Sometime You Need a Camera's Perspective

I was struggling with this journal page. To me it seemed to need something, but what I could not figure out. So I snapped a picture thinking I would use it to illustrate the blog how-to. When I went to crop the picture. Low and behold I like the page. Go figure. 

It's actually a pretty simple page.  The background was me experimenting. I have done this technique with acrylic paint and plain rubbing alcohol but never thought to use alcohol inks until now. 

Ingredients

Acrylic paint 

     Golden Hansa Yellow Light

     Golden Naphthol Red Light 
Alcohol Ink (I used Adirondacks Sunset Orange)

Water

Brush

Stencil (I used The Crafters Warehouse Ribcage)

Painters Tape 

Gesso

Paper for Heart (I used a popcorn bag)

Glue stick

Black Pen (I used Pitt Artist Pen in black with brush nib)

Gelato - Black 

Scrap Paper for Heart mask 

Scissors

Deco Tape (I think this tape is recollections from Michaels)

Steps

1.  With paint brush and clean water, wet down page. 

2.  Thin yellow paint with water and wash over page. The acrylic paint needs to be very watery for the alcohol to displace the paint. 

3.  Drop orange alcohol ink in random spots. It like magic and cool to watch. Let dry. 

4. Using paper mask of heart and red paint create burst. Let dry. 

5.  Tape stencil down using painters tape. Dab gesso through stencil with foam brush. Let dry

6. Cut out striped heart. Glue in place. Outline with pitt pen and gelato. 

7.  Apply deco tape.