The studio has been gathering dust for the past several weeks. I have all but abandoned my paper crafts and the little bit of art I have done is focused on
my art journal and learning to use Luminarte's
Twinkling H2O's.
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| This is not finished yet, but it was my first attempt at anything like it. I added some Smooch and Glimmer mists over the whole thing as well as Stickles glitter to the center markings, but I think I need to add some bold black lines around the outside of each element. Then maybe I can go back and add more depth to the petals. |
Today I signed up for another class, this one using
Silks acrylic paints. I can't really say I did the other class much justice, although I have had a ball playing with the product and I think I needed to enroll in the class to prompt me to purchase it. I am hoping to get a bit more involved with the instructions of
this new class, but even if I don't I am not too concerned.
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| I liked how the lines came out on the top section. The flowers on the left are done with my template and some Silks acrylic glaze. I applied the lemongrass wash all over the paper, then used the glaze and template. Once it dried, I added other color to that section which was resisted by the acrylic. I may need to invest in more templates! |
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| This used the template, but not the silks. I just used other colors of twinks to make the shapes stand out. I think this page needed much more done to it, but I also wanted to leave some space for writing. Perhaps I will stop worrying about the text and just focus on the "art" for a while. |
The things I love about the "twinks" are all present in the Silks, but they have the added benefit of a wide variety of surfaces to which they might be applied--unlike the twinks which unfortunately flake off of anything other than paper. I know this because I have tried. :)
