Face - Mixed Media Canvas - Tutorial

Hey Friends,

Today I am here to share a step by step tutorial of a beautiful mixed media canvas. I hope u all like it. It was inspired from a canvas I had seen long ago n I always wanted to try it out.

First take a 8 x 8 canvas. I primed it with camel gesso. Let it dry completely. Then I chose the elements I wanted do use on the canvas. I played with the elements till I was happy with the arrangement. Then i just took a picture of the arrangement so that while placing it again I can refer to the picture. I added zigzag texture with stencil using texture paste. Let it dry thoroughly.

After the texture is completely dry I started pacing the elements on to the canvas. I used mdf clock dial big and small, mdf flourish,  resin face, art stones, alcohol ink spray, mulberry paper flowers, some paper string for my compilation. 

Once everything was placed n stuck I brushed every element with a coat of gesso. I didn't bother too much with the blue flowers as I was planning to color my canvas in turquoise. After the gesso application the canvas will look like this. 

Let the whole compilation dry thoroughly. You can speed up the drying process using heat tool.

then I started spraying the whole canvas with turquoise alcohol splash. Diluted the intensity of the color by spraying water where I wanted it light. After I was happy with the way my canvas looked I dried it with heat tool. Lastly I dry brushed gesso  over the flowers, textures, art stones to bring out the textures. 

This is how your mixed media canvas will look after its done. 

I hope you all like this and find it inspiring just the way I was inspired....

Thanks for stopping by !!!

Love & Hugs

Bela  

Follow your dreams - mixed media panel

Hey Friends,

I love steampunk style mixed media . Its raw, grungy and very very manly. so today I present to u a beautiful panel with fresh colors not the usual browns which we mostly use for the steampunk.

For this panel I used hardboard n started adhering laces for textures. I love this broad lace and also the lovely texture it gave. I used this one as it didn't have any flowers or flourishes..... then i started arranging steampunk gears, some nails, screws, nut bolts, which added more to the steampunk style.  Then started adding browns for the edges going to greens to yellow in shades. I absolutely love the way it has turned out though I spent hours coloring it till I was satisfied. Added the sentiment follow your dreams as without sentiment I felt something is missing.

you mean the world to me - Mixed media panel

Hey friends,
Today I m here to present you with this gorgeous panel I made for my cousin. She wanted to gift something simple with a picture of both of them for her hubby's 50th birthday. she also wanted browns in the layout as it will match the decor of her home too.

For this gorgeous layout I didn't use any pattern paper. I made my own pattern paper!! I used 270 GSM iris paper . I used library green and leaf green archival inks for the edges n blended them together till I was happy with the result. then i used distress oxides on top of the green n sprinkled it with some water droplets so the oxides will react. I used script stamp n stamped it with green archival ink. added layers of photo mats n distressed the edges with scissors n distressed it with brown ink. added the window frame n added some die cuts, handmade heartfelt creations flowers and leaves for the whole layout. added a beautiful note which my cousin wrote for her hubby.

Hope you all get inspired with  this layout an love it as much as I do.

Thank you for stopping by !!!!
Love & Hugs
Bela