Monday, June 16, 2014

The Pen Is Mightier by Miae

Hello there!

As most of you know, this month we're using Pan Pastels on our UmWowStudio pages and projects. I really wasn't that familiar with how to use them prior to this page but I must say I'll definitely be using them more now! The colors are beautiful and they were so easily blendable! In fact, except for the black swirly marks, all the color that was added to this page is from Pan Pastels!


To alter these feathers from the Feather Trio collection I first covered them with book paper. Next I lightly gessoed the whole feather. After that I blended two Pan Pastel pinks for color and shading. Finally I stamped with a word stamp.


So I discovered an interesting property with Pan Pastels and clear gesso....the clear gesso (not white) seems to dry with a more gritty, toothy texture so the Pan Pastel adheres to it better. For my background I had used the Circle Confetti Mask and clear gesso all over the background. When I rubbed the Pan Pastels over the background, the pigment really 'stuck' to the gesso and you could see the mask pattern very nicely.


So I covered all the rest of the chippies (from the Soar Tags and Layered Circles) with both white and clear gesso before coloring them with Pan Pastels. Love the effect! 


And I mustn't forget to mention, I used the beautiful papers from 7Dots Studio Nature Walk collection along with the word stickers and Butterfly Kisses Flair. The neutral colors went so well with the hues provided by the pigment!

Supplies:

Pan Pastels
7Dots Studio Nature Walk 





7 comments:

  1. This is so amazing! Love the textures and color! Thanks for the tip on the clear gesso. Who would've thought there's that much difference?

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  2. This is just stunning, thank you for sharing all the tips. I will be using my pan pastels now to try the same.

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  3. This is such a BEAUTIFUL and AMAZING layout!!! I love the look the Pan Pastels give it . . . and to the chippies. I am going have to try the clear gesso. Thanks for sharing . . . and for the inspiration!!!

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