ZEN

Colour, shape and precision.
Did you know that drawing is a great way of relaxing?
You will love this colourful and perfect piece from Anai.
 

Hello, it's  Anai here with another approach to hand-drawing and colouring.
I have to tell you - I haven't done it for few weeks and I actually really missed it. It takes time obviously. It takes patience. I'm not trying to be perfect but I am trying to be focused and careful.
It's a little bit crazy time right now in my life and my work - I'm really busy and don't have much time for myself. It can be stressful...
That's exactly why I decided to spend hours and hours on making this piece. I forced myself to sit and draw and then I realized that all the stress is gone. I have found my ZEN :) And then colouring was just fun and pleasure :)

My working process is changing a little bit (I'm still trying to find my perfect routine for my illustrations), but still I'm using the same products - Faber Castell markers for drawing and shadowing, Clear Gesso from Prima which protects the drawing, makes it easier for shadowing, but still allows me to preserve the texture of the paper, and then last but not least - Dylusions Ink Sprays, Lindy's Stamp Gang mists and Silks paints for colouring.

I'm not gonna lie:) It takes hours. Hours of sitting  and focusing on a little piece of paper. Drawing, adding details, adding colour with a crazy small brushes :) But that's exactly the point. For me - it's one of the best ways to relax and forget about the whole world.  

You don't have to do the whole piece at once. You can take your time and make the small steps. But it's definetly worth to try! And if you don't feel confident with drawing - there are many patterns to download from the net. Let yourself to feel like a child - colouring books for adults are a big trend right now :) 

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Strong enough

While creating for others magic is happening...
Blooming canvas for someone very special...

Today I have very personal inspiration for you.
I'm still experimenting with a freehand drawing (you still have a time to make a piece for our monthly challenge! here). My flowers are evolving and blooming everywhere :)
This time i wanted to make something very unique and special - a little canvas for my friend, who has a difficult time... I guess creative hobby is a great way to make gifts for our friends and family. In my opinion - there's something so very special and magical in creating art for other people. To make them happy, to make them emotional, to make them feel special and unique...

 
My canvas is 8x8 inches big. I draw my flowers with black indian ink, covered the whole piece with clear gesso and started coloring. I told you more about this technique in my last post (http://mixedmediaplace.blogspot.com/2015/04/spring-magnets.html).

I usually use all kinds of media for coloring. Stampers Big Brush pens for shadowing, shiny mists (like Glimmer Mists or Lindy's Stamp Gang mist) for all the petals, and Silks paints for accents and smaller surfaces.
I like to combine matt and shiny paints - that makes the flowers more interesting and "dimensional" :)

I especially love Dylusions Ink Sprays - they have amazing and so vibrant colors! And working on canvas actually made it even more interesting. My turquoise "path" was paint with Dylusions spray and after drying I wipe out some of the color with a baby wipe. this way you can see the texture of the canvas. Isn't it just beautiful?

My final step was splashing - as always :) I used Twinkling H2O paint in color "Hunter Gray" - it's a very dark grey - almost black, but with a shiny effect.

I hope you like my canvas.
And I really really hope that it will give a bit of sunshine and a lot of strength and hope to my friend :*

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