Different Perspective

[Challenge win: Top rocker at 613 Avenue Create challenge]
[Challenge win: Winner at 613 Avenue Create challenge]

Here’s a recent art journal spread of mine –

I started this page with a background of dye ink smooshes, over which I used stamps with more dye ink. I then used a gel plate with metallic acrylics to obtain splatters and smooshes of the paint. I then applied acrylics by brushing them across the middle of the page.

I made the focal figures on a piece of scrap paper. I first applied gesso over the paper, and started the faces by drawing a reference outline of each with my non-dominant hand–I find this a useful technique to truly relinquish control for asymmetrical faces and let my drawing be free.

I fussy cut the figures, adhered them to the background, and colored them using watercolor pencils with a water brush pen. I added loose outlines over the penciled reference lines using fineliners, and then added more nuances using multiliners. I then used oil-based pencils for additional shaded coloring. Once done, I added highlights using white gel pens and a white Posca marker.

To write the quote, I used a black water-based marker, and highlighted the writing using a white gel pen. I used a fineliner to add some borders to the spread, and finished the session by adding additional marks using stamps, dye inks, and some water spritzing. Ta da!

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With this spread, I’m joining these challenges –

613 Avenue Create Aug Challenge – Anything Goes

Arty Divas Aug Challenge – Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Mixed Media

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #176 (Blue, Red, Yellow)

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