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Penwork Flowers |
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by Rockester |
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Here is a fun spring
technique for us! Don't you love this penwork
wreath? So country springtime and delicate?
You think it is complex? No it is not. If it
was complicated artwork, I would not have been able to
make it. I was just sort of playing around and came
up with this. I have no drawing or painting
background. And this great look was achieved with only 8
colors of Zig markers and a heart template or a simple
wavy ruler. You can do this too! I used
Writers which have a fine tip and a bullet tip. I
can't believe I did this in just 20 minutes. Below,
you can learn how! |
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Here we go! A fantastic look that your pals will oooohhh
and aaahhh over! Don't tell them it is so EASY! :) |
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Materials List: |
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-regular lead pencil
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-two shades of brown writer
markers (light and dark) |
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-two shades of green writer
markers (light and dark), |
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-two shades of purple
markers (one light and one dark) |
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-hot pink writer marker |
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-red writer marker |
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-orange writer marker |
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-white or off white
background paper |
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-scissors |
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-adhesive |
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-a large heart template or
scratch paper to cut into a template or a wavy ruler if
making a page side border instead of a heart wreath. |
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Step One -Guideline
Use the
regular pencil to lightly draw the large heart onto the
background white paper.
(Or if you
are making the page border, just use the wavy ruler and the
pencil to make a line about 2 inches in from the edge of the
paper.)
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Step
Two -Branches
Use the fine tip of the light
marker to draw broken swirling lines near (but not on top of)
the base guideline. These have a lazy sort of "S" shape to them.
You want them to look almost like braiding or grapevine. It does
NOT have to be too premeditated or perfect. In fact the more
random and loose the swirls are, the better. Just generally
follow the guidelines along.
Repeat the process with the
bullet tip and make another separate broken darker brown
line of twining branches on top of and around the first light
set. Again be loose and random. Generally follow the
shape of the heart. Take a look at mine. They are not
perfect. In a few minutes that will not show or matter!
:)
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Step Three -Light
Leaves
Pick up the
light green writer and open the bullet tip. Make little
dash marks here and there about every inch around the heart
randomly. These will be light green leaves.
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Step Four -Dark Leaves
Repeat the
little dash marks with the bullet tip of the dark green
marker. To the right is a close up. Sorry if it is a bit blurry.
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Step Five -Flowers
Now comes
the fun part! You can be a little imaginative in this step if
you like. Or you can just copy what I have here. They are both
made with just the Writer style marker. These flowers are
composed of simple shapes. You can do this! These are just very
basic "X"s, dots, zigzags, dashes, and spirals. But when
combined, they look like so much more. Take a look at
figure 8 for the step by step on how to make each of my two
basic flowers. |
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Flower one: dark purple spiral, 4
lavender dots at top, one lavender slash mark out the top of the
flower. |
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Flower two: Pink X, red zigzag at
the bottom, and three to six orange dots at the top. |
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Step Six- Spirals and
Dots
Sprinkle
some light green spirals and some dark green triple dots
here and there in any empty spaces that you think need a little
"something" especially where adding another flower would
be "too much" or not fit.
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Step Seven -finish off
the flowers
Add as many
flowers as you personally like. I think a 1 inch
spacing is good for most borders or wreaths. Here is a
photo of roughly what the straight border will look like.
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make the various strokes on the twig heart wreath or the
twig border: |
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See?
Isn't this a great look that really does add up to so much more than
it's parts? And it is a great money saver too! You can
probably use pens that you already have or buy a new color or two
for just a few dollars. I am taking a new look at my pens and
hope to use them for more than journaling from now on!
Remember....step by step and keep it loose! This kind of art
has a whimsical country appeal and is NOT formal or meant to stress
you out. If there are imperfections, great! That just
adds to the natural country charm. Nature is rarely
symmetrical so we don't have to be either!
Have fun with those pens today!
**Rockester** |