pamcook wrote:Gorgeous pages! I love the colors!
Shading...not so easy if you ask me - the concept seems like it should be easy but I think it's a skill that can be developed. I use Portfolio oil pastels because I can get my finger wet and blend the color until it looks the way I want it to look (I'm not always happy with the outcome). I think you're doing a great job with your shading though.
Thanks to all of you ladies for the nice comments.
Pam, I hear you when you say that shading is not easy. I think it is the hardest part of the pages. I am a photographer so you would think I know how shades and shading work, but I find it very difficult to get to grips with. I keep wondering if the shades are black or grey. And yes, it is definitely a skill. I will keep trying, I have only been doing artjournals since april of this year, so it is a full head on!
I love it though. I love the crazy and magical context of it, and the journaling that gets covered up on a lot of pages. I find it does work therapeutic to write and cover it up. But then I have always loved diaries under any form. So a visual diary is right up my alley!
