30 Fungi for 30 days. (Painting for my Junk Journal)
I am painting mushrooms (fungi) every day of April. A quick recap of the process is on TIKTOK at https://www.tiktok.com/@riana_jacobs_creative?_t=8lXeF5wPGmu&_r=1
As a journaler who loves everything creative, watercolour is my latest adventure. I paint and create exclusively to use in my journalling, digital stickers, and loads of other fun projects. I am having fun and in the process, I am learning every day and I hope you enjoy the adventure with me.
Come back every day to get the project of the day.
Please post your results on my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/rianajacobscreative. You can watch any time-lapse movie of the paint and junk journal process on my TIKTOK account, LINK: https://www.tiktok.com/@riana_jacobs_creative?_t=8lernSXKPjO&_r=1
“To practice any art, no matter how well or how badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. So do it.” – Kurt Vonnegut.
Day 1: The first mushroom is this cute little upside-down fella. The rendering of my shadows was much too dark and I did not quite get the feel of the folding sides.
PRODUCT LIST: Pro Art Aqua Watercolour pad, Mungyo Watercolour paint, Posca white, Uniball Signo White
Day 2: Today I did a whole family of mushrooms in psychedelic colours to brighten up the day. I love the wild and free feeling of the image. When I got to my Junk Journal, I added roots and water. With the quote “There is no beauty without some strangeness”.
PRODUCT LIST: Pro Art Aqua Watercolour pad, Mungyo Watercolour paint, Posca white, Uniball Signo White
Day 3: Today I am back with the single beauty. This mushroom seemed light and airy and I added the background to give him all the attention I could. I like the way he turned out. When I got to my Junk Journal I added two friends and a town. I was watching “James Burke Creative” and he inspires creativity.
PRODUCT LIST: Pro Art Aqua Watercolour pad, Mungyo Watercolour paint.
Day 4: This is my favourite mushroom to paint. It ended up much better than I thought and I love it from the top of the little redhead to the bottom of the grassy feet. In my journal, I kept it plain to not loose the beauty of this city.
PRODUCT LIST: Pro Art Aqua Watercolour pad, Mungyo Watercolour paint, Goya Masking Marker.
Day 5: I did not go into the shop. At home, I had my A5 art journal, blue acrylic ink and two watercolour brushes. Again the face of the mushroom is inspired by @jamesburkcreative and the rest of the images and painting are just me, playing with the ink and water and not fighting it too much when it flows. No special journal page, because we were already playing in my sketchbook.
PRODUCT LIST: A5 Sketchbook, Isomars Acrylicink blue, Micron 03 black and Uniball Signo broad gold.
Day 6: At-home day again. I went with another blue acrylic ink and water image. This time I tried getting a night scene for my little mushroom. I added some elements with the cold marker and white Posca pen. Inspiration from Pinterest and the word JOY just because it is the weekend and the weather is all rainy and cool.
PRODUCT LIST: A5 Sketchbook, Isomars Acrylicink blue, Uniball Signo broad gold and Posca White.
Day 7: Last weekend day before the new week. I am still working in my A5 sketchbook. I started with blobs and added detail as the layers dried. Completed my mushrooms in the night with the white Posca Pen and a white fine liner.
PRODUCT LIST: A5 Sketchbook, Isomars Acrylicink blue, Uniball Signo broad gold, Posca white, Uniball Signo White
Day 8: Back in the studio and I jumped in with this full-page image. I enjoyed the grouping of the mushrooms and tried to stay as close as possible to the original colour. Overall I enjoyed the session. When I saw the image I was a bit worried that I would not be able to paint it to my liking. Sometimes it is the moments that take you out of your comfort zone that turn out the most rewarding. The journal page is a bit busy and I enjoyed every moment. “You are enough as you are”.
PRODUCT LIST: Pro Art Aqua Watercolour pad, Mungyo Watercolour paint.
Day 9: This morning it was the turn of these little beauties. My favourite colour is blue and I love the shape of their heads.
PRODUCT LIST: Pro Art Aqua Watercolour pad, Mungyo Watercolour paint, Posca white, Uniball Signo White
Day 10: I was in a playful mood this morning, These mushrooms handled some serious Artistic Interpretation from me and I went totally off the original colour. I do not gravitate towards the vibrant pink and purple, but I love this painting.
