Introduction
Create a page with a key, watercolor and a straw
First, think about what your key will represent.
The key to change?
The key to knowledge?
The key to your heart?
The key to …..?
Steps
Use watercolor pencils to draw your image. A couple of good choices are a tree or a heart.
Next, use a paintbrush dipped in water to wet the pencil marks. Use a generous amount of water.
Then using a straw, blow lightly in different directions through the straw to steer the paint across your page to create a feathered look.
Work a section at a time. You can add more color with more pencil. Embellish as you are inspired and add your key with a tacky-type of glue (Elmer’s glue will work, too). Let dry.
An example of a blown-paint tree and heart are shown, along with a completed page.
Examples
Homework
Do you ever make a note to yourself to remember to do something? I will write a note to keep me from forgetting to do something. I also love to make lists, and more than that, enjoy the satisfaction of checking things off as “done” from said list.
Using handwritten notes is a way to pay homage to someone in a collage. Regardless of whether the writing might be messy or neat, expressive or serious, it is personal – written by someone – maybe even you! Try to build a collage around this. This is a wonderful way to include your own personal history in your artwork.
Ref: Storytelling with Collage: Techniques for Layering Color and Texture by Roxanne Evans Stout
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