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Dec
06
Art Bundle for Good–only $97 for 111 Products/Classes/Videos/Ebooks
I'm honored to be part of Art Bundle for Good this year. The bundle is an outstanding value: $97 for over 111 art videos/classes/ebooks. Seriously outstanding. And, 25% of the proceeds go to benefit Courageous Kitchen Charity.
Click Here to Learn More and Purchase the Bundle.
Brace yourself….this is what is in the bundle!
1.Creative Dream Incubator – Andrea Schroeder – Value $99 – creativedreamincubator.com
2. 365: Activate Your Art Brain (A Video Every Day) – Carla Sonheim – Value $198 – carlasonheim.com
3. Facing the Facts Face Drawing Class – Dina Wakley – Value $65 – dinawakley.com
4. Learn How To Draw Cartoon Faces – Violeta León – Value $45 – ingenieradeideas.blogspot.com
5. Find Your Voice: Creativity That Is True – Alena Hennessy – Value $167 – alenahennessy.com
6. Underpainting Made Easy – Othophi (Sydney Height) – Value $45 – othophi.com
7. Rock Your Online Shop Class – Jennibellie – Value $105 – jennibelliestudio.blogspot.com
9. Thriving Artist Master Mentors Bundle – Bonnie Glendinning – Value $135 – thrivingartistacademy.com
10. Exploring Color: Color Theory and Application – Michelle Tabares – Value $55 – michelletabares.com
11. From Drawing to Illustration – Brendon Schumacker – Value $50 – brendon-schumacker.com
12. Photoshop: Practical Graphic and Web Design & Freelance Mastery – Rob Cubbon – Value $59 – robcubbon.com
13. Acrylic Painting for Beginners: Dreamy Stories Told with Paint – Aga K. – Value $120 – amazingjourneyart.com
14. Intuitive Art Journaling Course – Nadine Larder – Value $117 – nadinelarder.com
15. Tea with the Muse – Shiloh Sophia McCloud – Value $97 – shilohsophiastudios.com
16. Sugary Sweet with Paint – Micki Wilde – Value $55 – secrethermit.typepad.com
17. Learn Photoshop: Create Gorgeous Art in 2 Days – Cat Whipple – Value $95 – collagecastle.com
18. Mixed Media Art Class: Goldilocks & The Three Compassionate Bears – Tamara Laporte – Value $23 – willowing.org
19. Soulful Story Art 1 – Annie Hamman – Value $25 – anniehamman.com
20. Paint Easy Watercolor Sweets! Step-by-Step Beginner Tutorials – Yasmina Creates – Value $15 – yasminacreates.com
21. Sketching Tips and Tricks for Digitizing your Creative Process – Othophi (Sydney Height) – Value $45 – othophi.com
22. Character Design From concept to creation – Martin Perhiniak – Value $79 – yesimadesigner.com
23. Fundamentals of Coloured Pencils Beginners Course – Sheldene Visagie – Value $60 – sheldenefineart.com
24. Outline Drawing – Cindy Wider – Value $47 – drawpj.com
25. The Art of Expression – Katrina Koltes – Value $65 – katrinakoltes.com
26. The Watercolor Workshop – Matt Fussell – Value $37 – mattfussell.com
27. Color Mastery in Photoshop Level 1 – Othophi (Sydney Height) – Value $45 – othophi.com
28. Relax & Learn the Basics of Chinese Calligraphy – Jitka Hruzova – Value $62 – jhgrafik.com
29. Animal Starter Pack – Colin Bradley – Value $33 – colinbradleyart.com
30. Pattern. Color. Texture. – Tracy Verdugo – Value $59 – tracyverdugo.com
31. Isometric Design for Beginners – Hayden Aube – Value $29 – hkaube.com
32. artJOURNEYling Online Class – Andrea Gomoll – Value $48 – andrea-gomoll.de
33. Logo Lettering: Hand Letter an Effective Logotype From Sketch to Vector – Nicolas Fredrickson – Value $50 – nicolasfredrickson.com
34. The Painting Sessions – Flora Bowley – Value $34 – florabowley.com
35. Facebook Marketing for Artists – Cory Huff – Value $47 – theabundantartist.com
36. Abstract Watercolor Doodles: a Watercolor + Line Drawing DIY Art Project – Annette Brown – Value $27 – annettefrancineart.com
37. Crayola Art Class – Shelley Hitz – Value $20 – shelleyhitz.com
38. Oil Painting Course – Andy Walker – Value $40 – andywalker.com
39. One Badass Art Journal – Tiare Smith – Value $39 – tiaresmith.com
