Art Journal Tutorial: Live , Laugh, Love

1. I always start with a gessoed page.
2. I grabbed my circle stencil from The Crafter’s Workshop and applied drywall compound/modeling paste through the stencil . I used a gift card to spread the paste smoothly. I dried this thoroughly.
3. I then applied several colors of Liquitex Basics with my fingers.  I used Naples Yellow, Light Aqua and   Pthalo Green and Light Magenta. Take care to rub the color into the stenciled texture.                                                                                                                                                      
4. Once I place the prints on the background I didn’t like the green color. I wanted it to be blue. I added Prussian Blue and metallic cobalt blue. This went much better. I used  Liquitex gel medium matte to adhere the petals and flower centers on.                                                              
5.  I  stenciled the words Live, Laugh, Love with black acrylic paint.         
6.  I used my Stabilio All Pencil to outline all the petals. I activated the pencil with water. I also edged the page with the Stabilio All Pencil.
7. Next , I outlined my letters with my white Posca Paint Pen . It really made the letters stand out.                                                                                     
8.  Lastly, in order to brighten the page I thinned gesso and dipped a fan brush in it and tapped it over the page to make splatters.
9. I grabbed my Posca pen and did a _____…_________… border.
10. I am  still debating outlining the flower parts in white. What do you think?
11. Come join the new Facebook Group- All Things Mixed Media: CreativeKady . Come post your creations and start developing some “creationships”.    Karen

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