Good morning :)
Here today with you to share an art journal page I created for 7 Dots Studio, using the classic "Dreamer" collection. I used to be quite good at drawing in my younger years but admittedly haven't touched the art for quite some time now. But inspired by a beautiful photo found on Pinterest HERE, I found the courage to draw again and even embark on some watercolor painting.
I had no design in mind, nor did I ever think this page would find its way onto the internet. I didn't know what I was doing. But when I used the "Dreamer" collection papers to bring the trunk in the page to life, I just knew I had to be brave...just show it.
So here goes.
"Mason Jars" Art Journal Page
It was a little tricky getting the papers to line up correctly and look believable, but a little bit of adjustments and I got there :)
Gosh, I just LOVE the rustic, life-like patterns of these papers. I could not have found a more suitable collection for bringing this aspect of my page to life. Just meant to be! I did use some burlap twine to define the edges of the trunk in the front, along with some watercolor shading. I really had to distress, move, and shape these papers to get them to do what I wanted.
The angles were tough on me! And choosing the correct colors for the edges of the box took a moment as well.
And boy, I struggled with bringing the mason jars to life being a "flat" object against the three-dimensional paper trunk. Lots of shading, recoloring, tinting, etc.- it came together...slowly. Frustrating but at the same time exciting and encouraging!
Products Used:
"Dreamer" Collection: Drive All Night
"Dreamer" Collection: Daydreaming
Thank-you for allowing me ot share with you today. I hope you're having a wonderful week so far :)
Take care and see you REAL soon!
10 comments:
Fantastic page, Erin! The details are awesome! I, too, used to free hand draw quite a bit growing up and then moved on to other crafting hobbies, but I'm trying to get back to my own drawing. I guess we're coming full circle!
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is absolutely STUNNING! You are a true artist!
Wow, this turned out amazing! I have never done an art journal page before, but you simple rock them!
I love how you incorporated the papers into your drawing, and I think the mason jars have worked out beautifully - wonderful dimension and light to the glass and the water. So glad you decided to share this with us, thank you.
Alison x
When I look at it, I am amazed!!!
Totally & absolutely amazingly FABULOUS...& good on you for sharing...in a million years, I couldn't do these angles...love that blue colour & the 'joy'....soooo true....we need to dish it out as well as bottle it up, eh????!!!!!!!!!!
Well I think this looks wonderful.. the jars look great to me, and the chest is amazing.. great creating!!
It's fantastic Erin and I'm glad that you shared it with us.
I love this ERIN! I haven't ventured into art journaling yet... I think i may just have to try it out. Like you said, you see a picture and it just inspires you. It's nice to just start something and not know where it's going to end up, with no boundaries! Thanks for sharing as always :)
Erin I adore this!
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