 We are here with another artsy trio video this month This is our mood board that we are going to work from and are inspired by if You want a copy of said mood board got to put my reading glasses on sorry if you want a copy of said mood board That is by Bay of Grubb Then you can join our Facebook group artsy trio Facebook group I'll put the link down in the video description along with the videos from Bea and my other co-teacher for this monthly mood board challenge Mike Deacon This mood board is really interesting and it really inspires me to paint there is Images I could or would you normally use for still life inspiration. There's texture inspiration and of course the color palette So of course as per usual, we've got our journal here where I do my art experiments in and We are going to do of course another one and Got a ways to go I need to fill this journal up But anyway, we're going to do the painting. I think this side on the white side rather than the colored side We're going to use the gray paper here To put our mood board on and to do our notes notes on it So first thing we should probably do is glue the mood board down So I'm just going to use a you who glue stick, which is a what I normally use Let's get this a glue down over here Slightly off-camera, but you get the idea Okay, so that now is glued down and I won't be tempted to misplace it Because that's a thing. Okay, so there's our page. We're going to work on I do have a particular idea in mind I went to my paints. These are my Matt acrylic paints from Dick Blick and I chose these colors based on the Mood board. These are what I was inspired to pull based on the mood board So we're going to use these on this page and I am going to tape off sort of a frame with some washi tape I have a love-hate relationship with painting this way because Sometimes the tape does not pull cleanly But if you all have tried this before you know that and Yeah, then we have things like that that happened. So we'll just stick that there But I have found better success with warming up the tape with the heat gun or a Hair dryer or something seems to work a little bit better. This washi tape might be a little too sticky But let's hope it doesn't ruin the paper and then it comes off well oops I'm not sure why I bought this tape to be honest with you other than I like the Texture of the writing and stuff on the tape, but the orange color is just Not me, but I've got it. So let's use it. Okay. So now Now we've got the edges taped off. So in theory when we finish our artwork, then that should leave a nice border or a frame In theory, I mean, you know Try to have it semi-straight. Is that straight? I Guess so. All right, so now I guess I should I need a color palette I did grab a variety of brushes that I used for these painting experience including one makeup brush and I guess I need a palette to put some paint on so hang on This is one of the things that uses a palette one of many unfortunately, I have a horde but anyway This is just a white ceramic soap dish from doll the dollar store works. Just great. So we're gonna put a little bit of each color And here I think oh Maybe not each color. So we're gonna put some of this color Which is white? We're gonna put some of this one which is green blue light and I'm gonna put some of this one which is blue medium And I've already got paint on my fingers and we haven't even gotten started yet, but you know, that's the way it goes, right? Okay So now I'm going to take Just a little bit. There we go. So I'm gonna take a really big brush. This is a really big. This is a folk art plaid one and a half inch flat brush I'm gonna get it damp in some water So it's not completely dry and I'm going to put all three colors on the brush But at least in theory and we're gonna start on the tape and go across to the other tape back and forth Hopefully we get a nice clean edge. I don't always manage that when I do this, but we'll see You're gonna just keep doing this until you have something that you like A variety of colors streaking across the page. I Seem to be using this technique a lot lately for different kinds of projects That's pretty good Okay, so now I'm gonna give that a dry dry or mostly dry and we are going to add Some of this yellow to our palette. This is what colors this yellow orange light if it'll come out of the bottle There we go. I think we'll wait on the green yet. I'm going to use them. I'm gonna try the makeup brush I'm gonna dip it in both the yellow and the white and we're gonna again start on the tape. I Have a baby wipe in my hand. I know you're all like wondering where is she going with us? You'll see You can get these style of makeup brushes on Amazon They're pretty cheap and they're fun to paint with and or ink with I'm gonna take a This is another folk art brush. They are my favorite brush brand. This is their scruffy brush. This is a half-inch Donna Dewberry for folk art who remembers her and grab a little bit of the White teeny tiny bit of the blue the lighter blue and I'm doing circular motions Take my baby wipe and blend some of that out I don't want to blend it all out because I kind of like some of the marks that the makeup brush made a little bit of the pink And the green Have the just the lids. I don't think you can see because I'm off-camera But I just have just the lids because I really don't need much paint for this live in a place where you get a really interesting colored sunsets and It just seems like there's just a giant rainbow in the sky You'll know exactly where I'm going with this. I don't know why that's what I thought of when I saw Bay is a mood board No idea That is immediately where my brain went to I live in the Pacific Northwest and we have some beautiful stormy Skies that go on quite a bit and they're just beautiful to see That would give you a hint about where I'm going with this Don't be afraid to like. Oh, I can't add more color. What if I mess it up? Just let it go. Just do it You can always add more layers of paint later So I also have these other two sort of stiff bristle bristled scruffy brushes I pulled Think we're gonna try the softer one of the two. I don't know This is the stibbler. I don't know the brand name because though the paint on the brush handles peeling off Because I'm really tough on my brushes just that way. I guess you didn't know that already So I'm just gonna keep layering my paints and making marks until I like What's going on and once you like it stop I'm gonna dry skinny round brush Going to grab the white paint and whatever else is on the brush and it's some of the pink or the green That's fine And I'm going to just use the white paint that's on my palette And I'm twisting the brush and I'm not touching it very strongly to the paper I'm using a pretty light touch. You can see that paint If you're paying attention, you can see the paint coming off my brush handle onto the page. I keep having to blow it away Okay, so we're gonna stop there. I am going to Dry this and while I'm drying it and the adhesive on the tape is heating up I will pull the tape off. I have some birds here that I Punched out of a punch or a dye that I have I have black ones and gray ones I'm kind of feeling the gray with its wings Outspread. Do I want to just put one? I think one big one and a couple of little ones And then I have a word here that I printed With my inkjet printer onto some fabric a long time ago And it is ironed to a piece of butcher paper And then I cut it out and if I'm gonna use it in a stitching project Then I take the butcher paper off, but I think I'm gonna just leave it because I'm gonna put it down the way it is glue stick This is dry. I think it's dry. Let's give it one more shot with a heat gun I'll push it into the glue Make sure they're good and stuck down Nice, I love that make some notes on the other side about what colors that we used and I'll be right back Okay, there you go. There you have it your art journal pages and your creative experiments inspired by our mood boards Don't have to be complicated. Have fun with it. Do what makes you happy and use what you have I love the way this one turned out. I think this might be one of my favorites. Anyway, that's it for today Please go watch the other videos Like share and subscribe if you have questions comments or concerns you can leave them down below You can also go put a post in the Facebook artsy trio group And you can tag one or more of us teachers in the post to make sure that we see it Support the free content how you can by checking out my video description my Social media my Etsy shop and all of that stuff is in my link tree list of links Which is down below along with my happy mail address I know the others have ways you can support their free content to please go check it out I also have a patreon for those that don't know and yeah Above all go out and have a great day. Do something nice for yourself because you deserve it and I'll see you later. Bye guys