Posts Tagged ‘Gel Pens’
Parchment fan v.2
Parchment fan, dry embossed and finished with peral paints and metallic gel ink. Design courtesy of Janet Wilson.
This fan was made from clear (colorless) vellum, then painted with pearl paints and a metallic gel pen. I used an eyelet to hold the sections together, but maybe I should have used a cord instead to soften the look.
Anyhow, this was designed by Janet Wilson, another of my favorite parchment craft gurus. You’ll find details of the project in her book “The Art of Parchment Craft”.
Tags: Embossing, Gel Pens, Janet Wilson, Paper Crafts, Parchment Crafts, Pearl Paints, Vellum
Celtic bookplate
Celtic bookplate, gouache and gel ink on parchment
Here’s a copy of the bookplate I actually use. The original was done in gouache and gel ink on parchment paper at a much larger size (slightly smaller than an A4 sheet), and was scanned for printing at a reduced size. The first batch was output with a color laser on plain copy paper; succeeding batches were done on a color inkjet on sticker paper.
Note that the zoomorph — the graphical letter E — isn’t an original design. I downloaded it ages ago from some site I no longer remember, but if you do recognize where it’s from, please drop me a line so I can credit the website. Thanks!
Tags: Bookplates, Celtic, Crafts, Gel Pens, Gouache