40. Painting Workshops 3 – 4 Landscape Projects from Photographs – Richard Robinson – Value $35 – nzpainter.com
41. How to Draw Like a Master. Drawing a Hand. The Step-by-Step Comprehensive Guide – John Battalgazi – Value $30 – drawlikedavinci.com
42. Paint Your Vermeer – Lucy Chen – Value $29 – lucychenfineart.com
43. Fashion Forward Fairy Tale Characters: Create an Illustration in Paint Tool Sai – Chasity Hampton – Value $29 – whimsicaldesignsbycj.com
44. 5 Spray Paint Art Lessons – Alisa Amor – Value $27 – spraypaintartsecrets.com
45. Be Brave and Paint Big – Jenny Grant – Value $25 – flowbyjenny.com
46. 12 Animal Exercise Worksheets – Colin Bradley – Value $8 – colinbradleyart.com
47. Beyond Beautiful 2.0 : Suminagashi Technique – Ira Kadir – Value $20 – goldenwhimsy.com
48. Queens of the Cosmos – Micki Wilde – Value $37 – secrethermit.typepad.com
49. Watercolor Lettering: Sans Serif Block – Amarilys Henderson – Value $20 – watercolordevo.com
50. Learn GIMP – Brendon Schumacker – Value $50 – brendon-schumacker.com
51. The Mandala Class – Andrea Schroeder – Value $53 – creativedreamincubator.com
52. Learn How To Draw 4 Different Owls – Violeta León – Value $45 – ingenieradeideas.blogspot.com
53. Refine With Overpainting And Effects – Othophi (Sydney Height) – Value $45 – othophi.com
54. Merch by Amazon: An Introduction to Selling Print On Demand T-Shirts – Rob Cubbon – Value $59 – robcubbon.com
55. Easy Doodle & Drawing Robots Series I – Violeta León – Value $45 – ingenieradeideas.blogspot.com
56. Alternative Inking: Go Beyond the Brush and Pen – Michelle Tabares – Value $35 – michelletabares.com
57. Masterful Art Journaling – Dina Wakley – Value $65 – dinawakley.com
58. Character Design: Emotions and Facial Expressions (Draw Better Faces) – Michelle Tabares – Value $45 – michelletabares.com
59. Mixed Media Art Journal Class: Phoenix Rising – Tamara Laporte – Value $23 – willowing.org
60. Watercolor Lettering Class – Shelley Hitz – Value $20 – shelleyhitz.com
61. Gouache for Illustrators – Create a cute Animal Portrait – Romica Spiegl-Jones – Value $21 – romicajones.com
62. Easy Doodle & Drawing Robots Series II – Violeta León – Value $45 – ingenieradeideas.blogspot.com
63. Creative With Money – Andrea Schroeder – Value $99 – creativedreamincubator.com
64. Anyone Can Watercolor Class – Yasmina Creates – Value $15 – yasminacreates.com
65. Create a Zipper Brush in Adobe Photoshop – Othophi (Sydney Height) – Value $20 – othophi.com
66. Pen and Ink Illustration: The Basics for Creating Magical Art Class – Yasmina Creates – Value $15 – yasminacreates.com
67. Graffiti of My Life (Art Journaling 301) – Dina Wakley – Value $65 – dinawakley.com
68. The Pen and Ink Experience – Matt Fussell – Value $17 – mattfussell.com
69. The ABC's Of Watercolor – Riana Samaroo – Value $20
70. Take Cake Decorating To a New Level With a Sculpted 3D Cake – Lesi Lambert – Value $35 – lambertacademy.ca
71. Doodle Magic Class | Basic & Advanced Techniques – Yasmina Creates – Value $15 – yasminacreates.com
72. Fun with Photos in GIMP – Make Beautiful and Realistic images by Manipulating Photo Images – Brendon Schumacker – Value $30 – brendon-schumacker.com
73. How to Draw Anything in 3 Simple Steps Class – Yasmina Creates – Value $15 – yasminacreates.com
74. Learn Traditional Origami – Christian Fernandez – Value $20 – right-course-online.com
75. Affirmation Artistry Mini Book Workshop – Jennibellie – Value $26 – jennibelliestudio.blogspot.com
76. Illustrator & Photoshop: The Illustration Power Couple – Hayden Aube – Value $29 – hkaube.com
77. Soulful Story Art 2 – Annie Hamman – Value $65 – anniehamman.com
78. Mixed Media Art Class: Fly High – Tamara Laporte – Value $23 – willowing.org
79. Abstractions of Nature: A Sketchbook Activity (Draw 10 New Flowers) – Annette Brown – Value $19 – annettefrancineart.com
