Live in Full Color

And with the help of Faber-Castell products, this is so possible.   I was EXTREMELY excited to receive Faber-Castell goodies with my Helmar DT package.   I have been a big fan of Faber-Castell in my mixed media projects for the last year.    They now make color Mix & Match sets which have different mediums in the same color range and make it so easy to grab and go for a project.

I decided to challenge myself for this project and use almost exclusively Faber-Castell mediums on my mixed media canvas.  (I usually have various types of paints an mediums in one project) This is going to be a gift for my little niece, so I wanted something bright, fun, and colorful with a little whimsy.

 

I started with a plain 8 x 10 canvas board and misted with just a bit of water.  I lightly scribbled some Faber-Castell Art Grip Aquarelle pencils to create a light background.  Misted a little more water and blended with a paintbrush.   These Aquarelle pencils are amazing in that they give you as little or as much pigmented color as you want and they blend so smoothly.

I continued to add light layers scribbling and blending until I achieved desired results.

I decoupaged a little scrap of paper for my title using Live in Color Tags by Susiebee Studios and Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste. 

For a little extra texture, I scraped off some Faber-Castell Gelato onto my craft mat, squeezed out a small bit of gel medium, and mixed with a palette knife.

Using the palette knife, I put a thin layer through a Crafter’s Workshop stencil designed by Balzer Designs.  I cleaned my palette knife and used all that lovely Gelato goodness by randomly wiping it on my canvas focusing on the edges.

Faber-Castell PITT Big Brush Pens are great for adding large bold brushstrokes or for coloring a stamp.  I used some of the Big Brush Pens to quickly add color to a Stampendous stamp and stamped it onto my canvas.   The Big Brush pens are India Ink so they do dry quickly and will, therefore, work even better with smaller, less detailed stamps or with less colors.

I used a white Faber-Castell Gelato to brighten the canvas using some punchinella as a stencil and rubbing in in with my fingers.  The Gelatos blend so easily with your fingers.  **warning, the colored punchinella will rub off; fortunately, it just added some more color in some places and did not ruin my piece. 

For my canvas girl, I used Helmar Decoupage and Craft Paste to glue down some legs cut from an advertisement.  I then added sticky-back canvas die-cut with Tim Holtz Sewing Room, and a head stamped onto grungepaper with Studio 490 Art Fit for a Queen.  The dress for was doodled with Faber-Castell  PITT pens  with small nibs.  The face was cut out and then colored with Faber-Castell Gelato and Faber-Castell regular brush pens and glued down with Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.    The ribbon is a piece of Maya Road ribbon tied around the waist.

I completed the canvas with various doodles using multiple sizes and multiple colors of Faber-Castell PITT pens and a few rub-ons from my stash.

So, here is another look at the finished project.; lots of color and a little whimsy!

I love the versatility and broad range of products offered by Faber-Castell and that they work well on almost any substrate. 

Make sure to join us for the whole week for lots of inspiration using Helmar and Faber-Castell products.   I can’t wait to see what the other girls have in store for us.