It Wasn't My Idea.
October 02, 2009 09:27 PM Sketchbook
I've been getting wonderful comments (thank you!) about this series of colorful backgrounds in my sketchbook, but I stole the idea. Here's a quick explanation of what I'm doing, but if you want the original check out Aimee at Artsyville. For one thing, she takes much better photos of her work and hey, I have to give credit where it's due. Aimee's a virtual plethora of amazing ideas so CHECK HER OUT ALREADY!


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First go get some of these stamp pads from your craft store (for about a $1) and smear a couple around on your favorite paper. These are Strathmore watercolor postcards, but I've been doing this technique for a week in my handbook journal.

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Next, I used my handy-dandy Faber-Castell Pitt artist pens to ink (the black stuff) over the ink (the blue and purple stuff).


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And finally, I got a little slap happy with the gouache and colored me some petals. For what it's worth, I've been playing with markers and watercolor on top of the inked background, too, and had no problems.

So go on, try it out. At the very least, it'll get you past the blank page staring stage to some actual creating!

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