Resist Techniques with Selena Stevens

A technique I am going to show you today is “resist”.  It’s a fun and easy technique where a medium is placed on the paper and when a second medium is placed over the first it “resists” and doesn’t colour that area.

Here is a timelapse video of this resist process and I have included a bonus art journal page.

So, lets begin …

To start I gathered up all the items that I thought might create a resist effect as well some items I wasn’t sure about.  These included from left to right Colour Embossing Powder (Snow White), China Marker, Ball point pen, Heavy White Gesso, Washi tape, wax crayon and gelato.

I then sprayed and painted over these mediums to see the effect.  From top to bottom I used Colour Shimmer Spray (Leather), Colour Spray (Mocha), Colour Shimmer Dust (Midnight), Colour Artist Ink (Rust), Colour Shimmer Cube (Leather).

This is an art journal page that was a quick sketch to show the resist technique using the above mediums as well as Colour Artist Ink (Cranberry).

I hope you enjoy using this technique.

Until next time.

Selena

Snow Burn featuring a kaleidoscope background by Ree Peace

Hi all!!!

Ree here with a bright and colourful scrappy LO =)

Using a firm cardstock and washi tape I masked off in a pattern I was happy with...

Then flicking/sprinkling dry Colour Shimmer Dust in multi colours including Navy, Candy, Lush, Violet and Sunflower, I spread a kaleidoscope of coloured powder before....

Hitting it with water!!!

Magic really happens on the page!!

The dried result reminds me of the speckled fruit tingle =P

I used my heat gun to dry the page and heat the washi tape glue to avoid tearing the page.

With a fine liner I created 'messy' shapes over each coloured portion, this just seemed right to do! And I love it! Oh and can you see the shine?!?! 

With the addition of thickers, embellies, a flair, some stamping and some typewriter journaling on vellum the photo pops on top of layers of printed paper and tissue.

I really enjoyed this process and the results are fun! I hope it inspires you to have a try!

Stay safe, Ree x