Art Journal Prompt: Opposites
Instructions:
Pick a pair of opposites and use them in your page today.
Example Page:
How this example was done:
Here’s the video of how I did my page:
| First step – Background. Simple one today. Started with gesso then added green neocolor and dried it. Then I did blue neocolor over the green and blended.
|
| Second step – Collage. I put on two paint chips that are opposites on the color wheel. It was just luck that they were exactly the height of my page.
|
| Third step – Paint. I painted circles using the deepest colors on the chips… but first I masked off the paint chips so I didn’t paint over them.
|
| Fourth step – Doodle. I was hoping the brown marker would work.. but no luck. So I went to my trusty dip pen and drew the outlines for the framework for my mandalas. Then I added color and more doodles to make ‘em pop.
|
| Fifth step – Journaling. Finally I did the journaling.. with today is really just a title. |
Supplies used today:
- masking tape
- white paint marker
- dip pen nibs
- acrylic ink
- neocolor II water-soluble crayons
- liquid acrylic paint
- inktense pencils
- gesso
- gel medium
- glazing liquid
A Word from Tee:
All I had when I sat down this morning was that I wanted to used the paint chips… but I like how it turned out. I like the colors a lot and all the patterns keep the eye moving.
We camped in the back yard last night and it was in the 50’s overnight. My joints are sore this morning so an easy page is good for me.. and I do listen when you guys tell me you would like some of those too.
Off to make some coffee… Have a great Saturday!
Thanks Tee,
ReplyDeleteThis was a great video!
How did you set and move the paint around?
I couldn't quite that on the video.
@Frog and Beef
ReplyDeleteHey! I'm not sure where in the video you mean so I'll cover a few of the things I did. If you are talking about the background, I used a wet paper towel. The water activates the neocolor II crayons to become paint and allows it to be moved. Plus when it's dry, it's permanent. Love that!!!
Later, when I did the green on the Mandala, I used Inktense Pencils and they are activated and set with water as well. That time I used a wet brush to move the ink and set it.
Sorry if I wasn't clear... thanks for letting me know and I'll try to do better on the next one!
Cool page, Tee! Love your awesome technique and I'm totally hitting up Home Depot for some paint chips tomorrow! Hope all is well in your world! Big hugs! :)
ReplyDeleteI wanted to share with you my take on opposites. Here is my blog http://365artjournal.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteI really like how you created your page with all those layers.
It's terrific. I love the layering and the colours.
ReplyDelete