I Have a Dream by Donna Gray
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Hi
everyone,
Donna
here today and I’m sticking to the heart theme this week it seems! I’ve used
one of the new heart substrates today for this make and Prima water-soluble
crayons.
What To Do:
Take
one of the large MDF heart shapes and cover with a coat of Gesso, making sure
it’s completely dry. These are thick and will stand up to anything you throw at
them…I know because I’ve tried it!
For
the face and background you’ll need just a box of the new Prima Water-Soluble
Crayons. These are absolutely brilliant and I can’t recommend them highly
enough.
For
this creation I’ve just concentrated on using them as traditional oil pastels
so I’ve only used my finger and cotton buds to blend them, I haven’t activated
them with water…..I’ll show you a version of them wetted later ;)
You’ll
need to draw a face for this but if you’re not confident about doing that,
That’s Crafty! have just received some very nice face stamps that I’ll list in
the supplies section that can be used instead.
Once
the face is drawn/stamped, proceed to colour in with the crayons, blending as
you go. I scraped some of her hair with my fingernail as the crayons’ are so
thick and creamy, to create more texture.
To
create the background, cover with 2 shades of crayons, blend in. Next taking a
Dinky stencil and a moist baby wipe, start dabbing through the stencil to
remove some of the background, remember that as these crayons are fully water
soluble, the colour will start to lift off.
For
the finishing touches, use a couple of stamps with black Archival ink from
Carabelle. Outline the girls features with a dark colour pencil, an ordinary
pencil will do, don’t use a pen as it will clog with the oil pastel…..I know
this only too well!
There
you have a really versatile heart shape to work with plus some lovely crayons
that in my opinion are the next best thing to Neocolors II.
Supplies Used:
Carabelle
Studio Stamps - Joy and Reach for the Stars
Hope
you like it
Donna
x
10 comments
Gorgeous tag! Love your self drawn face, so clever! I can't draw at all, thank goodness for stamps! xxx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Those crayons look fab
ReplyDeleteLove
Amanda x
I wasn't expecting there to be a girl on the heart, beautifully done Donna!
ReplyDeleteBig hugs,
Lynne x
She's lovely Donna! xx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous - love the background and your blushing beauty is lovely.
ReplyDeleteAlison x
Wow Donna, she is beautiful! I love the contrast of her orange hair against the vibrant purples and blues! Fantastic work of art! hugs :)
ReplyDeleteVery pretty and clver too using the heart as a substrate, love it
ReplyDeleteShe's really gorgeous Donna. Love the texture on her hair and the beautiful background you made for her.
ReplyDeleteFliss xx
This is beautiful, Donna! I find color with crayons so delightfully relaxing. Such a beautiful young woman here!
ReplyDeleteFantastic piece Donna. Gorgeous girl, love the detail on her hair .... Gill xxx
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