Nature often provides me with inspiration, and along with my tea-tray (yes, I did say tea-tray), this art journal page pays homage to the chaffinch and its bright spring colours.
I covered the page in assorted dictionary pages and splashed on pigments from Faber-Castell Big Brush markers and Spectrum Aqua markers. It took a while to get the intensity of colour shown. The chaffinch image came from a 2016 calendar (bought cheaply in April!) and as it’s spring themed I added nest and egg rub-on transfers. The music notes are Washi Tape and the wording for the bird call was taken from my tea-tray. Outlining and highlighting elements were done with a black Uni Pin marker to make the images pop.
Here is my tea-tray which I picked up from the local Air Ambulance charity shop. It’s a RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) design and it shows all my favourite garden birds. It makes me smile every time I use it.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
Here is a list of all the materials used to create this art journal page:
- Oxford University Press 1978 pocket dictionary
- Liquitex Matte Gel medium
- Faber-Castell Big Brush Pitt pens (Sanguine 188, Cold Grey IV 233)
- Spectrum Aqua Artist’s Marker (Moss, Slate)
- Uni Pin Fine Line marker (Black 0.1mm)
- Ranger Archival ink (Jet Black)
- Royal & Langnickel rub-on (Birds Nest #Roy-563)
- Hobbycraft decorative tape (Assorted Black and White)
- Dovecraft alphabet stamp set (Capital and Lower Case DCVW0050)
- The Works British Birds calendar 2016
- White tissue paper
Your bird page is wonderful!
It really invites me in to enjoy the details.
oxo
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I am so pleased you like all the details, thanks for stopping by 🙂
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