PODS, PODS & More PODS!

Dangled Pods Small (6" x 6") was the stencil used on the first three prints below.  The first two were done on old calendar photo-pages and the third one was done on "catch-all" paper.

Tangled Pods Small (6" x 6") was the stencil I used in making the two prints below.  The first one, on watercolor paper, was done with a sponge brayer loaded with heavy-body blue acrylic paint.  The watercolor paper had been previously stained with a loose spill of purple watercolor.  I liked the combination.

Each of these new 6" x 6" stencils has a big sister measuring 9" x 12" .  The designs are similar, yet not identical.  

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MIKKI'S FLOWERS STENCIL and MIKKI'S FLOWERS MASK

Since s604 Mikki’s Flowers Stencil and  S605 Mikki’s Flowers Mask are exact opposites, they beautifully complement each other; used together, they develop more complex artworks -- the mystery deepens with each mix-or-match layer.

The first photo below show a print made with S605 Mikki’s Flowers Mask alone.  (I made this print on a background previously printed with a variety of line-markings.)

And here are 2 prints made with s604 Mikki’s Flowers Stencil alone.  

 I made the above print on a page from an old encyclopedia that had previously been coated with Titan Buff acrylic paint.  The green margin had also been previously created.

The photo above shows a print made on an old calendar page that had previously been printed with the same stencil, then covered with a layer of light green acrylic paint. The photo below shows art on a stretched canvas that was created with both the stencil and the mask.  The most prominent mask-printed area is on the upper right.  The stencil-printed area is on the lower left.  Both were stencil and mask used repeatedly across the entire piece, layer upon layer, in muted tones. 

Also used:  my 9" x 12" stencil Queen Anne's Lace.  Its prints appear in the upper left (Titan Buff on pale orange background) and in the middle-right (pale orange against a pinkish background.)

Queen Anne's Lace in its entirety looks like this:

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6" x 6" Stencil THISTLES SMALL

Today's first art sample repeats a theme from yesterday's post, in that the background here was a previously printed paper (purple on yellow, created with the 9" x 12" stencil Facets.)  Over that, I used pink acrylic paint to make a print using Thistles Small (6" x 6".)

Switching to purple paint, I made another print with the same stencil, this time on a background that'd been developed with my 9" x 12" Mimosa Stencil.

Below is a close-up detail of a Thistles Small print made on sheet music that had been coated with translucent green paint.

The 9" x 12" stencils used in today's post ...

Thistles ...

... and Mimosa Stencil ...

Above:  This stencil also comes in a 6" x 6" version.

... and 9" x 12" Facets:

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Season of Flowers

It had been awhile since I'd used spray paint with stencils or masks.

Time to do it again!  For today's project, I chose one of the new releases of April 25 -- Mikki's Flowers Mask.

Important Note:  When using this delicate mask with spray paints, I discovered it's best to place a very small piece of masking tape -- looped in on itself so that it's sticky on all sides -- under one of the larger flower-shapes, before placing the mask onto the substrate.  This little curl of tape will keep the mask in place.  Without the tape, the force of the sprays might move the mask. 

The first and third greeting cards below are near-twins; all three were made the same way.  The watercolor sprays gave me the muted, subtle finish that I'd been looking for.

The middle card below was actually my first.  But I was too heavy-handed on the spray paints with this one!  So, with decorative-edge scissors, I cut out the part that was salvageable; used a gluestick to mount it to a dark green background; and with that gluestick, added the combination to the cover of a greeting card blank (JAMPaper.com.)

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Celebrating Spring Flowery Stencils!

Although the glitter doesn't show up very well on the first art sample below, I'll launch today's post with it because making it helped in welcoming a long-awaited spring!  Before introducing the squeeze-bottle glitter-glue, I placed mt 6" x 6" stencil Budding Branches on a 6" x 6" greeting card blank and sprayed the surface with green watercolor in a mister bottle. 

The photo below shows a stretched canvas, this one imprinted with 9" x 12" Thistles as well as 6" x 6" Thistles Small.  The tall thistle prints (dark green) were muted with layers of paint added after the prints had been made.  The  prints made with 6" x 6" Thistles Small were made with yellow paint.

Still more flower prints ....

In making the print below, I first covered an old encyclopedia page with a layer of Golden Titanium White acrylic paint.  After that had dried, I used red-orange acrylic paint with my 6" x 6" stencil Silhouette of a Wildflower Bouquet.  In the very center of this image, you can see a subtle print of a flower that was an illustration in this pre-1923 encyclopedia.  (Clicking on the image below, you can enlarge it to better see detail.) 

Today's final pair of prints was made with two of my 9" x 12" stencils -- Mimosa and Thistles.  Foreign newsprint was my substrate; some of its lettering is still visible in both backgrounds below --

  

In its entirety, the 9" x 12" stencil Thistles looks like this --

Mimosa Stencil in its 9" x 12" version looks like this --

(Its companion, Mimosa 6 Stencil, measures 6" x 6".)

