Mixed media grunge-without black

 Having lost my mojo a couple of months ago, my mojo is now in full swing so I am making the most of it! These creations are yet another entry for the Simon Says Monday challenge, now my third entry, and for the Simon Says Wednesday challenge which is "make your own background".

My challenge to myself today was to create a grunge look without using black ink, black paint or my beloved black china pencil.

This was the result...

 

Again, just using a plain piece of A4 300gsm cardstock I started layering acrylic paint in shades of lilac and brown.

 

I later added some white and then stencilled a few designs in gold. 

 

I also changed the colour of my Tim Holtz ornate book plate by brushing it with gold gilding wax, and added some gold metallic thread.

 

I have to admit it was hard for me not to pick up some black ink, but I really like it without black.

 

I am hoping in not the too distant future to start a Youtube channel and upload some process videos to show how I create this artwork, I will let you know when I do.

In the meantime, enjoy your day! xx

Grunge note book covers ...

You may have gathered from my last post I love the industrial grunge look and wanted to experiment more with this style. So I have made these grunge notebook covers for this week's challenge over at Simon Says called "take note".

 

Using Decoart Media fluid acrylic paints in burnt orange, quinacridone gold and raw umber and then adding some black, I created these backgrounds. I love the rich warm colours with the raw umber and black.

 

The stencils I've used are by Andy Skinner called Code breaker and Typeface, I absolutely love both.

 

The stationary sentiments are by Papertrey.

 

I added some white paint with a dry brush for a distressed look and some other little scribbles and pattern to add to the effect. To finish I wrapped the notebooks in some May Arts black cord and found some bits of metal to add to the industrial look.

Really pleased with how these turned out, hope you like them too,

See you soon xx