Art Journal Prompt: Encroaching

Instructions:

Create a page, canvas, musical score, poem or whatever strikes your fancy that demonstrates.. Encroaching.

Definition of ENCROACH

to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
to advance beyond the usual or proper limits <the gradually encroaching sea>

Example Page:

How I created my page:

I’m testing out a Snappy Li’l Journal made with scrapbooking paper. It took all these layers VERY well with no curling at all. Wow. I’m going to make a lot more of these and put them in the shop.

First step – Background

Gesso
Collage – I used bits from Morgan’s stash and some of my own stuff
Scribbled Color – I scribbled on neocolor all over the page

Second step – Blend. I blended the color with a wet brush and dabbed with a napkin to pick some up. Blend

Third step – Layers.

Doodle – drew a couple things on the pages
Write – still with the fat stubby pencil
Toned – did a glaze in beige and yellow ocher (thin paint) over the whole thing.

Fourth step – Encroaching Stencils

stencil

Fifth step – Outline. I used a pitt pen to outline the stencils and I was NOT careful in the process. Sloppy was good.

Dark – I decided that some darkness was needed so did dark gray lines in the spaces around the stencils and used the pit pen to draw circles over and between the lines.

Encroach

Supplies used today:

A Word from Tee:

I’m adding a slideshow of student’s journals to the site. It’s so exciting to see you guys going crazy with making these journals. They are so fun and so fast… it’s like a fever!