Paint Over Collage...

Hey there friends! I just finished my Book of Mirrors spread for this week, and I'm excited to be able to share it with you!  We used the Paint Over Collage technique; and here's how mine turned out...

Someone quoted this lyric from Leonard Cohen yesterday, and it was just what I needed to hear.  In case you can't read it, here's what it says...

"The birds they sang

at the break of day

'Start Again,' I heard them say

Don't dwell on what has passed away

or what is yet to be...

Ring the bells that still can ring

forget your perfect offering

There is a crack in everything

that's how the light gets in."

~ Leonard Cohen

 

Paint Over Collage is a fun technique to use if you don't have the time to paint a whole portrait from scratch.  What you do is glue a photo from a magazine down in your journal (or in my case a portrait I found on pinterest); and then you paint over it.  You can change it however you want, but it gives you the basic facial structure to start with.  It's also a good technique to help you learn to shade faces.  I used pencil, neocolor II crayons and gesso to do the shading.  

Speaking of Book of Mirrors/Book of Days, Effy (the instructor), is having a sale right now, so it's a great time to check it out if you are interested!  Click here to find out more.

Thanks so much for visiting and for your comments!  I really appreciate you!