Ever have a canvas or a page in your art journal that just stalled out when the mojo just vanished? What can you do when that happens? Give yourself a do over. If there is any part you like, keep that and then cover over whatever you don’t like. That’s what I did to jump start this canvas with white paint. [...]
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Paint can be applied to a gel plate with just about anything, even a spinning one. This time, there are no brayers, no brushes, just a spatula like tool as cake spinner makes it go round and round. I might have spun it round and round more than I had to, but it is just so much [...]
What can you do when you have the blahs and just feel, well, blah? Make a mess. Just get the art supplies out and do anything. Even making something ugly can help shake off a blah mood. In this video, you’ll see how I made a hot mess of ugly and that it doesn’t matter [...]
Quotes make great wall art, especially when you use a quote that is meaningful to you. What if you could stencil it without having to worry about lining up the letters or keeping the rows straight. That is why I designed this masking stencil, so that it was easy to create any words or phrases, and [...]
How do you know if an art journal page is finished? Here’s my perspective on it. It’s a very personal thing because what you create comes from your soul and is unique to you. When you look at it, if it feels finished, then it’s finished. If it doesn’t feel finished, then it isn’t. You get the final say. That also means [...]
Can you stencil using paint without a brush or a cosmetic sponge? Yes! Then what was used to apply the paint? A gel plate! Not only did it make for speedy stenciling, it also gave it a grungy flair. In the video, you’ll see how to use a gel plate as a paint applicator and the exact [...]
What can you do when things go horribly wrong in your art journal? Say O.O.P.S. because that avert-your-eyes-horror on the page is really an Outstanding Opportunity Presenting Suddenly. While working on this page, I drew the ugliest butterfly that was ever drawn in all of history. That might be a bit dramatic but that is what the voice in [...]
Just because spray inks come with a nozzle for spraying, doesn’t mean you can only spray them. They can be used with a paint brush too. In the video you’ll see an OOPS as well as some color mixing. https://youtu.be/LhLEOsQ2oWw Watch Spray Inks Aren’t Just for Spraying on YouTube. Why the word “start”? It is [...]
Ever have a background you don’t like very much…that you just ignore and hope that one day you’ll like it – but never do? There is still hope for those pages, after all this is mixed media art journaling and you just need another layer. I’m going to the dark side, of color that is, [...]
What if wood was rainbow colored and not just those browns? It can be with a wood graining tool and a gel plate. In the video, you’ll see how to use the hardware store wood graining tool and the quick way to keep the grooves nice and clean. https://youtu.be/EIyFF3yYXZc Watch on YouTube. Ready to really [...]