PRODUCT LIST: Pro Art Aqua Watercolour pad, Mungyo Watercolour paint, Posca white, Uniball Signo White
DAY 11: Today I painted this group of mushrooms in orange and red. Because these paintings are meant to be used in journaling and scrapbooking I don’t need to be too precise with painting. I can play and experiment with every image. Art for me is about having fun and cleansing your soul.
PRODUCT LIST: Pro Art Aqua Watercolour pad, Mungyo Watercolour paint, Uniball Signo White.
DAY 12: Today was a busy day at the shop and I did not have a lot of time to paint. But I still wanted to do something creative. The result is this colourful group of mushrooms. I enjoyed the mark-making and the freedom of not working off a reference just letting my mind rest and my imagination take charge.
PRODUCT LIST: Pro Art Aqua Watercolour pad, Mungyo Watercolour paint, Uniball Signo White and Posca white.
DAY 13 AND 14: These days were spent relaxing at home, reading. No pressure when doing art for fun.
DAY 15: Monday the 15th. I pulled a group of mushrooms today in white and light grey. But I needed some colour in my day so I decided to go with a rainbow group. The image was very busy so I made the Junk Journal page a bit plain to put attention on the mushroom painting.
PRODUCT LIST: Pro Art Aqua Watercolour pad, Mungyo Watercolour paint, Uniball Signo White and Posca white.
DAY 16: Tuesday 16th April. Today’s mushroom is a study in black, white and red. The original image is only in black and off-white, but I needed some colour in my day. I enjoyed planning the junk journal page in these colours that I don’t often use. It is always a good idea to play outside of your comfort zone. It’s the only way to grow and find new ways of doing things that then become a favourite.
PRODUCT LIST: Pro Art Aqua Watercolour pad, Mungyo Watercolour paint, Uniball Signo White and Posca white.
DAY 17: Today was a short session at The Inky Notebook before going home early. I chose to stay with the reference image colours today. It is calming autumn colours. I enjoyed doing the junk journal page and leaned into the Autumn feeling.
PRODUCT LIST: Pro Art Aqua Watercolour pad, Mungyo Watercolour paint
DAY 18: THURSDAY – This little Inky Fungi is today’s adventure. I started this little guy with just the original black and white, but in the end, I decided to add blue to incorporate it better into the Junk Journal page. You can watch any time-lapse movie of the paint and junk journal process on my TIKTOK account, LINK: https://www.tiktok.com/@riana_jacobs_creative?_t=8lernSXKPjO&_r=1 and a full paint process video will be up on my YouTube account by the end of April link: www.youtube.com/@rianajacobscreative
PRODUCT LIST: Pro Art Aqua Watercolour pad, Mungyo Watercolour paint, Uniball Signo White and Posca white.
DAY 19 – FRIDAY – This morning I am painting these floating fungi. The original colour is light brown and beige but I am not a botanist so I don’t always try to get the perfect colour, as long as I enjoy the process and spend time relaxing and painting. Having fun is the object when painting anything. Permitting myself to make mistakes, try new things, get out of my comfort zone and create. You can watch any time-lapse movie of the paint and junk journal process on my TIKTOK account, LINK: https://www.tiktok.com/@riana_jacobs_creative?_t=8lernSXKPjO&_r=1 and a full paint process video will be up on my YouTube account by the end of April link: www.youtube.com/@rianajacobscreative
PRODUCT LIST: Pro Art Aqua Watercolour pad, Mungyo Watercolour paint, Uniball Signo White and Posca white.
DAY 20: SATURDAY: It is the weekend and we are painting loosy goosy. My inspiration photo is from Pinterest. I did change the colours for the snail because I love the pop of colour and snails should be painted happy.
You can watch any time-lapse movie of the paint and junk journal process on my TIKTOK account, LINK: https://www.tiktok.com/@riana_jacobs_creative?_t=8lernSXKPjO&_r=1 and a full paint process video will be up on my YouTube account by the end of April link: www.youtube.com/@rianajacobscreative
PRODUCT LIST: Pro Art Aqua Watercolour pad, Mungyo Watercolour paint, Uniball Signo White and Posca white.
