Here is the latest page in my art journal. I took pictures of it along the way so I could explain the steps.
Step One:Â I painted watercolors of fish directly into the book, then photographed them so I could print the photos smaller onto cardstock.
Step Two:Â I photocopied sheets of old stamps, coins, and Egyptian money, then made a collage.
Step Three: I covered the entire thing with green tissue paper. It didn’t look very good, so after I did that I tore it off, leaving only three stripes. After that, I painted it with a wash of half green acrylic paint and half translucent acrylic medium.
Step Four: I had a photo to work from, and I started by sketching it on another piece of paper before concluding that it would look better drawn directly onto the page. I tried to color in the flesh with a colored pencil, but it’s difficult to draw on top of acrylic. I painted the shirt in with acrylic, then used a combination of soft graphite and sharpie marker to draw the outlines. I adhered the fish with acrylic medium, and drew around them with marker and graphite to make them stand out. You can still see some of the fish underneath.
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I love the goldfish sneaking in from behind…
Keyan