Hypothesis Mixed Media Panel- Fiona Randall

Morning Everyone my project today is a mixed media panel created using some of Andy's new and my favourite go to old products.

I've used one of Andy's new embossing powders- Granite for the flaming heart and bookplate ( from Andy's Industrial Elements Kit) I've also used some numbers from Andy's new Image Transfer Sheets ( Poe Diversity) My favourite all time stamp from Andy's Textures Stamp set stamped with glue and gold leaf applied to the background and large bookplate from Andy's Industrial Elements set. All mounted onto Tando Grey Board sheets with some mitform castings cogs and my own skulls and cross. All paint effects achieved with the DecoArt Media Line of paints and mediums.

Here's a close up of the details.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Fiona.

Products used.

Andy Skinner Sacred Hearts and Industrial Elements.



DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics- Prussian Blue Hue

DecoArt Chalky Finish- Rouge and Carbon Black.

DecoArt Metallic Lustre- Silver Spark

Andy Skinner- Textures Stamp Set.

Grey Board Sheets.

Andy Skinner- Mixed Media Embossing Powder- Granite

Andy Skinner Image Transfer Sheet- Poe Diversity.

My own supplies.

Mitform Castings Cogs.

Archival Ink Pad- Black

Resin Skulls.

Gold Leaf Sheets.

Glue.





Mechanical Fish

Hi all,
Here's a little piece of wall art with some mechanical elements that I had a lot of fun making!
Here's what two of the layers looked like at the start......

I used lots of elements from Andy's greyboard kits: 'Tagtastic 2' and ' Industrial Shabby Tag'. You can see all his kits here.  I even used the 'waste' piece as a mid layer! Crackle paint and Snow Tex gave lots of texture. Decoupage glue and Heavy Gel Medium worked a treat, and the Media Fluid Acrylics were gorgeous to use as always.

You can see the Crackle Paint with the Antiquing Cream better in this pic. And the Snow Tex with Metallic Lustre on top.

Some Rusty wire and metal cogs and hey presto! 
For a really detailed tutorial on how I made this, have a look at my blog here.Thanks so much for looking! Here's another close ups, plus a pic of the products used. 

 Products used....plus the rusty wire, cogs and a bit of chain to hang up the artwork.

 To find the DecoArt Products I used, and a list of suppliers, go to DecoArt.com.

Spirit Of Christmas

Suz Here

A little fun journal page from me today using some of Andy's stamps. 

A brayering of blues and greens onto the page, Teal Hue and Prussian Blue 

though a large DecoArt stencil. Then Crackle Paint through a smaller Tim Holtz stencil.

Gold metallic paint rubbed into the crackle stars...then glitter added!

Skull stamped out, hat cut out and stamped, snow tex for hat brim and bobble.  

Die cut letters and symbols used for text and the eye sockets.

 Stabilo All pencil, white and black Posca Paint pens used to highlight and shade

 And there you have the cynics version of the Spirit of Christmas! For a more detailed step by step of my process, have a look at my blog here. here. 

I hope you have a wonderful Christmas! Thanks for looking.

Suz

xxx

Products used:

Tech Trauma

Skuldoggery

A Feast for Crows- Fiona Randall

Happy Halloween.

Today I'm sharing my latest project with an eerie feel befitting the occasion. I wanted to create something different for a change and decided upon a painted canvas called

A Feast for Crows.

This piece came together with Andy's Stamp sets and DecoArt Media paints and mediums.

I started by applying DecoArt Media tinting base to the main substrate and when dry applied  DecoArt Extender Medium to the whole canvas. Whilst still wet I applied  DecoArt Premium Acrylics in Titanium White, Medium Grey Value 3 and Carbon black  with a flat brush. This was then blended with a mop brush to create an ethereal feel to the background. and set aside to dry. Next up I created the pumpkins by applying air dry clay to some Tando Creative grey board circles and sculpting the shape. Once dry these were given a coat of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic. Once dry, DecoArt Media Antiquing cream in black was applied and wiped back.

