Double Page Art Journal Spread

Hello! Welcome back to the BPM blog. I have another art journal page created for you. This time, I created a double page spread. I hope you like it.

The BPM products I used on this spread are:

• Leaves Collage stencil
  
• Alphabet stencil
  

I first looked for a quote related to leaves. I planned how I would want to illustrate this quote using the stencils. 

I started with the ink blending of the leaves which is the focal point of the double page spread. To make the leaves centered, I counted the number of letters of the word that I want to highlight, in this case, it is 'nature.' I positioned the stencil with a leaf close to the center spine. 

I masked the open areas around this leaf to prevent inking these surrounding areas.

I wanted the leaf stem to be brown in color. I used a smaller blending brush to apply the brown color. I masked the inked leaf which I skipped doing with the rest of the leaves. Using a smaller blending brush gives more control in adding a different color to this part of the leaf.

I used different shades of green inks for my leaves. I started blending with a light hand adding more pressure towards the part of the leaf connected to the stem. Another way to achieve this is to use different shades of green inks on a leaf. 

I continued blending ink until I have enough leaves for each letter of 'nature.' 

For the letters, I used an acrylic marker. I should have conditioned my marker before using it. And, I should have allowed the ink to dry before proceeding to the next letter. You will see below how I sort of messed up the letter e. This will be covered by the marks later on.

I blended a light and dark green acrylic marker on each letter. The acrylic marker is opaque that the pigment stood out over the blended ink on the leaf. 

I used a black marker to outline the letters to make the letters pop-out.

I added marks to each leaf using a black gel pen. 

For the rest of the letters, I used the same small blending brush to apply the ink. Just like with the leaf, I started inking the letter which is in the middle of the phrase moving sideways to complete the sentiment.

Initially, I was using a mask to prevent inking on the next letter but later on stopped doing this. Using a small brush makes it unnecessary to mask. 

I used a pastel green gel pen to add shadows to the ink blended letters for additional details.

I hope you give this art a try. 

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Maria Giselle B.

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