Stencil, Paint, Doodle by Judi Kauffman for The Queen’s Ink

I’m puttering in my Traveler’s Notebook again! This time I used dye inks and a sponge wedge to stencil an allover pattern, followed by some Finetec pearlescent and iridescent watercolors to slightly blur the pattern, followed by doodling with a Pigma Micron pen 05. (The sparkle and shine of the Finetec paints isn’t obvious in the photos, but it’s there and it looks beautiful in person.)

Choose a stencil with a repeat pattern. It doesn’t matter if it’s simple or complex. Move the stencil and use different colors to create two sections that align like a landscape with ground and sky.

Alternatively, choose a stencil with a random pattern! (That’s what I’m going to do next...) 

If you don’t want the stenciled pattern to blur, use permanent inks before painting with watercolors. (I like the blurred effect.)

Outline the pattern with a mix heavy and fine lines, dots and little dashes; color a few of the negative areas. I used one pen, varying my hand pressure to produce fine lines and reinforcing the thickest ones by working in the same area with more marks and strokes.

The heavy drawing paper pages in this particular insert/booklet are perforated and can be removed to send as a postcard, but I plan on leaving them intact.

YOUR TURN
*Stencil, paint and doodle in an art journal, on pieces of cardstock to use for cards or lightweight papers to tear and cut for collage.
*Add more paint AFTER the doodling is done! 
*Instead of white cardstock, start with black or other dark color, or stencil onto a gel print or purchased patterned paper.

SUPPLIES

• Traveler’s Notebook with drawing paper insert
• Pigma Micron pen 05 nib (black or color of choice) 
• Finetec watercolors
• Paintbrush
• Inks
• Sponge wedge