The Crow from Andy's  Birds and Bones Stamp set was then stamped and fussy cut and set aside. Time to create the moon which was a Tando Creative grey board circle which was given a coat of DecoArt Media Tinting base. Watering Can Archival Ink was then applied to an acrylic stamping block, spritzed with water and applied to the Grey board circle to create the effect of moon craters and dried with a heat too.

Some stamping of gravestones was then applied to the canvas base using Andy's Illusionary Artists Gothic Grunge Stamp Set. All elements were then applied to the canvas base To finish birds in flight were painted on the canvas and black wire curled around the pumpkins to form the roots.

Close up Detail shots.

Thanks for stopping by today

Fiona.

Products used.



Andy Skinner Birds and Bones Stamp Set.

Andy Skinner Gothic Grunge Stamp Set.

DecoArt Media Tinting Base.

DecoArt Media Antiquing Cream- Carbon Black.

DecoArt Premium Acrylics- Carbon Black, Titanium White,Dark Grey Value 3

DecoArt Remium- Extender Medium.

Grab Bag of Grey Board Circles.



Portal to The Unexplained Altered Book

I loved messing around with altered art. I want to share a interesting and creative Altered book. To access the unexplained the variety of cogs and gears must be manipulated to open the portal. Unlike other books this book opens differently.  

 From afar, I wanted the viewer to see the differently elements protruding, almost trying to escape from the gateway from beyond, to draw them closer. Once closer, I wanted to focus on the portal itself. My goal was to make the viewer want to venture into the distance, into the unknown realm within the book.

 

To open "The Unexplained", the various cogs and gears must be manipulated to unlock the portal, which then allows the user to dive into the unknown.  With peaked interest and curiosity, the viewer is now emerged completely within "The Unexplained".   

 

 It is unexplained, the primal drive we have to go further and further into the unknown. The risk we take to explore further in to the depths of our art and our passions.

   

 Once inside, the viewer is still curious by protrusions of the unexplained emerging from within the book. Drawing us further and further into the deep depths of the unknown.

 

It spikes our interest and we dive deeper with in our imagination and with the art in front of us.

 

Have a great creative Day

Supplies:

Andy Skinner

Industrial Elements 

DecoArt Media

DecoArt Media:  Texture Sand Paste, Matte Medium, Crackle Paint, Decou-page Matte.

Fluid Acrylics: Quinacridone Gold, Quinacridone Burnt Orange, Yellow Iron Oxide, Diarylide Yellow, Carbon Black, Paynes Grey, Burnt Umber, Pyrrole Red,

Tando Limited Creative

Stampendous

Andy Skinner Curiosity Stamp ASCRS04, Andy Skinner Unexplained StampASCRS09, Industrial Industrial Stamp ASCRS03

Mixed media journal cover by Monika Maksym

Hi all!

It's Monika here, today I would like to share this fun and quick project made using your favourite Andy Skinner's stamps and of course Decoart products.

To start with, I've primed my journal cover with black gesso. For this project I've used Decoart Media Fluid Acrylics in Metallic Gold, Primary Yellow and Decoart Americana Premium Acrylics in Yellow Green Light and Sap Green.

I've squeezed a few dots of paint on the craft mat and started rolling my brayer to get an even, thin coat, then run it through the surface. I've repeated this step with all of the colours few times until I was satisfied with the background. i've also added a light wash of Burnt Umber around the edges and book plate which was painted in gold first.

Once your background was dry I've stamped my choosen images and words using black Archival Ink.

These embellishments were made with Shrink paper (stamp, cut out, shrink and tint with media fluid wash)

Decoart Heavy Gel Medium was used to stick the metal pull to the cover and little book plate at the bottom.

Thank You for stopping by, I hope You've enjoyed my post.

Monika, x 

 Products used:

Steampunk Stamp Set

 

Unexplained Stamp Set

Fossils Stamp Set

Andy Skinner Industrial Elements Bolts/Washers sheet

 Media Fluid Acrylics in Metallic Gold, Primary Yellow , Burnt Umber
Americana Premium Acrylics in Yellow Green Light and Sap Green
Black Gesso
Heavy Gel Medium

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