Friday, August 15, 2025

Day 4739: Step by Steps & Cat's eye view Japan.

"Invaded" Acrylic, digital .

        





  


Want music?



    Click: John Barry, Out of Africa

 


2GN2S

A quick step-by-step ...


Working in the incomplete journal page on right.

I started with a 4x4" square, and no plans.

 
I added piece 2 of torn junk mail, using glue-stick & a brayer.


 

Piece #3 is also torn junk mail, left-center.



Piece #4  is torn junk mail, upper-right.

(5th piece)

I tried a fifth black piece, which I kinda liked, but went with four. 
Do you have a preference?

 


 Revisit of a 2018 step-by-step


step 1: rough sketch with china marker on heavy parchment


I liked the quirky position.



step 2: china marker  
 
Darkening, shading and thinking about background.


step 3 china marker in red and black

A China marker is really fun to play with, kinda like an adult crayon? Originally used to mark prices on cans in grocery stores, before they had hand machines to do it.


step 4 china marker + gesso 

I covered the red background with white gesso, then scribbled in it while it was wet. A few highlights in gesso.


 



  
 
A 5 minute video, Cat's eye view Japan, here
 


  
 
Just because ...

Red-cheeked Cordonbleu

 

Friday's Smiles ... 



 




 










  
  

       

2 comments:

elenor said...

Jacki, I love your step-by-steps, as you know. You always make it look so easy. Thanks for it.
I have to save the Grandma Code. It's so true.
The right company can let you face every challenge. It's a gift to have it on our journey through life.
Have a nice weekend, Jacki!

jacki long said...

Thank you Elenor, wishing you a perfect weekend ahead. Take good care.