I
used to look at lovely lettering on projects and think I’ll never be able to do that. But
when you break it down it’s just thin upstrokes and thick downstrokes! With the
right pen you’re away, there will be no stopping you.
The effects you can get with colour, blending,
shadows and highlights give you a polished
professional look.
With a little bit of practice, you’ll be
surprised to find out how easy it
is. Don’t be afraid to use some
pressure with a brush tip, they are
designed to bend and come back.
This is how you get your thick
downstrokes and thin up stokes.
Also, thick pens are designed
for larger lettering so trying to
write small with a large pen only
results in disappointment, go
large with your letters! For great
blending use good quality paper,
some don’t blend as
well as others.Lettering for
Mixed Media
Learn how to create wonderfully blended, shadowed
and highlighted lettering for all your mixed media
projects! By Michelle WebbGo Shopping!
Tombow Brush Pens, Ecoline Brush Pens, PaperArtsy paint, Amsterdam Paint, Ranger
Distress Inks, Uniball White Signo pen all available at Art from the Heart, http://www.afth.co.uk,
01423 873739
Lavinia Stamps Flowers Miniature stamp available at Lavinia Stamps,
http://www.laviniastamps.com, 01824 710691
Bo Bunny Life’s a Beach stamp set available at Emerald Crafts, http://www.emeraldcrafts.co.uk
023 8028 3199
Trish Latimer Starfish stamp available as a digital download from
http://www.craftstamper.blogspot.com (Digital Images Oct 2017)Materials
Stamps Michelle used...
- Bo Bunny Press: Life’s a Beach
- Lavinia Stamps: Flower Miniature
- Trish Latimer for Craft Stamper:
Starfish
Other materials...
- DecoArt Media Acrylics: Burnt
Umber; Burnt Sienna; Titanium White - Royal Talens Amsterdam Acrylic
Paint: Greenish Blue; Titan Buff - PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Chalk
Acrylics: Mermaid; Beach Hut - Tombow: Fudenosuke Black fine/
hard brush pen; ABT Dual brush pen
603, 623, 723, N95. - Uni-ball Signo: White
- Faber Castell Pitt artist pen: Cold
Grey - Royal Talens Ecoline Brush Pen: 337
Magenta; 390 Pastel Rose; 361 Light
Rose - Ranger Distress ink: Wilted Violet;
Picked Raspberry - Pilot: 0.1 black drawing pen
- Daler Rowney: Mixed Media card
250gsm
Designer tip...
Blending – For best
blending results use a
smooth watercolour paper,
rough ones may damage
your brush tips.Meet the Designer,
Michelle Webb“By day I’m a geologist getting
muddy, by night I get dirty with ink
and paint. I teach regular mixed
media workshops when I can fit them
in. I love texture, layers, and colour.”Explore her work online:
http://www.thehobbyroomuk.blogspot.co.ukRegular: Masterclass