This post was originally written as a design team member for artistcellar.
In the Time of Water: An Art Journal Page Spread by Briana
Greetings Everyone!
Today, in my art journal, I played around with the 12 x 12 Water Series stencils by artistcellar. It has been a very snowy February, and now a very wet March here in Minnesota, USA. It felt appropriate to use these stencils!
I chose the Ripples stencil from the 12 x 12 Water Series.
I was having trouble sleeping last night, so I was envisioning what I would do for my artistcellar post! Pink and water was the inspiration behind what transpired.
Supplies Used:
12 x12 Water Series stencils by artistcellar
Jane Davenport Mixed Media 9 x 12 journal
Acrylic paint
Paint scraper
Brushes
Foam roller
Step 1:
Make it pink.
I used pink and white acrylic paint and scraped it across the two pages.
Step 2:
Using a foam roller and deep periwinkle acrylic paint, I applied paint in the spaces of the Ripples stencil by artistcellar.
Tip: Foam rollers work great to cover an area quickly when using large stencils.
Step 3:
Using fluid black acrylic paint and a long-handled no. 8 brush, I loosely drew a mandala.
Step 4:
Add some details, using a script liner brush.
Step 5:
Finally, add a contrasting color of acrylic paint around your mandala and the background designs.
I am sending you encouragement to play around with your art supplies this week. Make a mess; draw something simple. Do not worry about the end result, but do enjoy the process.
May it be so.
Blessings to you,
Briana of OrangeSpiralArts.com