80. Colouring to the Max – 4 Colouring Books and Instructional Guide – Kristy Boisvert – Value $16 – foxpointpaper.com
81. How to Sculpt Moths and Butterflies from Polymer Clay / Sculpture, Modeling Tutorial, Jewelry Design – Stephanie Kilgast – Value $12 – petitplat.fr
82. Improvising Comics: Techniques to Generate Funny Ideas – John McNamee – Value $10 – piecomic.com
83. How to Draw Cute Animals in 3 Simple Steps Class – Yasmina Creates – Value $10 – yasminacreates.com
84. Illustrate a Custom Mandala Design in Adobe Photoshop with Your Graphics Tablet – Chris Sparks – Value $20 – palehorsedesign.com
85. 3D Clay Project: Art Doll Angel – Tamara Laporte – Value $23 – willowing.org
86. Summer Lovin’ Art Journaling Lesson – Jennibellie – Value $7 – jennibelliestudio.blogspot.com
87. Children's Book Portfolio Assignment: Plan, Sketch, and Create a Double Page Spread – Romica Spiegl-Jones – Value $7 – romicajones.com
88. CourseCraft Courses $174 Off the First 6 Months – CourseCraft – Value $174 – coursecraft.net
89. 6 Months ArtWeb Pro Membership – Artist Website Hosting – ArtWeb – Value $44 – artweb.com
90. 90-Day Trial – Auspicious Arts Incubator – Value $147 – auspiciousartsincubator.org
91. Pastel Pencil Techniques – Colin Bradley – colinbradleyart.com
92. STEP-BY-STEP How to Draw Cats Eyes – Sheldene Visagie – sheldenefineart.com
93. STEP-BY-STEP How to Draw Cherry Lips – Sheldene Visagie – sheldenefineart.com
94. The Secrets I Share With My Friends: Conquering Fears To Create Masterpieces – Nadine Larder – NadineLarder.com
95. Acrylic Revolution: New Tricks and Techniques for Working with the World's Most Versatile Medium – Nancy Reyner – nancyreyner.com
96. VIVID Colored Pencil – Step by Step Instruction – Ann Kullberg – annkullberg.com
97. Connect with Gallery Owners, Curators, Collectors and Customers: An Eric Maisel Solutions Guide to Getting Better at ALL of Your Art Marketplace Relationships – Eric Maisel – ericmaisel.com
98. Get Your Creative Projects Finished Now!: An Eric Maisel Solutions Guide to Getting Your Painting, Sculpture, Novel, Memoir, Performance Piece or Other Creative Project Finally Done – Eric Maisel – ericmaisel.com
99. Start Selling Your Art to Tourists: An Eric Maisel Solutions Guide to Making Money and Building Your Audience By Turning Tourists, Conventioneers, Visitors—and Locals—Into Customers – Eric Maisel – ericmaisel.com
100. What's Your Artist Identity?: An Eric Maisel Solutions Guide to Understanding Who You Want To Be as An Artist – Eric Maisel – ericmaisel.com
101. How to Draw a Portrait: The Step-by-Step Guide on How to Draw Portraits in the Three-Quarters View – Vladimir London – drawingacademy.com
102. Resilience: Facing Down Rejection and Criticism on the Road to Success – Mark McGuinness – markmcguinness.com
103. Carving My Life, Volume I – Angela Treat Lyon – angelatreatlyonart.com
104. Mastering Skintones in Acrylics – Ashley Picanco – ashleypicanco.com
105. Aspiring to Paint Like Van Gogh: A Practical Guide to Post Impressionist Art – Joey Derse – derseartgallery.com
106. How to Paint Like Van Gogh: A Practical Guide to Post Impressionist Art: A Practical Guide to Post Impressionist Art – Joey Derse – derseartgallery.com
107. Joining the Dots: the A-Z Handbook for Making a Success of your Creative Skills – Alex Mathers – redlemonclub.com
108. The Many Masks of Graphic Artists: How to Get Started in the World of Graphic Arts, Everything you Need to Know, and the How to Make Money – Lindsey Slutz – eastcoastcharm.com
109. 12 Charcoal Techniques: A Complete 5 Week Course – Cindy Wider – drawpj.com
110. Six Pencil Techniques: A Complete 2 Week Course – Cindy Wider – drawpj.com
111. My Artist Quote Favorites: An Eric Maisel Solutions Guide to a Year of Nature, Spirit, Beauty and Love – Eric Maisel – ericmaisel.com
Nov
27
Creative JumpStart 2018!
