Name of Project
"Give Me A Hand" Art Journal Page
Ages This Project is Suitable For
ANY
Approximate Time Required to Complete This Project
1-2 hour
Materials Needed
9" x 12" Art journal, a loose sheet of watercolor paper or even a composition notebook.
Black permanent ink marker, watercolors, paintbrush, gel pens.
Water
Instructions
Trace around or draw an outline of your left hand on your paper, leaving room for the rest of the design on the page. Using watercolors, paint loose box designs around the hand design on your page, randomly covering your page completely. Let dry before continuing.
2. Draw loose box designs randomly around the outside of your hand design covering the rest of the page using your black marker to make boxes of different sizes.
3. If you want to journal on your page, go ahead and do it now, writing with a gel pen inside the hand design, or inside some of the box designs.
4. Draw designs inside of the rest of the boxes using random shapes, swirls and designs.
Tips and Tricks
- 5. (Optional) Page can be sealed using Jo Sonja's All Purpose Sealer, Modge Podge or acrylic gel medium.