Happy New Year!
Faber-Castell's first
challenge in 2016 is mother nature's SNOW! We haven't had any snow this winter yet, but I've been painting snow this winter for the first time and love it! I did this design in my art journal first and my son liked it so I decided to paint him a canvas 16x20.
I
love Faber Castel gelato's. They have a creamy consistency. Who's
kidding here? I love to use my fingers to create and gelato's are
perfect for that! ha!
They are so easy to use. I had already gotten my canvas ready by using Rebecca Baer's stencil in the corners with her stencil gel and a layer of white gesso. It had dried overnight before I started coloring my gelato's on. I used 3 different blues.
I spritzed some water and went to work with my fingers! the fun part!! I tried to keep the center the lightest color. Forgot to take more pictures-got carried away creating!!
I lightly sketched my church with a water color pencil. I used white, black and gray gelatos to do my church and tree. Once done, I used a second stencil from Rebecca Baer (snowflakes) and white gesso them in various areas of the canvas. Love how it turned out!! The gelato's give the church a softness.
Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have a healthy, happy and prosperous 2016!