I'm excited to announce that I'll be participating as an artist in Creative JumpStart (CJS) 2018, run for the 7th time by Nathalie Kalbach. If you're not familiar with CJS, it's a one-of-a-kind online event to kick your creativity into high gear in January 2018.
Learn techniques, discover new materials, and connect with other artists and crafters.
Throughout January participants get access to 31 downloadable videos from 31 featured artists. I'm proud to be one of those artists, called “JumpStarters.” See for yourself:
Announcing Creative JumpStart 2018 – CJS18 from Nathalie Kalbach on Vimeo.
Head on over to Nathalie's site to sign up and for more details:
Click Here for the CJS Details
You get 31 Downloadable videos – over 6 hours of unique content – for just $40 (USD) if you sign up by November 29 11:59 pm EST, 2017. Afterwards it will be 45USD until December 31st, 2017 before it goes to its normal sale price of 50USD.
I would love to have you join us! Click Here to Join!
Nov
16
Show Us Your Media Challenge 6! Happiness!
Your pages for last month's challenge helped us learn more about you. We love that! Our next challenge runs from November 16 to December 21, 2017. Here you go….
Create a piece of art about happiness. What discoveries have you made about happiness? What makes you happy? What little things, what big things?
Happiness is…Journal Page
Dina Wakley Media Journal
Dina Wakley Media Tape
Dina Wakley Media Scribble Sticks (Magenta, Turquoise, Lemon)
Dina Wakley Media Stamps: Circle Patterns, Scribbly Circles
Dina Wakley Media Acrylic: Cheddar, Evergreen, Fuchsia, Elephant, Black, Sky
Dina Wakley Media Stencil: Spaced Dots
Dina Wakley Media paint brushes
Ranger Archival Ink, Jet Black
#5 Tags
Fudeball Pen, black
Ephemera like ledger paper, dictionary paper
Sewing machine & black thread
Idea-ology by Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher
Ranger Multi Medium
I started with a canvas page in my Media Journal. I bent the covers back so I could sew lines on the canvas with my machine.
Then I colored over the sewing with Magenta and Turquoise Scribble Sticks, and wet them with a paint brush and water. Right into the wet layer I added some Lemon Scribble Stick.
When it was dry, I journaled on the stitching with the Fudeball pen. I created the collaged tags with the stamps from the Circle Patterns set. I dug through my "art bits" box and found some tags that I had already painted. I stamped the images on various tags and cut them out. I used Elephant paint on the Scribbly Circles Background stamp to start each tag, then added the stamped images, bits of ephemera, and a little strip of journaling. I put the tags on the canvas with Media Tape, so they can be flipped through like pages in a book. I cut the hearts freehand from painted papers, too, and used Multi Medium to glue them on the tags and onto the canvas.
What makes me happy? Soooo many things. At first, I thought this page might be about simple things, like diet Coke and Kate Spade purses and not setting an alarm in the morning. But as I started my journaling, it became more profound and I couldn't help but record some BIG things, traveling the world, my faith, and my family.
