Simple, Impactful Transfer Art
July 2, 2013 Inspirational Art
For you viewing pleasure today, we have a simple drawing transferred onto polymer, antiqued and melded into a polymer frame in such a way as to impart a distinct and cohesive atmosphere in the space of this small pendant. The pendant is by a seller on Etsy that simply goes by the name Gabriel.
Like I was saying yesterday, I think when polymer is allowed to show its versatility alongside the engaging image of a transfer, it’s a winning combination. It may seem like the transfer in this piece is dominant, but not really. The simple pencil drawing would be rather static and unimpressive if it weren’t for the antiquing the polymer allows and the organic nature of the texture that surrounds it. Likewise, I don’t think this kind of frame would be anything to get excited about, except that it is enlivened by the lone tree image whose canvas disintegrates into the frame, creating a single cohesive impression.
The other cool thing here … this is Gabriel’s own drawing. Pencil will easily transfer off paper of almost any kind onto polymer. This is true for colored as well as graphite pencils. You can use the same technique used to transfer toner, so there’s no new skill to learn if you have that down. You can make your own unique sketches, doodles, or zentangles, or even use the drawings of your kids, grand-kids, friends, or those of a skilled artist you employ to sketch original work for you. All one needs is pencil and paper!
Lines in the Clay
July 24, 2012 Inspirational Art, Tips and Tricks
Stamps and texture plates and things that impress … we all have a collection of such things to texturize our clay. But how often do we stop and do the most natural thing in art, the thing that we all did as children and still do while sitting in a boring meeting or droning phone call–draw?!
The drawings in these simple earrings byCristina from Umbria, Italy may take you back to your younger years when drawing simple shapes and lines was amazing and enthralling. It still can be.
Drawing in polymer takes nothing more than a hard tipped drawing implement. I would guess pins are used here. Cristina then uses acrylic paint to fill in and contrast the lines. It give it a wonderful antiqued look.
You can also draw on clay with a ball stylus or knitting needles using a variety of sizes to add some change and interest in the resulting lines. Or you can use my favorite and a not so obvious, yet should be obvious tool … a pencil! I like using colored pencils, the soft leaded Prismacolors in particular, because they color behind. Pencils also give you a wide variety of line as you can sharpen them to a fine point or rub the tip down to a wide dull point on scrap paper or sand paper.
Have fun tapping your inner doodler!
For you viewing pleasure today, we have a simple drawing transferred onto polymer, antiqued and melded into a polymer frame in such a way as to impart a distinct and cohesive atmosphere in the space of this small pendant. The pendant is by a seller on Etsy that simply goes by the name Gabriel.
Like I was saying yesterday, I think when polymer is allowed to show its versatility alongside the engaging image of a transfer, it’s a winning combination. It may seem like the transfer in this piece is dominant, but not really. The simple pencil drawing would be rather static and unimpressive if it weren’t for the antiquing the polymer allows and the organic nature of the texture that surrounds it. Likewise, I don’t think this kind of frame would be anything to get excited about, except that it is enlivened by the lone tree image whose canvas disintegrates into the frame, creating a single cohesive impression.
The other cool thing here … this is Gabriel’s own drawing. Pencil will easily transfer off paper of almost any kind onto polymer. This is true for colored as well as graphite pencils. You can use the same technique used to transfer toner, so there’s no new skill to learn if you have that down. You can make your own unique sketches, doodles, or zentangles, or even use the drawings of your kids, grand-kids, friends, or those of a skilled artist you employ to sketch original work for you. All one needs is pencil and paper!
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Stamps and texture plates and things that impress … we all have a collection of such things to texturize our clay. But how often do we stop and do the most natural thing in art, the thing that we all did as children and still do while sitting in a boring meeting or droning phone call–draw?!
The drawings in these simple earrings byCristina from Umbria, Italy may take you back to your younger years when drawing simple shapes and lines was amazing and enthralling. It still can be.
Drawing in polymer takes nothing more than a hard tipped drawing implement. I would guess pins are used here. Cristina then uses acrylic paint to fill in and contrast the lines. It give it a wonderful antiqued look.
You can also draw on clay with a ball stylus or knitting needles using a variety of sizes to add some change and interest in the resulting lines. Or you can use my favorite and a not so obvious, yet should be obvious tool … a pencil! I like using colored pencils, the soft leaded Prismacolors in particular, because they color behind. Pencils also give you a wide variety of line as you can sharpen them to a fine point or rub the tip down to a wide dull point on scrap paper or sand paper.
Have fun tapping your inner doodler!
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