Textured Geopapers Jill K. Berry

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1 Textured Geopapers Jill K. Berry I love beautiful papers, and I paint my own for use in my artwork. Here are some simple techniques that result in a geographic look, perfect for use in collaged maps, books and other mixed-media projects. M a t e r i a l s D r i p p i n g I n k S h e e t s black fine-tip permanent marker colored pencils dark ink eye dropper paper of your choice P l a s t i c W r a p R o c k s black paper green and blue pastels titanium buff acrylic paint white colored pencil wide paintbrush T i s s u e P a p e r L a n d s c a p e 300-pound watercolor paper black fine-tip permanent marker blue colored pencil fine-tip paintbrush iridescent watercolors matte medium painted tissue paper T e x t u r e d I n k T o p o g r a p h y black and brown ink black colored pencil blue watercolor paintbrush paper of your choice salt spray bottle with water texture tools S t e n c i l T o w n black paper geometric or grid stencil ( metallic ink pads PanPastels ( sponges spray fixative textural stencils B i r d s E y e R a n c h l a n d black sumi ink colored pencils damp sponge paintbrush printmaking paper salt toothbrush watercolors wooden dental pick

2 Dripping Ink Streets Hold a piece of paper at a slightly vertical angle and use an eye dropper to place a drop of dark ink onto the top edge of the paper. The ink will travel in a fairly straight line, so rotate the page while it is wet. Add more drops as you work and continue rotating the paper. This page began as the clean-up paper that caught the ink drops from Step. Rotate the paper while it is still wet to spread the ink across the surface. After the ink drops are dry, embellish the ink streets with a black fine-tip permanent marker and colored pencils.

3 Plastic Wrap Rocks Hold a piece of paper at a slightly vertical angle and use an eye dropper to place a drop of dark ink onto the top edge of the paper. The ink will travel in a fairly straight line, so rotate the page while it is wet. Add more drops as you work and continue rotating the paper. Paint three-fourths of a piece of black paper with acrylic paint in titanium buff, ending with a ragged edge. Place wrinkled plastic wrap over the wet paint, patting it down gently. Let it dry, then remove the plastic wrap.

4 Tissue Paper Landscape Create a geometric design by collaging strips of painted tissue paper onto 300pound watercolor paper, using natural colors interspersed with small amounts of bright colors. Adhere the tissue to the watercolor paper with matte medium. Draw waterways with a blue colored pencil. Paint houses and trees using iridescent watercolors, and outline them with a black fine-tip permanent pen.

5 Textured Ink Topography Splatter black and brown ink on a piece of paper. Give some areas a light spray of water. Sprinkle salt in some areas. The size of the salt crystals will determine the size of the sparkle effect. Dab some areas with texture tools. Leave some of the background paper showing. Using a black colored pencil, add outlines to accentuate the topographic features. Add rivers and lakes with blue watercolor.

6 Stencil Town Place a geometric or grid stencil on a piece of black paper and stamp through it using metallic ink and a sponge. Use other textural stencils to create water areas and parks. Apply color with PanPastels and a cosmetic sponge. Spray the paper with fixative.

7 Bird s Eye Ranchland Dampen a piece of printmaking paper with a sponge. Flick black sumi ink onto the paper with a toothbrush, making some areas more saturated than others. Drag a pencil through the wet areas, pulling the ink into gridlines and circles. Use a wooden dental pick to make rows of crops. Sprinkle salt onto the page to add texture. Remove the salt after the page is dry. Add layers of light watercolor washes to delineate fields, rivers and water areas. Allow the paper to show through in some areas. Add colored pencil to highlight details.