Series: Wanderlust 2021 #30 A new theme and this time it's texture. I love a bit of texture with my mixed media so this theme should be perfect for me. Though I am being a bit more selective (picky!) at the moment so I've only actually completed two of the four classes and, to be… Continue reading Wanderlust: leaf in texture
Month: August 2021
Art card: Stripes & Circles
Yes. They do look like googly eyes. No. That wasn't the intention. But, yes, it does amuse me 🙂 More thin strips of card. This is a great way to use up those odd offcuts of patterned or painted papers and makes an interesting, more individual, alternative to using patterned paper straight out of a… Continue reading Art card: Stripes & Circles
Just coloured: pink elephant
Copic markers: body - RV19, R56, R34, R32patches, hat - BG57, BG09, BG78toes, dots - E70, E71, E74 Polychromos pencils: body - 133 magenta Supplies: digital stamps:Skogstokiga - baby elephantpaper and card:Neenah solar white 216gsm This image was coloured in November 2018.
OPA: cute rat pile
Title: cute rat pileMedium: acrylic on canvasCreator: Kim Onyskiw I think this was given to my other half by a friend quite a few years ago, not long after we got our own rats. But I could be mistaken. I do know that I didn't buy it, though it is a cute pile of ratties.… Continue reading OPA: cute rat pile
Lino print: Curved lines
Q. What to do with an offcut of lino that is too big to throw away but not really big enough to create a detailed scene...? A. Use it to practise carving smooth curving lines and delicate straight ones. the carved lino (even though it looks like the lines are raised) Q. What to do… Continue reading Lino print: Curved lines
Art card: Crossing Stripes
The only problem with making art out of the odds and ends left from other projects and experiments is that it can be hard to identify some of the components. The pink is obviously left over from playing with alcohol ink, but I'm not sure about the brown — I think it's a scrap from… Continue reading Art card: Crossing Stripes
Just coloured: rooster
Copic markers: comb - B32, R29eyes - Y15, Y38, YR18, E99beak/eyelids/feet - E41, E43face/wing - YR21, YR23, YR24, YR27body/tail - B23, C5, C7ground - E41, E42, E43, E44 Polychromos pencils: texture on blue feathers - 247 indanthrene bluetexture on brown feathers - 178 nougathighlights - 101 white Supplies: digital stamps:Craftin Desert Divas - chicken palpaper… Continue reading Just coloured: rooster
OPA: Rust ATC
Title: Rust ATCMedium: mixed mediaCreator: Mags Woodcock This is the last of the three ATCs that I received when I took part in the Artful Academy Supply Savvy challenge swap on Facebook in November 2019. This card is Mags' interpretation of the lesson for the fourth day of the challenge. (This was mine.) This is… Continue reading OPA: Rust ATC
Wanderlust: tag booklet
Series: Wanderlust 2021 #29 A few weeks ago, as we were approaching half way through the Wanderlust year, a survey about the course dropped into my inbox. Filling it in got me to thinking about how I was feeling about doing it this year and looking back at the projects I completed when I did… Continue reading Wanderlust: tag booklet
Art card: Bleeding Hearts
This started out as a piece of card with some drywall tape stuck to it. I had these flowers which were an offcut from last year's Mother's Day card andI knew I wanted to use them on this art card, but they needed some more contrast. Several thin layers of paint gave me the sort… Continue reading Art card: Bleeding Hearts
Just coloured: skater cat
I nearly forgot one to list one of the stamps I used for this image. The skateboard on the Skater Cat stamp is undecorated, I found a little mouse in another stamp set and added that to the board. Supplies: stamps:Paper Makeup - skater catCreate A Smile - where your heart iscolour:Inktense blockspaper and card:watercolour… Continue reading Just coloured: skater cat
OPA: Butterfly ATC
Title: Butterfly ATCMedium: mixed mediaCreator: Liz Walters This is the second of three ATCs that I received when I took part in the Artful Academy Supply Savvy challenge swap on Facebook in November 2019. This card is Liz's interpretation of the lesson for the fourth day of the challenge. (This was mine.) I love the… Continue reading OPA: Butterfly ATC
Lino print: Experiment
I had only done one proper linocut (rather than stamp carving) before I made this one in June last year. I was prompted, quite literally, to do it by the announcement of that month's printing prompt from Handprinted (a UK shop dedicated to all supplies print-related) over on Instagram. The theme was experiment. the design… Continue reading Lino print: Experiment
Art card: Crackle Vase
I think the colour on the background is alcohol ink, although it could be Copic markers, or refills... I have a vague recollection of getting a few drips of whichever on a piece of kitchen roll, quite liking the effect, and then deliberately adding a few more. It was quite a while ago, and it… Continue reading Art card: Crackle Vase
Just coloured: flower in bulb
Polychromos pencils: flower - 194 red-violet, 226 alizarin crimson, 124 rose carmine, 129 pink madder lake, 101 whiteflower centre - 107 cadmium yellow, 186 terra cottabulb (metal) - 181 payne’s grey, 234 cold grey 5, 233 cold grey 4, 232 cold grey 3, 231 cold grey 2, 230 cold grey 1 Supplies: stamps:Concord & 9th… Continue reading Just coloured: flower in bulb