Do you ever work in batches? Trying to do a bunch of work at once? I find it's helpful when wanting to have several pieces ready to complete, or when you blocked when you have a blank slate to work on instead of some splashes of color or doodles ready to work on, especially given how busy our lives can get. We can get pulled in many different directions: spouses/partners, kids, work, household, family and friends, and me time. Everyone needs a little me time. And sometimes the me time ends up being that working in batches time. Because let's face it, making art is supposed to be fun and relaxing. Now it can certainly be with people. Lots of us have those craft friends that we get together with and have a craft, regardless of the crafting taking place.
So working in batches can fill both needs. You get to be crafty and get a start on a bunch of projects while also making the most of the time you have to create. Above is a peek at some batch work I was playing with awhile ago. Now I don't clean my stencils after I use paint on them. I do, however, always clean after using some kind of medium. It could be gesso, matte medium; if it's not paint, I grab some baby wipes and clean off the stencil. One detail I really like is the one that looks like chicken wire. I grabbed TCW's Punchinella stencil and Liquitex gesso and added spots of all over my 12 x 12 page. I didn't clean it in between, so the leftover gesso made a chicken wire look in spots as well. I love when that happens.
I've included some affiliate links for products I've used. If you use the links and make a purchase, I get a small commission, with no price increase for you.
I really hope you enjoyed this peek and it shows how you can combine all kinds of media to create amazing art. Have fun creating!
No comments:
Post a Comment