Silhouette Figure Study Technique from-L. K. Ludwig's True Vision

Today's way-cool technique - Silhouette Figure Study is from:

True Vision
Authentic Art Journaling

By

L.K. Ludwig

**Featuring the artwork of over 25 leading artists**

As art journaling grows in popularity (even attracting a new breed of scrapbookers who call themselves "life artists"), there is a movement afoot toward creating more authentic, personal, what some people call "raw" journals. These journals are filled with not just attractive, well-composed pages, but pages that are filled with personal, meaningful content.

True Vision is focused on ways to bring authenticity and meaning into one’s art journaling. The book examines themes and topics common to all while offering activities and exercises to create rich meaningful content. Each chapter highlights familiar subject areas such as life events, spirituality, childhood, and even an artist’s favorite writings. Within each topic, readers are given guided activities and exercises for developing content, provided one or two artistic techniques, and are shown inspiring examples of work by a variety of talented art journal artists.

L.K. Ludwig works predominantly with mixed media artist books and photography with a strong inclination toward creating personal intimate works. Her artwork has been featured widely in books, magazines, and galleries and is held in private collections. She is also the author of Mixed-Media Nature Journals

This is from the Current Events Chapter:

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Here's how I did it:

I printed out a picture that had pretty clean lines as indicated in the directions. I then traced it onto vellum.

I cut the silhouette out and then traced it onto an Asian newspaper. I scored this newspaper at the ATC swap and making day with Lisa Engelbrecht. So this will add to the "journaling/memory" aspect of this page. I then cut out that silhouette.

I then went through my scrapbook paper stash and found this cool modern bold black, red and white paper.

I trimmed the paper to the size of my art journal and attached it with a couple of round paper clips. I rubberstamped another page element on the Asian newspaper combining a scissor stamp and a set of wing stamps. I inked the edges of the square to make it pop just a bit. I also only glued it to the page on each end because I'm thinking I can slide something behind it in the future.

This page will always remind me of the great party the original photo was taken but not in a literal way, more in an artistic way, isn't that the point? Pretty cool.

Comments

[Michi, Orange County, CA]

What a cool tutorial, Steph!!! I LOVE it!!!! THANKS so much for sharing!

[BrendaLea]

I have to agree with the above comment. That was kwel and what a great memory too for you!