Are you ready to play with us? Please, join us. We love to see your art.
Challenge Rules Recap
I want to put the “me” back in mixed media. All art is personal, whether it be a card or an art journal page or a painting. Join me as we begin a series of monthly challenges and prompts that will fuel your crea
tive spirit and help you delve into the ME of MEdia.
- We will announce monthly challenges on the Ranger blog on the third Thursday of each month.
- Use at least one Dina Wakley Media product in your project. If your product is not obvious (like paint), please list the colors you used.
- You can make anything you like—a card, an art journal page, a tag, a canvas, anything!
- Interpret each challenge any way you like. You can be literal or you can use it as a springboard and see where it takes you. Let the challenge inspire you and stretch you.
- Try to journal on your piece. Write your thoughts about each prompt. You can write a little or you can write a lot, but do your best to incorporate your thoughts and feelings into the piece.
- When you complete a challenge, please share it on your blog and social media (Instagram/Facebook) with the tags #showusyourMEdia and #rangerink.
- We will do two random drawings each month for a prize. We will search the hashtag #showusyourMEdia on Instagram for one winner, and then on Facebook for the second winner. To be clear, you must use the hashtag #showusyourMEdia on either Instagram or Facebook in order to show up in the search and to be eligible to win. You have until the third Wednesday of each month to complete the previous month’s challenge.
- We will announce the previous month’s winner AND the new challenge on the third Thursday of each month.
Note this challenge does not take the place of the monthly challenges we have in the Dina Wakley Media Tribe Facebook group. If you're not a member of the tribe, please join us! Artists in the group post lots of cool art and inspiration.
Nov
01
Bad blogger! Last few teaching gigs of the year!
I know, I know, I'm a bad blogger. I post WAY more regularly on Instagram and Facebook.
My last three teaching gigs of the year are: Everything Scrapbook & Stamps in Lake Worth, FL.; Paper Parachute in Beaverton, OR; The Queen's Ink in Baltimore, MD. Check my teaching schedule for dates and links and contact the stores for all the details.
And don't forget about my cruise in August, 2018! Last I checked, about 2/3rds of the class spots were taken. Please join us! We are going to have a blast.
Today I started these 36"x36" canvases that I have had for sooooo long. Who knows where they'll end up, I'm letting layers dry for now.
And, per usual, I got paint EVERYWHERE. I have accepted my messy ways.
I have had lots of furry help in the studio, today, too. This kitty has been on my lap for hours. He is so fun. I have managed to not paint him (so far).
Oct
19
Show Us Your Media Challenge 5! What Makes You YOU?
We love seeing your art. Your pages last month were very moving. When you are authentic in your art, it makes your work exceptional. Our next challenge runs from October 19 to November 16, 2017. Here you go….
Create a piece of art about what makes you, YOU. How are you unique? What is your you-ness? What makes you real? Imperfect? Flawed? Quirky? Weird? Beautiful? Magical?
What I Am Journal Spread
Dina Wakley Media Journal
Dina Wakley Media White Gesso
Dina Wakley Media stamps, Splatter Girl (the "Art is Life" stamp)
Dina Wakley Media stencil, Scales
Dina Wakley Media paint brushes
Dina Wakley Media Gel Medium
Dina Wakley Media acrylic paint colors: Lime, Evergreen, Cheddar, Fuchsia, Ruby, White, Ocean, Magenta, Umber
Fudeball Pen, black
Shipping sticker (Handle With Care Fragile)
White paint pen
Idea-ology by Tim Holtz Tissue Wrap
Ranger Archival Ink Pad, Jet Black
Stabilo All Pencil, black
I love autobiographical art journaling. For me, examining who I am, how I am feel, why I feel how I feel, and where I want to go in the future is an integral part of what I do.
For this page, I started with a picture of me. I printed it out on my black & white laser printer, cut it out, and used my Gel Medium to glue it onto a watercolor page (pre-coated with gesso, of course). I over-painted the photo loosely. Then I added background colors, painted the flowers, and added journaling.
