Hello Lovelies!!!
I have an Art Journal page for you today, and it would have to be one of my faves atm. I cant believe how perfectly this galaxy style page came together with my Colour Blast Colour Sprays.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8YH4SiTdBYiMKbkTAJ90d3X_dRS1QqeOn3RTjxBgcdxo9UtRJSYZMekW_9BYdw4FFfJ9X6K2R3ZfQo6Nq5LqtY3pxM-sEZnbBJ_byvHf1EcGpgHXpb8aYA7auUTBX95_nilcbwOtuJCt/s640/8.JPG)
So you may know, I'm an art journaler at heart. It's my favourite way to get creative. I tend to use my art journal as a mix of play, experimentation, therapy and just plain old colour. This page uses one of my favourite quotes- "I have loved the stars too fondly, to ever be fearful of the night", and for someone that has experienced grief and depression over the past few years, it means a lot to me.
I started with a technique I've been wanting to try out- Gesso Resist. Basically, the gesso on the page, in this case through a stencil, will resist the colour spray you apply over the top. It gives an amazing result I have to admit.
So I applied my Colour Blast Heavy Gesso in White through a star stencil I had on hand. Then I dried it really well- very important.
Then it was time to add my colour. So I grabbed the colours I felt with give me a nice starry sky/galaxy background. This was, without a doubt the easiest galaxy background I have ever made. I was able to use my Colour Blast Colour Sprays in Caribbean, Sapphire, Indigo (yummy-boss lady, please send more), and Road Base and the way they just blended together worked perfectly.
I had originaly only intended to do a single page in my journal, but I had over spray on the left hand side, so I just continued to add colour to it, and on a whim this page turned into a double. As I was adding the colour to my left hand side, it turned into the perfect place to add my quote.
I wanted my black to be bolder than the Road Base had turned out, so I grabbed some Colour Blast Gesso in Black and painted a journaling space over the Road Base Colour Spray.
Whats a starry page without some white splatters for tiny stars. The best way to get bold white stars, is to use some white gesso. I try not to water it down too much other wise I don't get the desired effect of that bold crisp white. Just enough water to make it splatter.
The to add my quote, I used a good old white paint pen. I went for a very messy style of writing. I was intending to add some more stencilling over my quote, and using it as just a background layer, but I ended up liking the page just as it was too much to change it lol.
And that's my page. I hope you go experiment with some of your mediums, and have some fun playing with colour.
Chrissi xxx
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