New necklaces are up in my store! Check out these wonderful necklaces made from clay! The clay has been fired to more than 1600 degrees, so it is durable and wearable. Perfect for woman, teens, or kids! These are just a few examples of what I have, but I have many more on my etsy store! Take a look! Link is at the bottom of the post!

 https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtByAndreaStocker

Colorful World Map Tutorial

Today I created a colorful world map and this is the tutorial. 

 I started with a map on google, and used an Exacto knife to cut out the map. 

I got my specific paint color ready and created a paint pallet. 

Next I cut a sponge into a small square big enough to dab paint with. 

I started to dab the sponge in my colors and gently press it on the stencil I had created careful not to let any paint go underneath the paper stencil. 

Once I had painted the entire thing, I removed the stencil carefully as to not drag it in the paint. 

The finished result is a clean world map. The most time consuming part of the whole project is cutting the template. The painting process from start to end took maybe 5 minutes. I made mine on extra thick posterboard so that it would hold up to the paint and would not fold easily if handled. 

visit my etsy store to find more of my work. 

www.etsy.com/shop/ArtByAndreaStocker

Free Art Friday

Free Art Friday 

For anyone in Atlanta, this is a really cool project artists in Atlanta have created. Artists around the Atlanta area will create small little pieces of free art. The artists then "drop" the art around the city, take a picture, and share on Instagram or twitter for people to find. This is a really awesome community of people who have come together through this free art. I attached a link to the free art page, but just by going to #FAFATL on instgram or twitter can show you much more than the website. Even if you aren't in the Atlanta area. there are these type of communities in other cities as well.  Check it out! #FAF(insert city initials)   

http://www.fafatl.com/

Here are some examples of the work and I encourage anyone interested to try and start a free art community in your town, or get in on one that has already been started!

Watercolor quote paintings

These painting are available for purchase in my etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtByAndreaStocker

I created these watercolor paintings with 140lb. watercolor paper, masking fluid, and a nice set of watercolors. Before you begin anything make sure your paper is clean and dry. Think about what you want to keep white in the image, and what you want colored.    Apply the masking fluid where you would like the white paper to show through. Wait about 5 minutes to make sure the masking fluid is completely dry. Now the paper is ready to watercolor. 

To make the more blurred design, wet the entire paper first and add splotches of color in desired areas. For the Blue image above, I splattered the blue paint at various stages of drying. Some were splattered while the paper was still wet, causing the dots to become blurred. I continues splattering until the page was dry. When the paper is dry, the dots become very defines and clean. This makes for an interesting design and aesthetic. 

Gifts for the Holidays!

Hey Everyone! Happy Sunday! Check out my Etsy store for some great necklaces just in time for the approaching holiday season!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtByAndreaStocker

Visit my Instacanv.as Store to purchase Prints of beautiful animals!

http://instacanv.as/andrea38

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