Zenspirations #26 (Mini)

I have been a very bad blogger lately!  I've been so busy in the last couple of months that it has been a little difficult keeping up with my art.  I've finished school and am going on an internship as well as working, so it's been a little hectic!

I've been able to do a few little projects here and there and just finished writing the post for them, so I am pleased to get back in the blogging game.  I do enjoy talking in this tiny corner of the Internet world and look forward to getting back.

Let us begin with my Zenspirations.  One of the things I am not very good at is lettering. I'm a little addictive at watching YouTube videos with many great talented ladies (and gents!) using letters to enhance their art journals.

"Zenspirations: Letters & Patterning" by Joan Fink has some tutorials showing how Ms. Fink creates some of her popular lettering. I got a cheap drawing journal at my local Walmart™ and decided to start practicing.  Hopefully I can develop some skills at lettering.

I have also been taking mini tutorials on Photoshop® from my daughter, a dangerous task that girl has taken, and added the distressed frame to the picture to add some pizzazz or at least that’s what I told my daughter.   Well here is another butterfly for my collection of mini Zenspirations®.  I use Sakura Micron 05 pen and colored it again with my stash of gel pens.

Glad to be back and hope you have a great day and keep smiling, life no matter how bleak it seems will give you second chances.

WonderingMindField

Zenspirations #25 (mini)

Don't you love hearts!  been creating Zenspirations hearts and experimenting with color.

I am a fan of Nika in Wonderland on YouTube and she creates mixed media pieces that are whimsical and colorful.  I personally love her use of female profiles, specially her ability to draw eyes and add rich texture to the piece.

 One of the tools she uses a lot is the Neocolor water soluble crayons, which is a brand of crayon I also purchased and have been using a lot lately. 

For my hearts I used:  Sakura® Micron Pen 05, NeoColor “carmine” and “jaune citron” to add a touch of color.  With a water brush pen I dilute the color until I got a the soft look of water color.  Since I drew the hearts on regular drawing paper I started with small amount of colors.  I dried the color with a heat gun and then added another layer of color.  It would have been easier to just use watercolor paper but when I drew the hearts I was not planning to use color, this was an afterthought.

I do like the effect and will try using some watercolor paper or even mixed media paper to be able to add more color to my Zenspiration®.

Thanks for stopping by and make sure to enjoy your creative journey.

WonderingMindField