The art sample below started life as a sheet of newsprint that I was using to clean stencils after using them elsewhere.  But I liked the results, so I added a frame with the edge of a paint-loaded sponge brayer.  This print was made with part of my 6" x 6" stencil Swatton Flowers Version 1 ...

In its entirety, Swatton Flowers Version 1 looks like this --

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Note:  Golden isn't the only brand of acrylic paint that I use, but it's my favorite.  

More Flowers for Mikki!

Mikki's Flowers -- both Mask and Stencil -- were used in making the prints showing up here today.

Today's first print had started as a print made with the 9" x 12" Mimosa Stencil.  Over that, I used Mikki's Flowers Mask (6" x 6") with red acrylic paint.

 Likewise, the art sample below had begun as a print made with a 9" x 12" stencil -- this time, Twinship.  Again, Mikki's Flowers Mask volunteered to create a top layer of imagery; here, blue paint was used.

The print below was made on paper previously layered with several coats of paint.  This time, Mikki's Flowers Mask was used a little crookedly!  I wasn't looking at the bottom of the mask when I used it!  

 Another paper previously layered with acrylic paints came handy when I made the print below, switching to Mikki's Flowers Stencil (6" x 6".)

 Today's last art sample became the cover on a green greeting card.  Again, I used Mikki's Flowers Stencil in making the print with pale lavender on light blue background. 

Other stencils used in making the above prints --

Mimosa Stencil (9" x 12") ...

... and another 9" x 12" stencil, Twinship ...

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6" x 6" THISTLES SMALL Stencil with Other Stencils

In today's post, art samples show Small Thistles Stencil appearing with other stencils. 

In the first photo below, Thistles Stencil (9" x 12") was used on the left as well as the far right, both times with green acrylic paint.  The upper orange area stars the new 6" x 6" Thistles Small.  After these prints were made, I added thin glazes of acrylic paint over them.  

The print below was made on paper previously printed with my 9" x 12" Mimosa Stencil.  (This paper had started life as an old calendar page.)

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Figure-Ground Contrast -- the Principle behind TANGLED PODS SMALL and DANGLED PODS SMALL

S582 Tangled Pods Small (6" x 6" stencil)

The principle of "figure-ground" contrast can be phrased as a question: “Which part of this silhouetted image is “figure” and which is “(back)ground?”  

When an image is printed with Tangled Pods Small (an example is shown below), spaces between the pods can be seen as the “negative” (“ground/background”), whereas the pods themselves can be seen as  the “positive” (“figure.”)  

Made with Small Tangled Pods (6" x 6".)

  
S581 Dangled Pods Small

Again, the principle of "figure-ground" contrast can be phrased as a question: “Which part of this silhouetted image is “figure” and which is “(back)ground?”  

When an image is printed with Dangled Pods Small (an example is below), the pods are the “positive” (or “figure”), whereas the spaces between the pods are the “negative” (or “ground/background”.)

 Made with Small Dangled Pods (6" x 6".)

Each of these new 6" x 6” stencil resembles-- but doesn’t replicate -- its big-sister measuring 9” x 12” – Dangled Pods Stencil and Tangled Pods Stencil. 

Tangled Pods Stencil (9" x 12")

Dangled Pods Stencil (9" x 12")

The little sister and big sister stencils work well together.  All four stencils work together even better!

Today's post uses mostly the two 6" x 6" versions, which are brand-new.

Above:  Two prints made with Small Tangled Pods.    Method:  After using this stencil in the traditional way, daubing acrylic paint thru the stencil with Sofft Art Sponge, I immediately flipped the stencil over and, using it like a rubber stamp, pressed its still-wet paint into scrap papers.

Below:  I used the same method here, in repeated layers, alternating between the two new stencils -- Small Tangled Pods and Small Dangled Pods.  The top layer of zinc white paint was made with Small Dangled Pods.   

The fact that these two 6" x 6" stencils are exact opposites makes it lots of fun to use them together!  

Below is another example of combination usage, slightly more complicated.  This is a close-up showing imprints made with Dangled Pads Small, Tangled Pods Small (both 6" x 6") and Tangled Pods Stencil (9" x 12".)

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More Art Made with MIKKI'S FLOWERS MASK

Continuing to show art created with my new releases of yesterday, I will focus today's post on one of them -- Mikki's Flowers Mask.

Above:  This print was made on paper previously printed with botanical imagery.

Above:  this print was made with Mikki's Flowers Mask  atop an earlier print that'd been made with my 9" x 12" stencil Facets.

Above:  this print was made with Mikki's Flowers Mask atop an old calendar page.

These prints were made using a sponge brayer, loaded with heavy body acrylic paint, as shown in the two examples below.  

Altho I've used a brayer, similar prints can be achieved with a Gelli Plate.

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