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

Abstract acrylic-Industrial style

This is about as far removed from my usual style as I've ever taken my art. I could not get to sleep last night so got up and just started playing with a silicone paint brush instead of an ordinary acrylic brush.

Initially I hated it. I hated the colours and I thought it was a complete mess. But with a bit of patience I added some detail and this was the result...

I have to say I love the silicone brush. I love the movement it created as I built the layers up and all the different strokes you can create with it. These were really quick to create as well, just a few minutes to complete. I found it best not to think about it too much as I wanted a really random look.

I added a piece of silk sari ribbon to finish this one...

 

I love number stencils, for me these pieces would not have been the same without the numbers.

 

 I have to say these are some of my favourite ever creations and I will definitely not shy away from this style in the future.

 I am having problems uploading these to Pinterest but will as soon they fix the problem. See you again soon xx