Kirsten's Collage Papers Part 2 - Happy Faces!
This week I want to share with you what I created with the collage papers I created from my last blog post. Remember these?
Here's what I used:
- Mini Moleskine Daily planner 3.5x5.5 (check out my other post about creating in this little book: https://artistcellar.
com/blogs/news/a-little-daily- dose-of-art-with-kirsten) - Gesso
- Dina Wakley Acrylic Paints (All the colors! All the metallics!)
- Foam Wedge Makeup sponges
- Black Acrylic Paint pen (extra fine tip)
- White Acrylic Paint pen
- General Pencil Company Kimberly Drawing Pencil 9xxb (super soft and dark)
- Stencils (duh.)
- I used stencils from the following collections: Marked, Cathedral Plans, Halftone Dots, Japanese Geometric, Quasicrystals, Water, Sacred Heart and Old World Maps
One more thing before we start. I don't have any process photos (GASP! I know!). I was going along with the creative flow and didn't even realize until I was finished, dagnabbit. But, on the other hand, I do have 12 finished faces to show you!
My process is as follows: In my little Moleskine I pre-gessoed a bunch of pages so the page is ready to go when I am. I decided I wanted to fill this book with faces but before I draw the faces I add a few layers of color onto my page with paint and stencils. Using a foam wedge makeup sponges makes this process easy. While those layers dried I went in with my paint pen (black or white) and drew faces on a few of the pages. (Nope, no pencil first! Just go for it! To make it even more fun I used a continuous line on some of them.) For the other pages I cut face-like shapes from my homemade collage paper and glued them down with matte medium. To review: On some pages I drew a face directly on the stencil decorated background and on others I drew a face on top on collage paper that was cut to a face-like shape and then glued in the book.
Oh look! I do have a process shot! LUCKY!
This shows some stencil layers and collage paper cut to a face-like shape.
Now I just use my imagination and paint the faces fabulous colors remembering to use complementary colors to help make things POP! Don't layer your paint on too thick since you want the underlayer texture created by the stencils to still peek through.
I also add a layer of paint to the backgrounds in some places to make things interesting.
Final steps happen when all the paint is dry. I take my extra-fine black paint pen and trace over my drawing lines again. This smooths the edges of the features and lends it a finished look. I also take my 9xxb drawing pencil to create value and texture.
I'm in love! We'll see how many faces I create with this style/technique before I change it up. I already have plans to make even more of my own collage papers.
Happy creating!
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