It has been a while since I did an art journal post, mostly because I couldn't decide on the topic. But once I did it was only a matter of getting it done.
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| Figure 1 |
The background (Figure 1) was done with Faber-Castell gelatos (Figures 2 and 3) then activated with water. The pages were not treated with anything beforehand.
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| Figure 2 |
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| Figure 3 |
Then I added the gold leaf blocks (Figure 4) by putting glue on the page, and dropping the gold leaf on top. Waiting until the glue dried, then I brushed the excess gold leaf away with a paint brush.
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| Figure 4 |
The flower petals were cut from painted cards. I painted them with random brush strokes using blue, red, and purple (which I mixed with the red and blue) gouache. White was dropped on top while the paint was still wet.
I glued the petals and then covered both the flower and the gold leaf with gel medium to preserve the fragile gold leaf.
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| The pen |
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| The end result - the Stoics on Friendship 💜 |
The quotes are written by hand, and I hope you can read my handwriting. 😏
Until next time!
💜 Linzé
