I am always intending to try some art journaling, but never seem to get around to it. Well I rectified that today. MY no2 granddaughter was with me for the day, and as she was busy playing on her x-box, I thought I would try out the new Peerless Designs "face" stencils that arrived in the post. (I bought them because a) I am useless at drawing faces b) thought they might encourage me to play in my art journal and c) I thought the grandchildren might like using them.).
As it was raining, and I couldn't work outside or up in the Den, I thought I would stick to watercolour painting in the first instance - rather than acrylics, as slightly less messy as I was working on the dining table to keep my granddaughter company. I also used some luscious powders, a sprinkle of brushos, some Izink ink pads, and a smidgen of starlight paint for the straight lines. I also used some other stencils from my stash.
The picture on the right will be work in progress when I inspiration strikes me as to what I want to add. Of course this is the great thing about art journals you can go back to them as and when you want and add more bits.
My granddaughter took a break from her video game and came to see what I was doing. "Can I have a go please", she asked. So here is her journal page. (We were both working in the same journal, so I stopped working on my page for a bit. I then did some later, and she also then did some more to hers. She wanted to create an abstract look for hers - so it is quite different from mine. She has fun with the luscious powders!
The picture on the right will be work in progress when I inspiration strikes me as to what I want to add. Of course this is the great thing about art journals you can go back to them as and when you want and add more bits.
My granddaughter took a break from her video game and came to see what I was doing. "Can I have a go please", she asked. So here is her journal page. (We were both working in the same journal, so I stopped working on my page for a bit. I then did some later, and she also then did some more to hers. She wanted to create an abstract look for hers - so it is quite different from mine. She has fun with the luscious powders!
I confess I haven't quite got into the "grunge" look of creating pages - I will try though. Confess I would never have thought of starting with a blue/grey face!
Whilst she was putting the finishing touches to her painting, I was trying to encourage her and tell her about the "Rule of Three" or at least odd numbers, and demonstrated on a little tag I had handy. Here it is.
We certainly had a fun day - and I am getting ideas of what she might like for Christmas .... could get expensive! I will keep my eye out for bargains on journals and ink pads etc.
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