progress images of collage for steampunk Tome

Here are a few progress shots of a collage page included in the steampunk tome,

I would like to have a video of it all but there is a lot of wasted decision time that can be a bit boring on video. 

First I stencil on a face, side profile (Jane Davenport faces stencils), then some cogs, there are lots of brands available, using ink. Then I dry brush some Gesso over the stencilling to knock it back a little. Set aside and allow to dry.

Then to add some colour, I added some Acrylic paint with a card by scraping a thin layer over the dry gesso

Add some more stencilling over the dry paint, using a darker ink, add some stamping in black and white in random spots to create some detail interest.

Paint the face in a skin tone.

Add some embellishments, paper flowers and die cut and painted cogs, placing aware of the centre fold line. 

Once this page was placed in the book, the other side was embellished with a pocket.

Life Book week 7.

This is my take on the lesson for week 7 by Jill K. Berry. The heart community book. Not really something that I would normally think of to create but I enjoyed creating it. It will go in an envelope in the Lifebook when I put all the pages together at the end.

Fold the page into four (concertina fold) and sketch a figure, making sure the sketch goes off the edge, then cut out through all four layers. I gave all mine different hair styles by cutting the heads individually.  

 Dress them up with some collage, paint and embellishments. Cut the window in each.

Place a little something in each window.

Another girl based on first lesson in LB2015

 Sketch and first layers of skin tone using the technique from lesson one in Life Book 2015.

 Book page for pinafore, few more skin tone layers, acrylic red paint and black permanent marker.

 Antique the pinafore with burnt siena water colour wash and prismacolour pencils, finish skin tone and add eye colour using tombow markers, then add high lights and low lights.

The background is made by stamping snow flakes with versa mark ink pad, then add pan pastel once the ink has dried. Lastly I added some crystal glitter to the pom pom. 

Tight rope Ballerina

 this is the workshop for week 4 of Life book 2015, a fantastic, quick lesson from Patti Ballard, book pages for the background then a coat of clear gesso, pencil drawing sketch.

 added paint, prisma colour pencils and tombow markers

then finally added the words, she was fun to create and quite away from who I draw these days, I like her!

Beacon of Light

Week one in Life Book 2015, lesson with Tamara LaPorte, on mixed media paper A3 300GSM, such fun, used loads of different paint, pencils, water soluble crayons, ink, glitter etc. collage and stamping.

Dreaming Twins

 Dreaming Twins Sketch and completed, created using acrylic paint, prisma colour pencils and tombow markers.