Art journal page, in progress

 Hey there bloggers Rita Barakat here! Today I am sharing another page from my Art Journal.
They always look kinda weird before you get color on the page - but I am learning to just go with it. Just like anything worth doing, the more you do it the more comfortable get with it- so if you haven't started an art journal and have always wanted to, just go for it!  There are no rules and it's a good way to try out new techniques.

First I made I sketch.

(OK not really - first I added Gesso because my book is made out of handmade paper!)

Then I used Gelatos™ in the Blue Collection, Cotton Candy, Blueberry and Boysenberry.

Using Gelatos™ is easy - add color with them like crayons but use lighter touch, as they are soft like a lipstick.

Then I sprayed the whole page with water and spread the color around with a paint brush.

I also used the same wet paint brush to flick some of the  Gelatos™ that was still on the brush.
If you look carefully you can also see the shimmer from the Metallic Blueberry  Gelatos™.

Here is the finished page (for now- I do reserve the right to go back at any time to change something or add to the page! LOL!)  I used the same technique for her hair with Gelatos™ from

the red collection - Red Cherry & Bubble Gum.  I went back with PITT® Artist Pens for journaling, stars and outlines.

 

Rita Barakat  Rita channels her boundless energy into her family (she has 5 kids!), directing a youth choir & drama team, and her eclectic paper crafting projects. She is on the design teams for Creative Memories, Clear Scraps, Glue Dots and GCD Studio. 

Comments

[Jeanne Kelly]

Rita does such a wonderful job with her journal - she has me wanting to start one...I love that she shows her technique - I think to myself - geez, I can do that! (the backgrounds, not the ladies - ha, ha). I'm going to get some of those gelatos!!!

[Lori Batronis]

Wonderful job!!!