Mansi Makes | The Journey of a Journal Spread @MansiMakes | Uploaded July 2021 | Updated October 2024, 15 hours ago.
I’ve been into making books lately for most of my projects but this time I decided to use @grafixarts Opaque White Craft Plastic as my substrate. It may look just like paper, but this craft plastic has distinct advantages over paper.
It is a film that is strong, smooth, waterproof surface, wipeable, and heat resistant, making it perfect for use with a wide range of mediums and techniques! I know I’m going to love exploring so many mixed media techniques in this new journal.
I’m not sure what this journal will be called but it is going to be home to all my one-minute practice portraits created on dictionary paper with water-soluble pencils and crayons. More on those here: mansimakes.com/2021/07/20/making-progress
These one-minute portraits allowed me to go easy on myself. They forced me to go fast, be nimble, not overthink the process and, above all, gave me permission to fail. Because, really, how perfect a face can one make in a minute? When I look at these faces by themselves I may not like them but when given the context of that one-minute time frame, I can say, “Heck, I did a pretty good job making a recognizable face!”
It’s not failure. It’s progress. And now, as part of this mixed media journal, these faces are taking on a new life, a new form, a new Avatar.
I hope you enjoy the creation of this first spread and I can’t wait to share how the rest of this journal will shape up.
Supplies used:
—Scoring Board: amzn.to/3zvvX8L
—@grafixarts Opaque White Craft Plastic: amzn.to/3hPXnjj
—Awl: amzn.to/3zhXPNj
—Waxed thread: amzn.to/3rukq6D
—Curved needle: amzn.to/3kC28yR
—91% Isopropyl Alcohol: amzn.to/3eFAcpY
—@ranger_ink / @timholtz Alcohol inks: amzn.to/3irmjgp
—@FolkartTr ColorShift acrylics: amzn.to/2TovYvH
—@jacquardproducts Lumiere metallic acrylics: amzn.to/36LFn3h
—DrPhMartin’s liquid acrylics: amzn.to/36OG4cs
—Dictionary paper: amzn.to/3xTvoFf
—@stabilo Woody pencils: amzn.to/3iwJN3t
—@CARANDACHEcom NeoColorII crayons: amzn.to/3kEhNxI
—@derwent Inktense Pencils: amzn.to/36QchA6
—Water mister: amzn.to/3eCFfHK
—@janedavenport Waterproof brush pen: amzn.to/3rlp4DQ
—@LiquitexOfficial acrylic gel medium: amzn.to/3kQtGAX
— Silicone brush: amzn.to/2W3iMgI
— @grafixarts Dura-lar film: amzn.to/3BqSHIO
—@Sennelier oil pastels: amzn.to/2UvA1Xp
—@phomemo mini pocket printer: amzn.to/3rryqxV
Music by bensound.com
I’ve been into making books lately for most of my projects but this time I decided to use @grafixarts Opaque White Craft Plastic as my substrate. It may look just like paper, but this craft plastic has distinct advantages over paper.
It is a film that is strong, smooth, waterproof surface, wipeable, and heat resistant, making it perfect for use with a wide range of mediums and techniques! I know I’m going to love exploring so many mixed media techniques in this new journal.
I’m not sure what this journal will be called but it is going to be home to all my one-minute practice portraits created on dictionary paper with water-soluble pencils and crayons. More on those here: mansimakes.com/2021/07/20/making-progress
These one-minute portraits allowed me to go easy on myself. They forced me to go fast, be nimble, not overthink the process and, above all, gave me permission to fail. Because, really, how perfect a face can one make in a minute? When I look at these faces by themselves I may not like them but when given the context of that one-minute time frame, I can say, “Heck, I did a pretty good job making a recognizable face!”
It’s not failure. It’s progress. And now, as part of this mixed media journal, these faces are taking on a new life, a new form, a new Avatar.
I hope you enjoy the creation of this first spread and I can’t wait to share how the rest of this journal will shape up.
Supplies used:
—Scoring Board: amzn.to/3zvvX8L
—@grafixarts Opaque White Craft Plastic: amzn.to/3hPXnjj
—Awl: amzn.to/3zhXPNj
—Waxed thread: amzn.to/3rukq6D
—Curved needle: amzn.to/3kC28yR
—91% Isopropyl Alcohol: amzn.to/3eFAcpY
—@ranger_ink / @timholtz Alcohol inks: amzn.to/3irmjgp
—@FolkartTr ColorShift acrylics: amzn.to/2TovYvH
—@jacquardproducts Lumiere metallic acrylics: amzn.to/36LFn3h
—DrPhMartin’s liquid acrylics: amzn.to/36OG4cs
—Dictionary paper: amzn.to/3xTvoFf
—@stabilo Woody pencils: amzn.to/3iwJN3t
—@CARANDACHEcom NeoColorII crayons: amzn.to/3kEhNxI
—@derwent Inktense Pencils: amzn.to/36QchA6
—Water mister: amzn.to/3eCFfHK
—@janedavenport Waterproof brush pen: amzn.to/3rlp4DQ
—@LiquitexOfficial acrylic gel medium: amzn.to/3kQtGAX
— Silicone brush: amzn.to/2W3iMgI
— @grafixarts Dura-lar film: amzn.to/3BqSHIO
—@Sennelier oil pastels: amzn.to/2UvA1Xp
—@phomemo mini pocket printer: amzn.to/3rryqxV
Music by bensound.com
