The best part of a long weekend is when you wake up on Saturday and realize…IT”S SATURDAY!
It has been a lovely weekend, I have been productive art-wise. Cutting out circle skirts in some funky new fabric.
I started a ginormous paper cut and did these funny blobby ink drawings that turned into little mixed media portraits.
The ink blob drawings are really fun, require little time, and are a great thing to do when you get stuck creatively. They don’t require much at all…
1. Multiple pieces of heavy weight water-color paper (after you make one, you’ll want to make more)
2. Eye dropper
3. India ink
4. Paper towel or toilet paper
5. Water colors, colored pencils, collage stuff…anything you might want to use to add to the blob drawing after it’s dry.
Step 1: Get a piece of paper and load up your eye dropper with ink.
Step 2: Put the tip of the dropper on your paper and gently squeeze the bulb as you begin to draw what ever is in your imagination or from a reference.
*Work quickly and don’t try to capture everything…you should be drawing 1-2 minutes tops.
*I had to refill mine a couple of times because my dropper was a bit small…
Step 3: Lie the paper towel or toilet paper flat over your drawing. Watch the ink get soaked up (it looks a little scary but don’t worry) and quickly remove it. Admire your work 
Step 4: Go have an ice cream (it is a long weekend) and let your drawings dry.
My favorite
Step 5: Admire your work again and start adding the fun stuff.
I added torn paper, candy wrappers, water color, these rub off thingys….go for it! They are really fun. I can’t wait to do these with my students, my friends. They would make great cards or a quick handmade gift. They’re supposed to be quirky and goofy…not all art has to be beautiful, but it should be fun to make.
Here’s two of mine finished:
Bird
- Portrait of Everyday-ness
If you make some of these beautiful blobby drawings, send me a picture, I would love to see them.
Now back to my paper cut, which I’ll show you real soon.
Take care and thanks for reading!!
These are really cool and fun. Thanks for sharing your technique!
Thanks Holly! and double thanks for stopping by my blog! Have a good day.
I really like this. So direct and to the point! I will be trying this today in-between laundry loads. Thanks!
I think it is a great thing to do between laundry loads
I’d love to see them when you’re done. Thanks for stopping by my blog!
I will be sure to send you some pics.