Welcome back for more art! This is some of my better art from around 6 years ago.
The fascinating part about quilling and cutout art is that anyone with extra patience can make something very cool, regardless of your art skills.
If you’d like to read more the intro and the backstory, please check out Part 1.
Cutout Art
For these works I used a scalpel and cut various shapes in biggest poster papers. I started with a pre-planned sketches, making sure to leave enough strong areas for the paper to hold together.
When I was done with the cut outs I glued each cutout to a black poster paper for contrast. While gluing, instead of flattening the white paper, I tightened it making interesting waves and accentuating the organic feel.
I only used black and white at first, because combining them give an elegant atmosphere. The red ovals I added in the end, when I realized that the work looked too sterile in just black and white.
This art was inspired by Chris Natrop's cutout art. It is very different, but at the same time you can see how it influenced me, especially the flora motif.
This was all a part of my bigger project: "The Secret Garden" (unrelated to the book). The circle shapes were a simplified version of roses that I had also previously painted with acrylics on canvas.
Qulling
In qulling thin strips of paper are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs. When I first saw this art form, I fell in love with it. In fact it was so attractive that many others I knew tried it out as well with awesome results.
Another appealing side of quilling is that it's that it's tactile medium. You can run your fingers through it and feel the texture of the whole artwork. Quilling has evolved through the ages and many materials have been used other than paper.
I painted and cut my own paper, mostly because it gave the art a more personalized feeling and less perfectionistic, reflecting my character at the time.
While coloring the papers, I realized how colors can elicit strong feelings and atmospheres. Hence, I decided to work with cool and warm colors separately. Personally I prefer more cool ones especially blue colors, just as I prefer melancholic music. I find it very calming and inspiring at the same time.
Which do you prefer and why?
Some Experiments
Not every experiment will be successful, but the occasional breakthroughs are worth all of the effort.
My Journal Notes
My hand writing was (is) rather messy, but I did my best to make it legible. I usually planned my text in word and then wrote it by hand in the journal. Even so, now still I notice many mistakes, which is why it's very important to proofread your written work as often as possible.
Making the art journal was extremely fun and I wholeheartedly recommend for every artist to try it out. It helped me improve through concentration and how to express myself. There are many inspirations in our daily lives, but they are fleeting and easy to forget.
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