Backgrounds for Art Projects

These backgrounds for art work were created in different ways. One was rolling stamps and paint then enhanced digitally, one was from a photo [ a pavement]. For the top one I used a vintage letter then used my tablet to add the spots. The others were art work then they were digitally altered.

I don't mind if you use these in your art work, let me know what you create.

Please don't copy the backgrounds to sell.

Handmade Sketchbook - Pages 57-62

Handmade sketchbook.

Mixed media.

Drawings.

Painted, stamped, and inkjet printed art work, book pages, magazines, 

Recycled greetings cards, cuts and waste from cutting machine.

Purple Art Buttons and Papers

Altered buttons, art buttons - if you would like to make some check out my art buttons page.

I used art work, recycled envelopes [painted], recycled address book [painted], recycled book page [painted]. I like the square ones the most which was originally a painted doodle.

More purple background papers.

Rainbow Collages

The challenge this week at Take a Word is green so I thought I would show my green collage. 

I have done a series of collages using the colours of the rainbow- blue, green, red, orange, yellow, violet, indigo plus an extra pink one.

These are small collages, just 4"x4" and are made from art work, painted papers, found papers, printed art work etc

Blue

Red

Yellow

Violet

Orange

Indigo

 Pink

Gel Printing Plate

Remember last month I said I'd won a prize on the Sketchbook Challenge, well it came a couple of days ago. It is a 'Gelli Arts' gel printing plate - basically you put paint onto the jellylike surface and then create patterns by pressing objects into the paint or drawing on it with a stick or something. You then put the paper on the top, gently rub and pull the paper off. I thought I would have a quick play with it but ended up doing 35 pages, just with items I'd found to hand such as bubble wrap. The green paper was made with a hand whisk which is one of my favourites I use in batik. I like the plate and will find it a very useful tool and it will be excellent for making background papers or papers for collage. Since doing the above I wondered whether it would also be useful for fabric - I've had a quick try and I'm impressed with my first efforts. I've not taken photos of those yet but will soon.