I think over-painting photos is a great way to practice painting faces. I like to use a dry brush. I keep my paint layers thin so I don't obscure the image underneath. I follow the photo to paint dark paint in the dark areas and light paint in the light areas. If I paint over something that I want to define better, I use the Stabilo All pencil to outline it and "bring it back" (i.e. nose, mouth, eyes).
I mixed a flesh tone with bits of Cheddar, Magenta, and Ocean. That gave me a pretty brown. Then I added white to lighten it a bit. My favorite shadow color is Umber. It makes fantastic shadows!
I hope to do more pages with this prompt this month. Are you ready to play with us? Please, join us. We love to see your art.
Challenge Rules Recap
I want to put the “me” back in mixed media. All art is personal, whether it be a card or an art journal page or a painting. Join me as we begin a series of monthly challenges and prompts that will fuel your creative spirit and help you delve into the ME of MEdia.
- We will announce monthly challenges on the Ranger blog on the third Thursday of each month.
- Use at least one Dina Wakley Media product in your project. If your product is not obvious (like paint), please list the colors you used.
- You can make anything you like—a card, an art journal page, a tag, a canvas, anything!
- Interpret each challenge any way you like. You can be literal or you can use it as a springboard and see where it takes you. Let the challenge inspire you and stretch you.
- Try to journal on your piece. Write your thoughts about each prompt. You can write a little or you can write a lot, but do your best to incorporate your thoughts and feelings into the piece.
- When you complete a challenge, please share it on your blog and social media (Instagram/Facebook) with the tags #showusyourMEdia and #rangerink.
- We will do two random drawings each month for a prize. We will search the hashtag #showusyourMEdia on Instagram for one winner, and then on Facebook for the second winner. To be clear, you must use the hashtag #showusyourMEdia on either Instagram or Facebook in order to show up in the search and to be eligible to win. You have until the third Wednesday of each month to complete the previous month’s challenge.
- We will announce the previous month’s winner AND the new challenge on the third Thursday of each month.
Note this challenge does not take the place of the monthly challenges we have in the Dina Wakley Media Tribe Facebook group. If you're not a member of the tribe, please join us! Artists in the group post lots of cool art and inspiration.
Sep
21
Show Us Your Media Challenge 4! All about fears….
We love seeing your art. I hope you are finding these challenges both meaningful and inspiring. I sure am! Our next challenge runs from September 21 to October 18, 2017. Here you go….
Create a piece of art about your fears. What are you afraid of? How do you handle your fears? How do you overcome them?
Ah, fears. I try not to live my life in fear of things, but I am a PRO at worrying, and I do sometimes worry about my fears. We all have them, the key is to not let our fears paralyze or define us. I don't know what got into me, but I did two two-page spreads for this challenge (I hardly ever do 2-page spreads).
Fears Journal Spread
Dina Wakley Media Journal
Dina Wakley Media stamps, Splatter Girl
Idea-ology by Tim Holtz Cling Foam Stamps, Block Upper
Dina Wakley Media stencil, Shape Mashup
Ranger Mini Blending Tool
Dina Wakley Media paint brushes
Dina Wakley Media Scribble Sticks
Dina Wakley Media acrylic paint colors: Black, White, Magenta, Turquoise, Lemon, Cheddar
Fudeball Pen, black
Ranger Multi Medium
This page is about my artistic fears. I firmly believe that quality art is correlated to the quantity of art you make, and I am living proof that ANYONE can be an artist. I do sometimes worry that I'm not good, though, that I'm a giant art poser. Ha. Don't we all feel that way a bit?
I started this page by loading up the Splatter Girl stamp with various colors of paint, and stamping her directly onto the watercolor pages in my journal (no gesso first, can you believe it?). Then I painted free-hand silhouettes around the stamped images so the faces would be visible through the figures. I stamped the words with Tim's Cling Foam alphabet stamps and my White acrylic paint. I used the black Scribble stick to outline the abstract figures and the Fudeball pen was perfect for the journaling, once the paint was all dry.
