Brown Ink, Blue Highlights
I swapped black ink for brown in my Majohn Q1 fountain pen, and I think I love it. I can get more of a complimentary effect when using only two colors if I steer away from black.
Tag: bird
Adventures in Collagraphy
I started with a photo I took a few weeks ago of a Junco. From there, I created a simplified sketch, then I created a collagraph where I cut out my images and layered different areas with more cutouts. Up until this point, I had a great time.
After the paper cutting ended, the frustration began. My goal was to create some cards using the Gelli plate, but nothing quite worked. The acrylic paint was too thick and the ink was too sticky. I tried rolling the paint directly on the image and using the back side of a spoon to rub the print.
Although I think the prints are interesting, it was quite a struggle, and I think I’ll turn back to my pens, pencils, and sketchbook for a while.
Chicken Couple
The background was painted on the back side, so much easier than trying to go around everything in the front. I can bump into and overlap the chickens without ruining them.
Mystery Bird
Probably something really common, but I can’t identify this bird. It was about the size of a sparrow, dull yellow, with a few splotches on its breast.