Color Wheel Art Journal Page

Hello crafters! Today I have a fun color wheel tutorial to share, made with Distress Paints in one of my art journals. 

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I worked in my Small Creative Journal, but you can also work on different surfaces, or make a large card. The color wheel was made with Tim Holtz new Wheel stencil och painted with Distress Paints. This was a fun project to work on! I added stamped words and sentiments, die cut arrows, background stamping and splattering.

Start by coating a double page spread with gesso. Let dry and then apply texture paste through the Wheel stencil. Let the paste dry before you do the other side. Don't worry if there is a small gap in the center. 

I used Distress Paint for the coloring, one color per wedge. Start with the outer rim and add more water to the mix to make continuously light shades as you come further into the wheel. 

Continue with the blue and green shades.

Stamp the title with Tim Holtz Worn Text and stamp sentiments, words, and birds here and there on the background.

I wanted just a little bit of texture and stamped Simon Says Stamp Stained Glass Background with Shadow Grey ink here and there around the circle.

After a day or two, I decided that I wanted a hint of color on the background too, and splattered with Distress Watercolor Pencils. Dip the pencil in water and flick a paint brush against it.

I added a border around the page with a black pen.

I used mainly the pure shades of paint, but in a few places, I mixed a little bit of one of the neighbouring colors into the paint.

I needed the word 'in' in the title and cut the letters from one of Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Sheets. The arrows are die cut with Tim Holtz Sizzix Vault World Travel set.

Splatters are always fun. 

This is a great exercise to see how many shades you can get from one color paint, by just varying the amount of water. 'Magical' comes from Simon Says Stamp Forest Scenery.

And the greens.

The blues. I hope this project inspired you to make your own color wheel. You can also use other coloring media. 

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! 

Anna-Karin

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