DAY 21; SUNDAY – Today I attempted to paint the light baubles in the background and I am happy with the result. I will however be watching a few YouTube videos and practising the effect so next time I want to use it, I’ll be ready. I am amazed at how many different types of mushrooms/fungi I found this month.
You can watch any time-lapse movie of the paint and junk journal process on my TIKTOK account, LINK: https://www.tiktok.com/@riana_jacobs_creative?_t=8lernSXKPjO&_r=1 and a full paint process video will be up on my YouTube account by the end of April link: www.youtube.com/@rianajacobscreative
PRODUCT LIST: Pro Art Aqua Watercolour pad, Mungyo Watercolour paint, Uniball Signo White.
DAY 22: MONDAY: Today I chose this little family of mushrooms in green/yellow colours. Every day is not a ridiculously fun, colourful and perfect day. Some day’s creativity eludes you and you still need to push through and do something. These little green guys are my pushing painting. During the process, my enthusiasm came back, and I started on the journal page right after the painting was done.
You can watch any time-lapse movie of the paint and junk journal process on my TIKTOK account, LINK: https://www.tiktok.com/@riana_jacobs_creative?_t=8lernSXKPjO&_r=1 and a full paint process video will be up on my YouTube account by the end of April link: www.youtube.com/@rianajacobscreative
PRODUCT LIST: Pro Art Aqua Watercolour pad, Mungyo Watercolour paint, Uniball Signo White and Posca white.
DAY 23: TUESDAY: Today is a rainy, cloudy day in Dana Bay. It was no hardship to spend my morning painting and journalling. I started out thinking of keeping my colours in the orange/yellow range, later I did add the dark burgundy. I love how the colours gelled together and I enjoyed painting it. I did use a lot of water and pigment on each section and then just dried it. This gave the paint the freedom to do what it wanted.
You can watch any time-lapse movie of the paint and junk journal process on my TIKTOK account, LINK: https://www.tiktok.com/@riana_jacobs_creative?_t=8lernSXKPjO&_r=1 and a full paint process video will be up on my YouTube account by the end of April link: www.youtube.com/@rianajacobscreative
PRODUCT LIST: Pro Art Aqua Watercolour pad, Mungyo Watercolour paint, Uniball Signo White.
24 APRIL: WEDNESDAY: I found these two ceramic mushrooms on Pinterest and had to try and paint them. They started happy in blue but when I finished they were more moody blue than happy. The little one looks at me with judgement in his two little dot eyes. Luckily they just had to wait a moment before I gave them a special place in my Art/Junk Journal.
You can watch any time-lapse movie of the paint and junk journal process on my TIKTOK account, LINK: https://www.tiktok.com/@riana_jacobs_creative?_t=8lernSXKPjO&_r=1 and a full paint process video will be up on my YouTube account by the end of April link: www.youtube.com/@rianajacobscreative
PRODUCT LIST: Pro Art Aqua Watercolour pad, Mungyo Watercolour paint, Uniball Signo White.
25 APRIL :THURSDAY : Today I painted this cup and saucer mushrooms. I love how the colours came together and even the journal page was a win for me
You can watch any time-lapse movie of the paint and junk journal process on my TIKTOK account, LINK: https://www.tiktok.com/@riana_jacobs_creative?_t=8lernSXKPjO&_r=1 and a full paint process video will be up on my YouTube account by the end of April link: www.youtube.com/@rianajacobscreative
PRODUCT LIST: Pro Art Aqua Watercolour pad, Mungyo Watercolour paint, Uniball Signo White.
26 APRIL : FRIDAY : This whole family came in for their portraits???????? It went fine and then it went bad and then I stopped. Many of my paintings end op cut up and used as pieces in other projects. This one still got a space in my junk journal.
You can watch any time-lapse movie of the paint and junk journal process on my TIKTOK account, LINK: https://www.tiktok.com/@riana_jacobs_creative?_t=8lernSXKPjO&_r=1 and a full paint process video will be up on my YouTube account by the end of April link: www.youtube.com/@rianajacobscreative
PRODUCT LIST: Pro Art Aqua Watercolour pad, Mungyo Watercolour paint, Uniball Signo White.
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