Hope is never lost by Olga Sępkowska

Hope is never lost!

Two kids. One of them sad, downhearted that all is lost. The other one smiling, wishing for everything to end up fine. The message of my project is that there is always hope. Recently, I've been living in hope too. That the war will end, and my friends will be able to return to their homes.

You can be pretty lazy if you use impasto paint. I painted the previously unprotected casts with several layers of paint while mixing the colours. It is a good idea to dry the project in between applying layers. 

I don't think I'll ever get tired of the dry brush technique combined with white gesso. No matter how strong the colours are underneath, the magic of this technique makes them look beautiful and match. Of course, you have to remember to start this process when the project is completely dry. Otherwise, you might end up messing things up. If this happens to you, don't worry, dry your work well and use a dry brush and white gesso again.

Enjoy watching!

Hugs!

Olga

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Victorian tin by Anat Weksler

Hello crafty friends!

It's Anat Here! I'm back today to share my new project and video Tutorial, altering a Metal tin Box using a collage of Tissue papers as a Background.

As my usual, I was after a vintage look, this time a colourful one. 

I pretty much like the outcome and I hope you will enjoy my tutorial and like my project too.

Watch the step by step video tutorial here: 

Have a wonderful day and enjoy your crafting time!

Thanks for stopping by!!

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Hope Returns Art Journaling by Emilia Tapiola

Hello friends, 

This art journal page got inspiration from the first swans of the spring that flew by my studio window, calling their promise of spring and hope to return.

I used simple layering of papers because my journal starts to get a bit too bulky for lots of lace and dried flower layers and is in serious need of dieting. So, here’s how I made my layer diet art journal pages…

I started with applying Clear Gesso to all prints and papers and using brown ink to distress the paper edges. I glued the background papers in place and added a whitewashed layer of white Heavy Gesso on the pages, to follow with a stencil with white gesso and Iris Tapestry stencil. 

I highlighted parts of the stencilled background with Mica Powders from Golden Hour set with Soft Gloss Gel, to match the background colour and framed the page edges with Liquid Acrylics Ink Black and Burnt Sienna.

The next step was to create a simple collage with the swans being the main focal point. After glueing everything in place, I added some white gesso with careless brushstrokes into the white swans and flowers to make them a bit softer and added shadowing in form of Liquid Acrylics.

As the final touch, I added some Metallic Flakes with Gilding Glue, and painted the golden parts over with Liquid Acrylics, so that they don’t shout out from the otherwise worn-out pages. Oh, and I added some white and blueish-grey splashes to the pages, too.

Wishing you all things gentle and beautiful,

Emilia

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