FINISHING THE BIRTH FLOWERS

 LETTERING

There are several ways to add lettering to the project. Of course, you can carefully letter each word by hand. Some people chose to write names as the bottom part of the stems vertically; some chose to write horizontally across the bottom. Some chose to add a family name, some did not. It is all personal preference.

Method 1: masking off lettering and using Brush-O. (or other spattering method)

Brush-O is a fairly modern product that can be purchased on Amazon.com. About $28 for a 6-color set.

It is a fine crystal that ignites into brilliant colors when sprayed with water. There are several youtubes on painting with the product, and I have a blog explaining it in more detail. (A fun suggestion for someone who doesn't know what to get you for Christmas) You tap on a small amount of crystal color, then spray. Or wet the paper first and then tap on crystals. You will see that effect on the bottoms of some of the following paintings.

For lettering, first mask off the letters either with miskit or stickers you can buy at Dollar Tree. I used stencils to draw the 2nd line and miskit over that. COVER ANY THING YOU DON"T WANT to add Brusho to. Then apply a bit of brush-o and mist lightly with a spray bottle until you get the effect you want. 

Below you'll see where I have lined up stickers on the first row, miskit letters on the second row, and used miskit on a dip pen to free-hand letters.

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Below you can see where I have used brush-o over the tops of these letters. When they dried, I removed the stickers and miskit.

At the bottom of the page, I'd demonstrated two other options: spattering with a toothbrush and regular spattering; and shaving a watercolor pencil and spraying to create spattering effects. 

Method #2 for lettering: Just use your computer to choose a font for your letters. Type out the words you want, make them the size you wish, print out, and then trace them onto your project. This came from Kerry, who is great at finding solutions to problems.

STUDENT SHOWCASE

Cathy's 1st piece after Brush-O (hasn't inked letters yet)

Cathy's first piece without Brush-o

Cathy's 2nd piece

Mine, not finished, using stickers to make letters

Dorothy's: liked the simplicity without Brush-O.

Dolores: Used watercolor pencil shavings at bottom.

Dolores: gave it a background color instead 

Kerry's 1st: Notice the lettering: words were typed on the computer first, enlarged to desired size, and then traced onto the project.

Kerry's 2nd project

Barb (below) chose a vertical format, and no brush-o or other embellishments.

The adorable bees were originally a yellow drip that wouldn't lift off, so they

became bees, adding a whimsical touch.

Brush-O youtubes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfiGfffAtfs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVH8W2awxr0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wue--Cg6F58

Once you get on youtube, you'll find lots of projects and ideas!