It is fun to experiment with foam sheets. Remember the last post? Today, it is fun time again.
So I made two more simple designs.
The first one is made by pressing the top of a marker. Then I draw with pencil on top of it to make the marks more clear. The second one is hand drawn with pencil. I tried it on printed paper already. You can see they are used and pint is still on them.
I stamped the foam sheets with different colours on the paper. It is just printed paper, which is served it's purpose already. So, by printing with foam sheets, I am recycling (upcycling) them for my art work.
There is one more I have made today. I cut the sheet with paper scissors in wave pattern. Then glued them on a piece of cardstock. I haven't tried it yet.
I would like to experiment with ordinary plastic buttons next.. You know, the type usually on the dress shirts? What other things you think/know to be used in Mixed Media to make texture
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Many mixed media artists are using stamps to add texture in their work.
The other day, I went to Deserres, I saw many pretty ones. The ones I like (kind of patterns big enough to go on my work) were expensive to me.
So, I was thinking of making something to add textures. Yes, I tried to cut flower shapes and added them before.
Then, I found these foam sheets in my stash. Then I felt like I wanted to try something.
So, I draw simple spirals on the foam with a blunt pencil. (I tried a knitting needle, but it was too sharp.)
I used a paper punch to make holes on another sheet. I folded the sheet to punch circles all over it.
I tested them on the new piece I am working on.
Can you see the spirals on brown colour? The purple dots are made with my punched foam sheet.
I am waiting for the paint to dry completely to take another photo.
Since the DIY ones are unique and the pattern ideas are endless, I think, can try making more.
Do you make your own stamps and stencils? How you make them?
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I am not particularly interested in making something. But, doing nothing is not so great.
So, decided to view Kelly Donovan's Youtube video to get inspiration.
Kelly knows a lot about mixed media, (in my humble opinion).
She has a unique style of explaining things.
Now, she is kind to join me in her facebook group.
Today, I decided to work on watercolor paper.
It is hard for me to draw. Glad to tell you, the eyes came out the way I wanted. I call this one "Loneliness".
I want to say, I made a stamp with rubber bands as mentioned in the book I was reading. I used acrylic paint to stamp it over the eye. The white part is homemade fiber paste.
While making the background, I placed a printer paper on the sheet to remove excess paint. See what happened...
Isn't it beautiful? I have another paper to torn and use on the future projects. When I mixed one color more than I wanted to, it was used on my journal
Do you have any tips to share?
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