In addition to being a place for creative play and experimentation, I am aiming for my Rainbow Art Journal to be a record of what I can do with the various art materials and media I own. This page, therefore, is a record of how three of the Jane Davenport Mermaid Markers interact with each other. Consequently, I knew that I wanted to produce an illustration that was splotchy and liquidy and involved puddles and blossoms of pigment. I decided that flame would be the perfect subject for such an experiment in the orange section of the journal so I chose to draw a flame sprite. The page got very wrinkled from all the liquid media but I am happy with the final outcome. I think she is a pleasing wee character and I got some lovely interactions between the different watercolour markers.
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She does look like she is on fire. Good colors. Have you ever tried to Iron the paper page?
Thanks! I have ironed paper that I’ve created through printing and dying. To flatten my ink and watercolour stuff, I tend to just place it under heavy books. I can’t really do much about art journal pages though but then it doesn’t really matter with those.
Sandy Allnock does Bible Journaling and irons her Bible pages.
Interesting. I’d be worried about such thin paper but she must have a successful method.
Printer paper on top. then iron
Beautiful!
Thank you very much!
I particularly love her pointy feet and curvy legs. And you are right, the colors do blend and wash together so beautifully.
Thanks. I was really happy that she turned out curvy too.
Excellent depiction of the sensation of seeing a flame! Good use of the puddling and the colors!
Thanks, Sue. I love puddles. Most watercolour people I know try to avoid all those pigment blossoms but I love them and encourage them.
I agree – that’s what watercolor is all about in my opinion!
This is so beautiful! ❤
Thank you very much!
You’re welcome!
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