Creating a Kingfisher with Mixed Media: A Journey Beyond Technique

Today I am going to take a deeper look inside Creating a Kingfisher with Mixed Media by focusing on some of the other features involved in making art. Every piece starts with some sort of inspiration whether that is manually generated or bestowed upon us by the gods.  I often looked to nature for inspiration for art when I feel like just practising my painting and the kingfisher is such a striking subject with its colouring being a natural complementary colour scheme.

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Imperfect but wonderful art journal

Imperfect but Wonderful Art Journal Page

Welcome to another wonderful art journal page post :)[br][br] I say this with a chuckle because the quote for the page is:[br]

You don’t have to be perfect to be wonderful
Of course being wonderful is subjective so there may be various reasons why something is wonderful to you. In this case the page is wonderful to me because it is finished and a mistake was successfully corrected. I’ll explain more about that later . . .[br][br]

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Everything is hard before it is easy

Easy Art Journal Page with Effective Stamp Masking Technique

This easy art journal page is fun to make with Inktense pencils, gelatos and a cool stamp masking technique. This is another page I have created to give an example of a response to a quote on one of my courses. The quote that I chose was:Everything is hard before it is easy.and I chose it because I find it a good thing to remember on difficult days. It applies to learning a new skill or understanding a concept or even getting over a bereavement or even a breakup. Arguably some things never get easy but what I take from this quote is that there is the possibility of something being easy eventually. I hoped this would also give a sense of hope after working on this idea.

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Every moment is a new beginning

3 Fun Watercolour Techniques to add to Brilliant Washes

In this post I will share 3 fun watercolour techniques you can combine with washes of brilliant colour. The quote that inspired this page is:Every moment is a new beginningThis quote doesn’t immediately conjure imagery so I had to think of what imagery could represent this idea. What came to mind was a game we used to play as children which involves picking dandelion seed heads and blowing on them whilst counting 1 o’clock, 2 o’clock, etc. In this way the dandelion represents moments going by. Every moment can be a new beginning as they are all seeds which may grow into new plants.

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Add Some Art Journal Pop Up Fun

It’s time for some art journal pop up fun . . . Pop ups are a great way to add some fun to your art journal and I will show you in this post how to make a pop up ‘booklet’ from a page in your journal. When you start thinking of pages in a 3 dimensional way it hugely expands the possibilities for creativity. You’re no longer limited to getting your feelings across in a flat image but can now employ movement, surprise and height to show your thoughts about a topic.

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