Artwork consisting of different media
I had another session in the studio this afternoon and completed two more page spreads for the second teabag mini-album. Pages 6 and 7. For page 6 I found a nice stained teabag to stick down with soft matte gel medium, as a background for three more butterflies. These were coloured with a…
Photographing my teabag mini-albums I always edit all my photos, and this usually just involves adjusting the levels, straightening perpendiculars, cloning out distractions, etc. I always check the colour balance as well, as many of my photos are taken in the evening under artificial light, and you do tend to get quite a…
Today I resumed work on the second of two small teabag mini-albums. You can see the first one here. I had already made the backgrounds for album #2, and I have also made the cover, which I will share once I've finished the rest of the book. As before, I had great difficulty…
The Results of my fruit "tea" experiments All the papers and teabags from the fruit "tea" experiment are now dry. They didn't take as long as I thought they would. The ones at the bottom of the pile in the sink were stuck on and some of them ripped when I got them…
Well, I have been busy. I can't remember the last time I did two posts in one day! Pressed into service Thinking about my larger teabag mini-albums, I thought it would be fun to add some pressed flowers and leaves. Several years ago I bought a second-hand flower press on Ebay, not with…
Dyeing paper with fruit "tea" I hesitate to call this stuff tea because it isn't. I have never liked it - far too fragrant and sweet for my taste. I also really dislike herb "teas," most of which taste like dead grass. I prefer a cup of real tea, my favourite being Lapsang…
Teabag Mini-Albums Yesterday I continued working on the teabag mini-albums, beginning with one of the small ones - I've decided to make two rather than one with the backgrounds that I have made. I was in a bit of a quandry what to do with these very small pages, because once I'd done…
Teabags, doodles and inky backgrounds It's so lovely to be back doing teabag art again - it's been years, literally. I've decided to make some teabag mini-albums. I made the first lot of page backgrounds yesterday but forgot to photograph them - photo a bit further down this post. When I had made…
I've been busy this week! Highlighting magic As I mentioned in my previous post, I discovered a brilliant new tip for highlighting drawings and paintings recently. In common with many others, I have struggled for years with this because most white pens don't live up to expectations - they are either too watery…
Doodly Neurographic Art I did another neurographic picture today, this time starting with a background created with Tombow Dual Brush markers. To create this background, I scribbled with several colours of Tombow markers onto a large acrylic block (seen left, under the drawing) and spritzed it with water. I placed it face down…
