Welcome Back
Last week I was reading Seth Apter’s blog The Altered Page and he had this wonderful idea of re-posting one of your favorite posts from the past. So for my first venture into a collaborative project of this kind, here is a video tutorial that was previously shown on my old blog and never quite made in onto here, until now…
How to Create Your Own Backgrounds using Dye Based Inks
This one of the first films I made and I have hopefully improved on the lighting these days. Here is a better view of the example show demonstrated in the film;
Here are some other background papers I’ve been making;
The stamps were by Katzel Kraft and all the inks used were Ranger’s Adirondack dye based inks. Applied as shown in the film.
Its been great to get these on here at last. They had been forgotten, but now they are here. Do let me know what you think. A rating or two would be great if you are on You Tube 😉 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsXM7RO3IU8
To see the work of others who are taking part in this collaboration, please visit Seth Apter’s blog; The Altered Page.
Thanks for this oportunity to join in with this project Seth, it has given me the nudge I needed to get this post on to this WordPress blog.
Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon
Billie 🙂
Hey! Great stuff and nice tutorial. Are all the papers you create this small? My head is workiing around an idea for some Oriental inspired art and kanji, but it needs to be bigger than what you’ve displayed here.
Hi Dave
Thanks for your compliments. I tend to work to a small scale as most of my finshed pieces end up as Artist Trading Card or as cards. The largest I have worked is A5 using this method. Although the same idea created the banner for the blog and that was 12″ long. I am just taking classes for acrylic painting and I’m hoping to be able to experiment with the same concept using the acrylic. This would give a more permanent finsihed piece, since the inks are all watersoluble even after drying they are suseptable to moisture damage.
Sorry to show my ignorance but what is a Kanji, is it a screen? If you are using japanese papers and mulberry papers they would be too absorbent for this kind of blending.
Best wishes
Billie 🙂
I’ve just found your blog (via verzwirt & zugeleimt) and I can see I’ll have to spend a couple of hours to catch up on all your posts. Looks like a great blog.
Hi Carol
Welcome to the Craft Room, thanks for your comment and hope you enjoy a look round. For a LONG list of suppliers and all kinds of links do check out the TABS at the top of the blog. There was far too much than was room for in the side bar, so lots of stuff ends up on those dedicated pages.
Best wishes and have fun
Billie 🙂
great video!
Thanks Caterina
Glad you liked it
From one Carol to another, (a life long habit of mine) thanks, I enjoyed the tutorial.
Your craft room is great. I liked the tutorial and love your finished results. I haven’t done ATCs but art journals are my thing. These backgrounds would be lovely for some of the pages. I’ll be back for more on these stamps. They are lovely swirls. Sparkly spray? Sounds good too! – Jeanne in Oregon
Great tutorial! Thanks so much!
I came back to check the archives for stamping and rediscovered so much more. I want to make a journal so that is my next project.
those papers are beautiful.
Hi All
Looks like I got a bit behind… so thank you all, very much for your comments;
Carol
Jeanne; Check out the tutorial section there are details of how to make your own spray in there 🙂
Lani
Gina; Check out the bookbinding links in the You Tube section, lots of great boobinding tutorials.
3rd Eye Muse
Best wishes and hope to see you all again real soon
Billie 🙂
Billie,
These designs are phenomenal – really like the grungie reds – reminds me of a Thai batik design!
Cheers,
Hi
Thanks, I like playing with the Rangers Dye inks to come up with new combinations of colours.
Best wishes
Billie 🙂