Vice has a Mask

I tried something a bit different again today. A well worked over collage... talk about time consuming!!!
I am enjoying watching some tutorials and learning some new techniques. I watched some of Teesha Moore's videos on youtube which show how she does her art journal pages. Basically the process is as follows...

Step 1: Paint some pages (I used my Carandache Crayons which I sprayed with water and work with a large paint brush). Dry thoroughly whether you leave them for a few hours or use the trusty old hairdryer...

Step 2: Spend some time with many magazines (preferably with a coffee) finding interesting pictures and textures. Place border on paper first and then the inside image. I didn't have any subject in mind when I started this is just evolved into something that had to be about the masks people wear.

Step 3: Then start doodling with black and white pens. I also used my Pantone pens, Albrecht Durer chalks, Carandache Crayons. The trick seems to be just to go with it and dont be afraid to make a mistake because really you can't (if you do no one will really know anyway, it is not that sort of artwork).

Step 4: Keep doodling; layering and layering......
Step 5: Find some quotes that may be relevant to your "theme" or write whatever. Write them on - I used pencil first because I am not wonderful with handrwriting!

Hmmm and I just noticed I forgot to doodle the butterfly (but you may not have noticed that if I hadn't pointed it out...!!

So there you go something a bit different, not too bad for a first attempt. Check out Teesha Moores' work, it is pretty quirky, colourful and awesome.

Kim x