These pages are in my journal-altered book for The Decorated Page (by Gwen Diehn) workshop over at the The first is just a silly doodle page. It started with pouring acrylic paint on one page and smooching the book closed. I guess this is a little like cloud watching.
The next 2 are inspired by the 4th of July (bet ya couldn't guess that). The flag is a folded flap & I have written about the fun I had on the 4th on the back of it. It also is a sort of experiment with black paint and working with a dark background. The page on the left is painted with artist grade acrylic - has sort of a satin look & feel to it. The page on the right is cheap craft acrylic - matte & has a chalky feel to it. I used watercolor crayons to draw on it. Next time I want to experiment with what pens/paints will write on the black background. Do you have any suggestions?
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5 comments:
I like your altered book pages. I've trie3d to do these and I can't get the hang of it. I've looked at Gwen Diehn's book and will follow your link to her site.
Cheers - Suzanne
Hey LKay, did my email scare you? winkwink I hope not, I felt better. LOVE your ducks, and also your abstract. That goodies bag from Sarah looks divine.
xoxo,
Aimeslee
I like the black because it looks like the night sky with fireworks. Maybe you could write or stamp something on it like USA in bid letters.
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Linda (Okla)
I wonder if normal white crayons would work. Crayola also puts out a set (or did) of poster crayons that are meant to be more opaque so they will show up on brown paper.
I'll give them a try! Thanks
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