
Do you enjoy creating vintage art journaling pages?
I love, love, love creating vintage art journaling pages and even in my mixed media art, which makes this video lesson so flexible.
You an adapt this to almost anything. You will learn how to create a vintage art journaling page using collage, multiple transparent layers of paint, stenciling & vintage antiquing to make a colour rich, vintage styled background that feels like leather.
Background Type:
- back page from the magazine spread used in Book of Backgrounds #17
Palette: DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics
- Titanium White – DMFA39
- Titanium Buff – DMFA38
- Hansa Yellow Light – DMFA16
- Hansa Yellow Medium – DMFA50
- Yellow Oxide – DMFA47
- Cadmium Orange Hue – DMFA15
- Cadmium Red Hue – DMFA04
- Green Gold – DMFA14
- Raw Umber – DMFA37
Prep and Mediums
- DecoArt Media White Gesso – DMM18
- DecoArt Media Matte Medium – DMM20
Collage Material
- printed tissue or paper scraps
Stencils
- DecoArt Andy Skinner Mixed Media Stencils, Burning Rubber – Andy01
Brushes:
Royal Aqualon
- 3/4″ & 1″ Wash Glaze – R2700
- #8 Round – R2250
Royal Soft-Grip
- #8 Bristle Bright – SG1425
Royal Clear Choice
- 3/8″ short flat (orange handle) – 1112
General Supplies:
- Royal Brush Square Brush Basin – RD325
- Royal Essentials Palette Paper – RD358
- Royal Palette/Painting Knife – LG2
- Royal 1″ Foam Brush – RFOMW-4
- No-Stick Mat (Currently using the Unstick Arts & Crafts Sheet)
- Mister Bottle Filled with Water
- Paper Towels
- Baby or Kitchen Wipes
- Kitchen cloths (for dry rub application)
- Heat Gun
- Cosmetic Sponge
- Wax Paper
- Scissors
Manufacturers
- DecoArt – DecoArt.com
- Royal Brush – RoyalBrush.com
- Unstick – Unstick.ca
Are you a fan of Vintage Art?
Do you enjoy creating vintage styled art? please share in the comments below.
Love vintage! I so appreciate that you didn’t speed this up. It’s easy enough for anyone to fast forward through parts they don’t need to watch. This was fascinating to see the process and how you mix colours.
Thanks Gail, glad you enjoyed the video.