Well, let's see...what have I done since last Tuesday:
I was having trouble getting myself settled and focused. I knew I needed to get something down on an index card to get me going again, but was blocked creatively. So I made myself think of one word to get me going. That word turned out to be home. I was glad my dad was home from the hospital and I was glad I had the day off from work and didn't have to run to the hospital. It was a well needed day at home for me.
The one thing I haven't really tackled during this ICAD challenge is handwriting, so I decided to write the word Home in a creative font and then I decided to write a different word in a different font for the whole week. In order to keep myself from getting blocked I decided that every word would start with "H" and that every word would be a happy or positive word.
That got me focused and in fact on Sunday I wrote 5 of the words immediately. I do wish I had done the backgrounds first.since I was limited to using watercolors once the words were already written. I used watercolors for the backgrounds but decided to experiment with a couple of techniques, like sprinkling salt on the paper after doing a wash (hope) and spritzing with alcohol (hugs). I did get some effect but I think the effect would be better on watercolor paper. Index cards absorb too much water too quickly.
For today's card, Humor, I was able to do the background first, but I still stuck to watercolors. I brushed the watercolor onto a acrylic block first and then smushed it onto the card. I like that effect will try it with inks and acrylics, too.
One more "H" word and then I'll move on to a new subject. I think I'll work on drawing whimsical people and animals next week.
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