Mixed Media Tag

Hello friends!

Just a quick post today. I wanted to share this colorful tag that I made recently. The background is super easy - done with watersoluble crayons, stamps and acrylic paint pens, and topped with a stamped leaf motif. 

You can watch the video tutorial here:

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Mixed Media Collage with Inks

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The other day I wanted to experiment with acrylic inks. I have a few colors that I have not tried out yet. I did not have anything in particular in mind, but while going through my stash of art supplies I came across a bag of colorful flower ephemera (originally bought to create greeting cards). These sparked an idea! I thus set about to create these semi-abstract collages with "messy" ink backgrounds with additional marks made with crayons, pens and stamps, topped off with little flower clusters. 

What I learned from this experiment was that some inks are more transparent than others. Yes, I know there is an indication on the bottle, but since I watered the inks down I got a different result as opposed to using them straight from the bottle. Surprisingly, the bright green turned out yellow on the page and the yellow ochre mixed with neon pink results in an orange-y color, which is quite appealing. 

Most of all, I really enjoyed making these little collages!

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Art is good for the Soul

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Numerous studies prove that art and creativity have a positive impact on health and can help process experiences that are too difficult to put into words. Making art is comforting, and  like many others I feel it's more about the process than the result. These past few weeks I've spent lots of time in my studio making a variety of art. As I've mentioned previously, I'm not set on one specific style. The card at the top of this post is made with bits of leftover paper scraps, white gesso and a focal image.

The loose portraits above are done with gouache and colored pencils. I painted the flowers with aqua markers and fine liners.

I used distress inks to create the soft background in the art journal page above. Then layered with a few stamps and a stamped butterfly image.

And I've finally uploaded a video tutorial! The artwork below has lots of yummy layers and cool effects done with stencil paste and inks.

You can watch the full video on YouTube here:

Thank you for visiting. Wishing you a great day!