This is my very first mixed media artwork.
I did alot of mixed media in my brush creations, but this is the first time I used traditional media to paint and edit the composition digitally with IbisPaintX.
My Inspiration
I get inspired by everything—nature, colors, music... and yes, even trash. 🥰
It’s honestly a little overwhelming how many ideas I get just walking down the street.
I don’t always have the time to make everything, but I love this endless creativity.
It’s always nice to create—but it’s even better when I can use trash in my art. That way, I get to recycle, reuse, and make something beautiful out of what would’ve been waste. 😎
When Art Meets Tea - One last tea
This piece was inspired by @wotawota 's challenge "When Art Meets Tea"
What's the story behind this artwork?
A few days ago, I was helping declutter the house and found some old art supplies from my design school days. Around the same time, I had bought some new acrylic paints for my birthday. 🥳
I also came across some 'trash'—plastic bottle caps, textured packaging, and even a bit of greenery from my garden to create my artwork.
Here’s a list of the materials I used, to give you an idea
- Plain printer paper
- Cheap Acrylic Paints from the Dollar Store
- “Stencils” (a.k.a. trash) – textured packaging, plastic bottle caps, bubble wrap
- Greenery and leaves from my garden
My Creative Process
I used plain computer paper and cheap acrylic paints from the dollar store. With a big brush, I started painting freely and added some texture using my “trash” stencils to create variation in the artwork.
While the paint was still wet, I pressed some leaves into it to add abstract textures. Once everything dried, I scanned the pages using my printer to digitize them.
After that, I transferred the scans to my phone and used IbisPaintX to continue editing. I incorporated a photograph of a flower, applied a blend mode, adjusted the colors and doodled the teabag digitally, added some final touches, and used my own font, “Katzenpfoten” for the text.
And that's it. Easy, right? 