Another great class this week!!
We started out with a drawing exercise.
I do not spend enough time drawing. It is SO important! I am going to put drawing time into my daily schedule at my studio. I know that if I set aside the time it will really benefit me as an artist. Never be critical about what happens when you are drawing!! (ok. I did cut off most of my drawing in this photo because I thought it was ridiculus!!) TRY not to be critical about your drawing skills! As the wonderful teacher of this class stated, "Drawing is a skill that improves with practice." Practice. I can do that!
I love this cool effect using Citrasolv. It is a natural citrus solvent used as a greaser. You want to use the concentrate. Using a brush, apply the Citrisolv to pages of National Geographic Magazine. Late 1990-current issues work for this effect.
The product reactivates the ink on the pages and they run together. After applying it to the pages (by the way the advertisements don't work as well as the photos) you set it aside to "melt" for about 10-15 min. Tear each page out and let dry completely. For me opening each page is like Christmas!! I LOVE IT!! I have a whole folder of these pages that I have made and I covet them!! I can barely stand to use them! Here are a few examples of the effect.
Vera Mulder, mentioned in my last blog, discovered a cool technique by printing the ink onto paper while still wet.
YAY!!! SO COOL
Treachery ·©wendygillart
The background behind her head was created from this technique. Hopefully I can overcome the urge to consider these pages "my PRECIOUS" and use them more!!!
View work from various artists on the Citrisolv website. This is super easy and fun to do and it is so beautiful! The possibilites are endless!!