Another colorful doodle: water based markers, Indian ink pens, Sharpie white paint pen, Sharpie gold metallic pen, and colored pencils on 9" x 12" watercolor paper.
I plan to cut this one up to make a couple of postcards and then use the rest for art journal pages, ATCs and inchies.
I'm so amazed by the color I am getting out of the water based markers. They are probably close to 20 years old & almost all of them are "juicy" ... funny thing - I have other sets that were more expensive and supposedly higher quality that dried out within a few months of use.
Doodles, drawings, and collages from my collection of journals and sketchbooks.
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Colorful Doodle
This is what I doodled yesterday. It is a piece of 12" x 9" watercolor paper. I started with these old water based markers that I never use because they bleed and run and smear. In this case, that is exactly what I wanted. So, I covered the paper in blotches of color and then added water to blend them together and soften the edges.
Next I used my PITT Indian ink brush pens to add flower shapes, vines, and swirls here and there in various colors.
Then I used my Sharpie Gold Metallic pen to add some random leaf shapes, and my Sharpie white paint pen to add a little detail.
I covered the entire page with clear varnish to preserve the layer and keep the inks from smearing.
Next I used my black PITT Indian ink pens in different sized tips to detail the big flowers. And another go round with the white paint pen to make things pop. Finally, I used a little sparkly gel pen to add some shimmer.
I plan to cut this up to make pages for junk journals, ATC backgrounds, inchie backgrounds, etc...
I enjoyed the process & was happy to have some time for art on a Saturday afternoon.
Next I used my PITT Indian ink brush pens to add flower shapes, vines, and swirls here and there in various colors.
Then I used my Sharpie Gold Metallic pen to add some random leaf shapes, and my Sharpie white paint pen to add a little detail.
I covered the entire page with clear varnish to preserve the layer and keep the inks from smearing.
Next I used my black PITT Indian ink pens in different sized tips to detail the big flowers. And another go round with the white paint pen to make things pop. Finally, I used a little sparkly gel pen to add some shimmer.
I plan to cut this up to make pages for junk journals, ATC backgrounds, inchie backgrounds, etc...
I enjoyed the process & was happy to have some time for art on a Saturday afternoon.
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Tastes Like Chicken
Doodled this chicken in my sketchbook last night. Used brand new Faber Castell pens (from Christmas).
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
I think this was the first time I picked up a pen since last October ... I doodled this yesterday.
Funny thing, I dated the front 2014 - I guess my brain still hasn't realized that it is 2015. Hoping things get better.
Funny thing, I dated the front 2014 - I guess my brain still hasn't realized that it is 2015. Hoping things get better.
Friday, December 19, 2014
Gift Tags : Free Download and Print
One year I ran out of gift tags, and whipped up a few for my gifts. I was looking through some old files ... and here they are!
this one is great for a sweater, hat, mittens, socks, etc...:
this one makes a good tag for a pet gift:and here are a couple general purpose tags:
Anyhow, feel free to print these tags to use on your gifts. They look great printed on brightly colored paper.
Here is a PDF file with all of the free gift tags to download and print:
http://hobbyloco.com/graphics/CASgift_tags.pdf
Merry Christmas!
Friday, October 31, 2014
Thursday, October 30, 2014
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