About a year ago, I saw four wooden drawers from a chest stacked on the curb. I couldn't resist throwing them in the back of the car.
I finished the fronts but have been struggling on where to take them next. This week I finished one project. I took some abandon stools and made a side table
I finished the fronts but have been struggling on where to take them next. This week I finished one project. I took some abandon stools and made a side table
Now on to the mixed media piece for the other drawer. I started by getting a large sheet of water color paper. I did not gesso it since I knew I was going to start my background layer using sprays and a mask type stencil of trees (Lindy's Rusty Lantern Lime, Flatfabio Turquoise, Steampunk Sepia and Crafter's Workshop stencil)
Next, I took sepia, madder brown and dark chocolate inktense pencils to add color to the white trees. I just drew a line in and came bacr with a damp round brush to active the ink. This allowed me to fill in branchs and add faint color in some areas. I may need to add shadow and some highlights later to add depth.
The elephants were a reference photo from another project. As the layer build, they will become less prominent. I found a travel quote to add and searched for some vintage images to use in the collage.
Now it is about adding a foreground by adding depth in grass area. I will also start adding drop shadow to the ephemera to make it look like they are sitting on the background. I will also use brown stazon ink to stamp a crackle pattern to add age and darken the edges.
Not sure I like how grass came out but may add more detail using faber castell markers or acrylic paint when I finish the girl.
I used Faber-castell Pitt Markers over modge podge to paint my figure. I used a series of dots to represent the lace ruffles. Light blue or a lavender can be used to create shadow, suggesting movement & folds of a white/cream fabric. Finally, I used bubble wrap and watered down white paint to add splatters and a little grunge along the bottom & sides.
Next, I stained the sides of the draw and added a little bit of animal print paper to sides and bottom (shelf).