Splatter Girl Spread
Dina Wakley Media Journal
Dina Wakley Media stamps, Splatter Girl and Text and Scribbles
Idea-ology by Tim Holtz Cling Tissue Wrap, plain
Dina Wakley Media stencils, Shape Mashup and Swirling Dashes
Dina Wakley Media White Gesso
Dina Wakley Media Gel Medium
Ranger Mini Blending Tool
Dina Wakley Media paint brushes
Dina Wakley Media Scribble Sticks
Dina Wakley Media acrylic paint colors: Black, White, Magenta, Turquoise, Lemon, Cheddar, Medieval, Elephant
Fudeball Pen, black
Ranger Multi Medium
This page started with a concept, "Invisibility." I wanted to stamp the girl so that she got lighter and lighter with each iteration. Can you tell the colors change as the images spread across the page? This page is how I don't want to be invisible, how I want to make a difference.
I started this page with loosely-painted colors on pre-gesso'd watercolor pages in my journal. While the backgrounds dried, I took a large piece of Tissue Wrap and stamped Splatter Girl on it with varying colors of acrylic paint (Black, Night, Medieval, and Elephant). When all the paint dried, I used my Gel Medium to glue the stamped Tissue Wrap onto the page. Then I added additional stenciling and some journaling with the Fudeball pen. I stamped the circle from Text and Scribbles with Black acrylic paint onto a painted piece of paper that was in my "art bits" box. I throw unfinished/ugly pieces and warmups into that box and use them as collage papers. They come in handy. I cut the circles out and glued them over the whole spread.
What are your fears? Spill them out in your journal and set them free. We cannot wait to see your amazing art.
Challenge Rules Recap
I want to put the “me” back in mixed media. All art is personal, whether it be a card or an art journal page or a painting. Join me as we begin a series of monthly challenges and prompts that will fuel your creative spirit and help you delve into the ME of MEdia.
- We will announce monthly challenges on the Ranger blog on the third Thursday of each month.
- Use at least one Dina Wakley Media product in your project. If your product is not obvious (like paint), please list the colors you used.
- You can make anything you like—a card, an art journal page, a tag, a canvas, anything!
- Interpret each challenge any way you like. You can be literal or you can use it as a springboard and see where it takes you. Let the challenge inspire you and stretch you.
- Try to journal on your piece. Write your thoughts about each prompt. You can write a little or you can write a lot, but do your best to incorporate your thoughts and feelings into the piece.
- When you complete a challenge, please share it on your blog and social media (Instagram/Facebook) with the tags #showusyourMEdia and #rangerink.
- We will do two random drawings each month for a prize. We will search the hashtag #showusyourMEdia on Instagram for one winner, and then on Facebook for the second winner. To be clear, you must use the hashtag #showusyourMEdia on either Instagram or Facebook in order to show up in the search and to be eligible to win. You have until the third Wednesday of each month to complete the previous month’s challenge.
- We will announce the previous month’s winner AND the new challenge on the third Thursday of each month.
Note this challenge does not take the place of the monthly challenges we have in the Dina Wakley Media Tribe Facebook group. If you're not a member of the tribe, please join us! Artists in the group post lots of cool art and inspiration.
Sep
06
Two New Stamp Sets! Surprise Sept Release!
Howdy! Happy to show you two new stamp sets. I am so excited about these. We did them in the special silicone clear, so they are incredibly durable and they don't break down like some clear stamps do. Doing them in clear also kept the cost down, since the stamps are big! They are funky and fun and great for all kinds of backgrounds.
Let me introduce you to your new obsession….we have Scribbly Circles Background and Funky Faces Background.
If you're good at details, you might have noticed these stamps in other projects I've posted…heh. I know, I'm sneaky. Here are a few more samples. This is a tag book mounted onto a journal page…it folds out and is decorated on both sides:
Look on the cut-out circles on these cards to see the Scribbly Circles background:
On these stamps, I stamped the Funky Faces backgrounds with acrylic paint and Scribble Sticks pigment:
I know these two sets will add the perfect artsy touch to your projects. I can't wait to see how you use them!
Aug
17
Show Us Your Media Challenge 3! All about inspiration…
It is a privilege to see your art when you participate in this challenge. It is meaningful and powerful. Thank you. Let's keep it up. Our next challenge runs from August 17 to Sept 20, 2017. Here you go….
