I’m returning to my project of
illustrating a poem about time by Ben Okri (you can find the previous ones here
and here)
and have now reached the lines: “We can
plant deeds in time as gardeners plant roses”. The pages I’m using for this
spread once again come from the large art journal by ArtbyMarlene and are sized
8.1/4 x 11.3/4”.
Here is the full tutorial for these latest
pages:
1. Glue
on pages coming from a vintage book. I used pages from A Book of Old-World
Gardens, published in 1911.
2. Rub
a much watered down blue acrylic paint over the pages with a sponge.
3. Spray
onto the pages through stencil Looping Leafy Vines Background with Marabu Silver spray paint (or any other
permanent silver spray).
4. Repeat
step 3 using Marabu Apple spray paint (or any other permanent green spray).
5. Repeat
step 3 with Marabu Sky Blue spray paint (or any other permanent blue spray.
6. Using
stencil Window Ledger 9 as a guideline, glue on garden images (from the same source
as in step 1 in my case) where the window spaces are.
7. Using
stencil Window Ledger 9 and a dark blue acrylic paint (I used Liquitex Muted Turquoise), stencil on the
window frames with a cosmetic sponge. Use the remnants of the paint to edge the
page.
8. Repeat
step 6 and 7 on the other page but instead of using vintage images use pieces
of Stamperia rice paper featuring roses and text.
9. Spray
on green leaves on either side of the windows on both pages, using both sides
of the stencil Longwood Florals and the apple Marabu spray paint (or any other permanent
green spray paint.
10. Using
stencil Longwood Florals again this time as a guideline to outline the leaves using both a permanent
black marker and a sparkling green gelli pen.
11. Using
a variety of alphabet stamps and a permanent black ink pad, stamp on the lines
from Ben Okri’s poem unto vintage black paper (I again used the same vintage
book and the margins of the pages). Tear them out and glue them on as shown,
using a blue stick.
12. Add
part of a clock face to the right hand page at top right, using the
large stencil from April 2014 StencilClub with a gold embossing paste
(I used Wendy Vecchi’s one) and a palette knife.
13. Using
gold mica paint spray, add a bit of gold sparkle to the pages randomly using
stencil
14. Outline
the gold clock with a permanent black marker.
15. Add
the word TIME as shown using a permanent black marker and stencil Are We There Yet?
Another delightful spread! Thank you, Freida, for sharing your technique!
ReplyDeleteFrieda, you've done it again! Gorgeous lay-out! May I have your permission to use one of these photos in my blog? -- giving full credit to you, of course! :-) I love the way you used Longwood Florals stencil!
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