I have been experimenting and exploring with mixed media art, and I am really enjoying it! It kind of lets you just go with the flow and see how things work out! A week or two ago I was on Pinterest and started a board called "Art Journaling Inspiration Pins" and pinned this to the board ...
And I knew that I had to do this one as soon as possible! So I took some vintage dictionary pages, cut them into squares about 2 to 3 inches square, and started out with the Mod Podge. And here is what I came up with ...
After the dictionary squares and Mod Podge had dried, I dry brushed on some white acrylic paint, to give a softer look to the page. Then I cut out a heart and traced around it with a Micron marker, and painted the inside of the heart with more white acrylic paint.
Now, I do things a little differently from most people I've talked to when it comes to paint. I like to buy very inexpensive acrylic sets in tubes ... seriously, the ones I have now have no brand name on the box or the tubes, but I got 3 sets for a very low price on ebay a couple of years ago ... and then, using inexpensive (Plaid, Apple Barrel, etc.) white acrylic paint, I mix my own colors. And no, I'm not very good at mixing colors, but it works for me! So for the roses I started with the darkest blue that you see on the bottom of the heart, and then mixed more and more white until I got the four different shades of the same color.
The words are all about love, and were written with a Micron marker. When all the paint was dried, I coated the heart with a coat of my new favorite art supply ... Art Anthology's 'Splashed' Sorbet. It is a clear base with lots of sparkly glitter and mica. If you haven't discovered Art Anthology yet, you really should check them out! They are a brand new company with lots of cool products for mixed media art.
So tell me, what do you think of my take on Maya Road's photo? I love how it came out and am already working on another project. Thanks for visiting, and many blessings ...
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