{"product_id":"sunflowers-art-journal-page","title":"Sunflowers Art Journal Page","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eField Guide to Everyday Magic\u003c\/em\u003e, I wanted to show our artsy readers how to add an artistic touch to the \u003cem\u003eField Guide\u003c\/em\u003e, or to their issue of \u003cem\u003eBella Grace\u003c\/em\u003e. This techniques uses paint directly on top of the image to bring out certain themes or colors that you want to accentuate — imagine a no-pressure paint-by-numbers. All of the colors are already there, so you just get to relax and fill in the picture with creativity. This technique can be done directly in the Field Guide, or using cut-outs from the pages in an art journal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSunflowers Art Journal Page Directions:\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eCut out page 115 from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/Bella-Grace-Issue-12\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBella Grace Issue 12\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttach the page to an art journal with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/adhesives-primers-and-mediums\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egel medium\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrush over the entire page with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/adhesives-primers-and-mediums\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eclear gesso\u003c\/a\u003e. This gives it a nice matte appearance and will add to the hand-painted look of the page if you leave the brush strokes visible in the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/adhesives-primers-and-mediums\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egesso\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaint over the sunflowers with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/paints\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eyellow paint\u003c\/a\u003e. To subdue the yellow paint, mix with brown and white, or taupe paint. Add more taupe and add some streaks going from the inside of each of the biggest sunflowers to make the flowers look even more hand-painted.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApply \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/paints\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUmber paint \u003c\/a\u003emixed with some yellow to the center of the sunflowers. Add undiluted umber to the centers to add shadows.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith extremely diluted white paint, whitewash the entire picture to mute the colors a bit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a blending tool and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/inkpads-and-cleaners\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePumice Stone Distress Ink,\u003c\/a\u003e blend from the outside edges in to cover the rest of the white space on the page. Darken the corners of the painted picture slightly with ink to blend it with the rest of the page.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInk edges of Small Talk Stickers by Tim Holtz, then attach to the top of the page. Outline with watercolor pencil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a pair of dull scissors, scrape the edges of the picture to distress it a little more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApply layers of ink with blending tool until desired effect is achieved.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinish with pieces of ripped book text at the top and the bottom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"width: 430px; height: 192px; border: thin dotted #990000; margin: auto; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e \u003cp style=\"padding-left: 10px; margin-top: 5px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #98996d;\"\u003eYou will also \u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e these publications:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 11px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/admin\/Bella-Grace-Issue-13\"\u003e \u003cimg style=\"width: 130px; height: 130px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.bigcommerce.com\/s-87od2q0wh1\/image\/catalog\/IssueImages\/1GRA-1704-Bella-Grace-Issue-13.jpg\" alt=\"Bella Grace Issue 13\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 11px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/admin\/field-guide-to-everyday-magic\"\u003e \u003cimg style=\"width: 130px; height: 130px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.bigcommerce.com\/s-87od2q0wh1\/image\/catalog\/IssueImages\/1GRA-FG1701_Field-Guide-to-Everyday-Magic.jpg\" alt=\"field guide to everyday magic\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 11px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/admin\/Bella-Grace-Issue-12\"\u003e \u003cimg style=\"width: 130px; height: 130px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.bigcommerce.com\/s-87od2q0wh1\/image\/catalog\/IssueImages\/1GRA-1703-Bella-Grace-Issue-12.jpg\" alt=\"Bella Grace Issue 12\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Free Projects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45452536905879,"sku":"PROJ-1203","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/5546\/3319\/files\/PROJ-1203__55383.1558410915.1280.1280.jpg?v=1746793932","url":"https:\/\/stampington.live\/products\/sunflowers-art-journal-page","provider":"Stampington \u0026 Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}