Art Journal Page: All Change

Posted on 2nd July 2016 by perfectly4med

Something about this page reminds me of naff pub decor. For the anaglypta effect, I used the embossing paste through the stencil, let it dry, scumble glazed with the tan colour and then sponged the darker colours through the stencil to catch the raised areas. Napkin decoupage and an image transfer of my own typography completes the layout.

Used on this page:

Frisk LayFlat Sketch Pad (small)
Dutch Doobadoo Stencil: Squares
Royal Talens Amsterdam Standard acrylic paints (24 set)
Royal Talens Amsterdam Gesso: White
Ranger Multi Medium: Matte

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Art Journal Page: Be A Rainbow

Posted on 1st July 2016 by perfectly4med

I guess you may be noticing by now there’s a common thread for my recent art journal pages… I’m using supplies provided by Judith at Woodware for my art journaling shows on Hochanda. She asked to borrow the journal for a Retailers’ Training Event at the beginning of July, and I’m determined to finish off all 21 double spreads to demonstrate the versatility of the media, particularly the Royal Talens Amsterdam paints. This layout exemplifies the vividness of the colours available in the 24 pack.

Used in this layout:

Frisk LayFlat Sketch Pad (small)
Royal Talens Amsterdam Standard acrylic paints (24 pack)
Royal Talens Amsterdam Gesso: Black and White
Sakura Permapaque Marker: Black (Basic set)
Posca Markers (1M)

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Art Journal Page: Retro

Posted on 30th June 2016 by perfectly4med

I started this page with no real idea of where it was going to end up – scraping the paint on with an old gift card was the start of the background, before I added the retro oblongs using one of the same colours. The rest built up from there using the stamp set as inspiration.

Used on this page:

Frisk LayFlat Sketch Pad (small)
Royal Talens Amsterdam Standard acrylic paints (24 pack)
Woodware clear stamp set: Retro
Woodware Mask-It sheet
Royal Talens Amsterdam Gesso: White
Ranger Stickles: Stardust
Uniball Signo Broad: White

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Art Journal Page: Try Something New

Posted on 29th June 2016 by perfectly4med

I love the translucency of a thin coat of gesso – pop that over a pointillistic background and I can almost imagine it’s a frosted glass panel. Reversing the stencil direction and moving it into the spaces of the previous colour developed the pattern over a sprayed page. I sealed the Distress Sprays with the solvent based spray varnish – it doesn’t move the water-reactive inks and stabilises them enough to work over them with waterbased media.

For this layout:

Frisk LayFlat Sketch Pad (small)
Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Sprays
DecoArt Americana Sealer/Finisher Spray: Matte
Royal Talens Amsterdam Standard acrylic paints (24 pack)
Dutch Doobadoo Stencil: Faded Dots
Royal Talens Amsterdam Gesso: White
Woodware Mask-It sheet

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Crackle Effect Mediums – putting them to the test

Posted on 12th January 2014 by perfectly4med

Effekt Croco Distress PVA Aleene's Crackle Accents

I love a decent crackle effect, but it’s a notoriously difficult thing to get ‘right’ and nigh on impossible to get the same results every time. I noticed I have collected a number of different crackle effect mediums over time and thought it was time to do a side by side trial.

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