Orange Spiral Arts

Art Graf and A Stencil

 

Greetings Everyone!

I am in studio clean up mode, and have been making some amazing art supply discoveries! One of which is a set of Art Graf water-soluble graphite that I purchased a couple of years ago. I recently taught Getting Started with Art Journaling at my favorite art supply store, Wet Paint, and they had some Art Graf out for us to play with. I am now totally obsessed.

Since I love doing crayon rubbings with stencils, I knew that something could be done with Art Graf and stencils.

 

Here’s what I came up with.

 

Supplies Used:

Artistcellar Sacred Geometry: Sri Yantra stencil

Art Graf by Viarco

Canson Mix Media sketchbook-9x12 inches, 98 lb. paper

Princeton Velvetouch-Filbert no. 8 brush

Water

I placed the set of Art Graf, my sketchbook, stencil, a brush, and a jar of water out on my table.

Here’s what the set of Art Graf looks like:

 

I placed the stencil under my paper.

 

I placed the paper back down, then rubbed a chunk of Art Graf over the area of the stencil.

 

Now comes the exciting part. Art Graf is water-soluble. So, next, I played with painting in various parts of the stencil rubbing.

I simply dipped my brush into water and started painting.

 

Here’s another look at my set up.

 

The ochre Art Graf (as well as the yellow, which I don’t have yet) is so rich and saturated in color!

 

I continued to play around with adding Art Graf as paint, or just water on the rubbing I created.

 

Near the end of my work time, I decided to add a little turquoise liquid watercolor over the Art Graf in the corners of the design.

Here’s what I ended up with when it was time to stop for dinner.

 

There’s a great video on Wet Paint’s website of the Carbon Black Art Graf in action. You can watch it here. The video is by Viarco. If you have extra time, I just discovered a 28-minute video on YouTube about Viarco and the making of Art Graf. It appears to be a Portuguese company, so the video has English subtitles. It is fascinating to watch. Go here, if you want to see more. (Oh, that yellow!)

 

May you make your own amazing art supply discoveries, and enjoy using them!

 

Sending Blessings and Creative Vibes,

Briana of OrangeSpiralArts.com

PS For more mandala and liquid watercolor fun, I am teaching Liquid Watercolor Mandalas at Wet Paint! Get more info and register today! Class is on Thursday, May 23, 2019, 10:30am-1:30pm. This is a great time for retired folks, entrepreneurial folks, or people with a flexible schedule to enjoy the community of a day time class!

Liquid Watercolor Mandalas Class at Wet Paint

Liquid Watercolor Mandalas Class at Wet Paint 

Are curious about Ecoline Liquid Watercolor and how to create with this bright, fluid medium? I am offering a class at Wet Paint on Thursday, May 23, 2019, 10:30am-1:30pm. You will be creating a series of mandalas on watercolor paper. I have taught this wonderful class several times. What I've noticed is that it takes participants a few mandalas to get into their groove, but each one takes you a little deeper into yourself. The fluid nature of liquid watercolor means that is not easy to control. Accidents and happy accidents occur, and it all helps you to get present and connect with the here and now. Why would you want to connect with the present moment while experimenting with liquid watercolor mandalas? The answer is simple. This time is healing for the mind, body, and spirit. Your heart rate slows, endorphins are released, and you get to feel good for a few hours, while expressing your creativity. I hope to see you in class!

Visit Wet Paint's site under Events, call the store to register, or register online here.

With Love and Creativity,

Briana

21 Secrets Retirement SALE is here-SAVE 50 Percent

Hello Creative People!

I wanted to let you know about an amazing opportunity. I have been a guest teacher, as well as a student of the many, many editions of 21 Secrets. Since the lovely Connie Solera is rebranding her website and making room for new things, she is no longer going to be selling the five pictured editions of 21 Secrets online art journaling workshops. I have a class in the 21 Secrets-Color, Color, Color edition. My class is called Draw, Paint, and Print Artful Color Patterns. I own all of the other editions shown here, as I am such a fan of these workshops.

Here's what makes 21 Secrets so great:

• There are workshops from teachers from all over the world
• The workshops cover an amazing amount of mixed media ideas and techniques to use in your visual/art journal
• The teachers are extremely generous in the amount of content they provide
• You get unlimited access to the content and videos all linked in the handy PDF file that you receive upon purchase
• You are supporting emerging and established artists when you purchase these 21 Secrets editions
• Last but not least, you are supporting me, as an artist, by purchasing through my affiliate link

So, the SALE is so awesome-you'll save 50 percent off each edition purchased when you use the coupon code RETIREMENT.

The sale runs Wednesday, May 8 (beginning at 3am PST and 5am CST) through Saturday, May 11, 2019.

To summarize, there are five editions of 21 Secrets that are going into retirement.

After May 11, 2019, the following editions will no longer be available for purchase.

• 21 Secrets Color, Color, Color
• 21 Secrets emBODY
• 21 Secrets Tell Your Story
• 21 Secrets Tools & Techniques
• 21 Secrets The Best of 2014 & 2015

Note: All owners of these editions will still have unlimited access to the content and videos.

Get them while you can and SAVE 50 percent! Simply enter the coupon code RETIREMENT at checkout.

May you enjoy these art making videos as much as I do. I return to these again and again. Sometimes our lives are so busy, we can't fit in all that we want to. That's the beauty of having unlimited access to these treasures. Seriously, there is so much goodness packed in to each 21 Secrets edition. If you are interested in art journaling or mixed media art, I highly, highly recommend these 21 Secrets online workshops.

Sending Love and Gratitude out!

-Briana