons Synthetic Mix Watercolor Brushes All Colored Marking Pencil Fragrance Free Quilted Baby Wipes

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