This tutorial shows you how to quickly create a background in your art journal using fruit! Vegetables can also be used.
Simply cut your fruit or vegetable of choice in half–I used an orange–apply paint to it with a sponge brush, then stamp away!
Here’s a short video showing the process.
(If you can’t see this video, you can watch it here on YouTube.)
Now, my spread is ready for journaling. If I feel areas are too dark for writing when I get to that point, I can apply a thin layer of white or a lighter color of paint to those areas. Or, simply use a white pen.
For tons more info on art journaling and making your own printing and stamping tools, check out my books The Art Journal Workshop and Print & Stamp Lab.
Love this idea!
well, as michelle ward would say, HOW COOL IS THAT!
love it, Traci! So many vegetables work really well too … green peppers are great shapes when sliced in half horizontally.
VERY cool idea!!
This is fabulous! Thanks for sharing.
I stamped this right after I cut the fruit. I used a paper towel to dry it off a bit and then added my paint (I used an acrylic glaze). The image didn’t turn out as definitive as yours, but it was still beautiful! It made a great background for my nieces 18th B-day card. Thank you!