I did the background with an under-journaling technique that I first saw here. I changed it up a bit. I used watercolor crayons to journal, and when I was done, I went over it with a wet brush to obscure the writing and make my background. I used several different colors: pink, yellow, orange, and red. I really like under-journaling because I have a hard time writing anything that other people might see.
I found the girl in a magazine and doodled on her with a black pen and a white gel pen. The rest of the page was done with a couple of stencils and Sharpie-type markers and doodling with white gel pen.
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| The background before adding the doodling. |
Great composition! Love all the doodling around the image too!
ReplyDeleteA great page. I love the black against your wonderful background.
ReplyDeleteThat underjournalling technique is so useful, and makes such textured & deep backgrounds. I really like the simple black & white over the top of such complexity.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering what the surface was that you used the gel pen on. So I mean did you use the gel pen directly on the magazine image, or was there a layer of Mod Podge or something over the magazine image? I find that my gel pens dry out quickly, but maybe it's from using them on acrylic paint. Any tips??? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI wrote directly on the magazine image, before it was glued down. The flowers and butterflies were done with a sharpie or similar marker, and I doodled on top of that, too. Most of my gel pens are really cheap; they were something like $6.99 for a set of 40. They barely write on paper. I should just get rid of them, but I can't seem to give up hope that they will someday miraculously start writing well. The white one I used here is a Gelly Roll and it works pretty well most of the time. Sometimes it just fades into the background. I guess the only tip I have is make sure the paint is completely dry. That could be clogging up your pens. I also keep a piece of scratch paper handy and use it to get the ink flowing (by scribbling) if necessary.
DeleteThanks a lot for your quick and detailed response! Very helpful.
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