You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. ~Jack London
Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. ~Pablo Picasso
Create a piece of art about what inspires you. Do you purposely seek inspiration, or do you let it come to you organically? What do you do when you’re not feeling inspired?
As I thought about this challenge, I realized there's no one source of inspiration for me. I get inspiration from color, from nature, from other people's art, from design, from patterns….everything is fair game and might set me off on a creative path. The key is living so that you notice what is around you.
My family and I just got back from a trip to Tokyo, Japan. We had a fabulous time, and wow, I came home feeling incredibly inspired. One of the many beautiful sights we saw was this huge field of water lilies in Ueno park. We gasped when we saw them. The flowers were enormous, about 8" across, or bigger. The lilies covered an incredible amount of area. Stunning!
This pic with my son shows you the size of just one petal from the flower…it's almost the size of my son's hand.
These lilies were on my mind when I started this challenge. Painting flowers has been popular in mixed media for awhile, and I always wanted to try it, but never felt moved to do it. After seeing the flowers in Japan, I knew I had to paint them! I did two pages in my journal. The first page, on the watercolor paper in the Dina Wakley Media journal, is directly inspired by the lilies. The second page, on a burlap page in the journal, was just an experiment to see what would happen if I painted flowers on it. I enjoyed playing so much that I even made two larger flower paintings, inspired by my journal pages.
Products used:
Dina Wakley Media Journal
Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint in Lemon, Cheddar, White, Fuchsia, Night, Sky, Blush, Turquoise, Lime, Evergreen, Black
Dina Wakley Media paint brushes
Scribble Sticks
Black Fudeball pen
Dina Wakley Media White Gesso on the watercolor page
Stabilo All pencil
White paint pen
Here is the first journal page, done on the watercolor paper in my journal:
Here's the burlap page. I found it pretty easy to paint on the burlap, but here are a few things to keep in mind:
- Don't gesso it, unless you use clear gesso. Why cover up that great color?
- The burlap is absorbent so it will require more paint.
- The burlap's texture sort of inhibits fine details…keep in abstract and loose and it will be easier.
- Paint does go through the weave to the back, so put a piece of deli or wax paper behind to protect the page underneath. Or, be a rebel and let it go through and have an instant background for that page. Ha. The back of the burlap painting doesn't look awesome, so I think I'll just put some collage over it and then it will look great.
After I made these journal pages, I was inspired to make some larger abstract floral paintings. I did these on 300 lb watercolor paper, gesso'd first. The size is about 11"x15" (I take one large 300 lbs sheet, and tear it into quarters, and that is the size that it ends up). Can you see how I took what I created in my journal and used it as a springboard for the paintings?
Alright, show me what inspires YOU. I can't wait to see.
Challenge Rules Recap
I want to put the “me” back in mixed media. All art is personal, whether it be a card or an art journal page or a painting. Join me as we begin a series of monthly challenges and prompts that will fuel your creative spirit and help you delve into the ME of MEdia.
- We will announce monthly challenges on the Ranger blog on the third Thursday of each month.
- Use at least one Dina Wakley Media product in your project. If your product is not obvious (like paint), please list the colors you used.
- You can make anything you like—a card, an art journal page, a tag, a canvas, anything!
- Interpret each challenge any way you like. You can be literal or you can use it as a springboard and see where it takes you. Let the challenge inspire you and stretch you.
- Try to journal on your piece. Write your thoughts about each prompt. You can write a little or you can write a lot, but do your best to incorporate your thoughts and feelings into the piece.
- When you complete a challenge, please share it on your blog and social media (Instagram/Facebook) with the tags #showusyourMEdia and #rangerink.
- We will do two random drawings each month for a prize. We will search the hashtag #showusyourMEdia on Instagram for one winner, and then on Facebook for the second winner. To be clear, you must use the hashtag #showusyourMEdia on either Instagram or Facebook in order to show up in the search and to be eligible to win. You have until the third Wednesday of each month to complete the previous month’s challenge.
- We will announce the previous month’s winner AND the new challenge on the third Thursday of each month.
Note this challenge does not take the place of the monthly challenges we have in the Dina Wakley Media Tribe Facebook group. If you're not a member of the tribe, please join us! Artists in the group post lots of cool art and inspiration.
