bookhoucraftprojects

Project #25 Stencil shapes on wood veneer

...this project is a fun way to practice your shapes and playing with colour on the nice contrast of the wood veneer

What you will need:
*stencil brush (medium size)
*mylar or acetate paper to cut out stencils (paper tends to get soggy)
*silk screen ink (or paint of any kind)
*wood veneer (or found wood-if you don’t have any wood coloured
construction paper would also work)
*pencil, exacto knife, cutting matte, plate and spatula

step one:
..For my pattern I decided on abstract and geometric shapes.  You can draw out the shapes on the mylar and cut out with an exacto knife (mylar is also easy enough to cut with scissors).  Take the paint or ink and spread out on a plate and use your stencil brush to even out the ink/paint and make it an
even consistency.  I find it works best when your ink/paint is a bit thinned out and not too thick.
step two:
..Lay your stencil on the spot you want it and dab with your stencil brush on the entire space of your cut   out  (It’s good to do a test on paper to get the feel of the dabbing) It’s great to use mylar paper because it allows you to wash the ink/paint and also you can see what’s underneath – helping with the placement of your sencil.
..Continue this process and layer different shapes and colours on top of each
other till you get the desired effect.
..It’s important to let the ink/paint dry in between – you can use a hair
dryer to speed up the process.

Project #24 Paint Textures

...inspired by one of Arounna's son (Lliam) favorite authors Eric Carle

...this project is about creating textures from the paint giving the collage a
lot of interesting tones and surfaces

What you will need:
*tempera or acrylic paint (I used tones of black - colour would also work)
*flat large brushes
*large sheets of poster paper (poster paper have a bit of sheen to it -
*similar to finger paint paper)
*scissors, glue stick
*1 sheet of white bristol board

step one:
..take tempera paint and water it down and paint on the poster paper in dry
manner - creating brush strokes and texture. (allow to thoroughly dry)
step two:
..the first part of the still life I created a table giving it slight angles
to give a perspective feel.  The cut out shapes are glued down
..I than began to cut out various shapes like a bowl and bottle and plate
with some food.
..try to look at the different textures and tones to give contrast to your
collage.

..It would be fun to also set-up your own still life and use as an
inspiration or you can build the still life from your imagination.

Project #23 Styrofoam prints

..this project is a good way to capture your childs line drawings 

What you need:
*styrofoam sheets (you can also use meat trays - make sure to cut the edges)
*block printing ink, plexi for ink, roller, and large spoon, pencil
*coloured construction paper

step1:
..draw your image on the styrofoam with a pencil - cover the entire surface
step 2:
..take the block printing ink and roller and roll the ink over the surface of
the styrofoam
..feel free to use other colours other than black
step 3:
..flip the ink side down onto the construction paper and flip over and rub
the back with the back of the spoon
step 4:
..peel off the paper and reveal your print - make more and you can rinse the
styrofoam and do it in other colours.

Project #22 Oil pastel drawing

...this is a good way to use an existing photo as a reference to do an abstract drawing

What you will need:
*Oil pastels various colours
*Black construction paper
*Magazine or photographs
*Scissors and tape

step one:
..take the black construction paper and create a small view finder – cut the opening to 2 x2 inches
step two:
..find an image that has interesting lines and shapes and select a section of that image by using your view finder – secure it in place by placing tape on the back
step three:
..draw out the outlines with white oil pastel
step four:
..and proceed to colour it in – you can either copy the colours or make up your own – this project is also good for painting