Claudia Rossi Studios

Check Out my New Site

2013-03-22T09:32:00.000-07:00

I am considering moving my blog to WordPress so I have set up a new page. Please go check it out

www.ClaudiaRossiStudios.com

Just a Quick Smash Book Page

2013-01-24T22:38:00.003-08:00

I wasn't feeling very creative when I sat down to work, but I knew I had to get something done to get going for the day. Sometimes I'll slap some paint on blank pages for backgrounds or something; anything to get a brush moving in my hand. This will sometimes spark something. Other times I'll throw together a smash book page; this is one of those.

It's not the greatest, most attractive page, but it got me moving around my work station and afterwards I was able to get in the groove and get some painting done. So although it's not beautiful, I'm sharing it because it's all part of my process. How do you get going when you just aren't "feeling it"?

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Art Journal Page Speed Process - Genuine

2013-01-18T19:26:00.001-08:00

Well, here it is! Finally uploaded. This seemed to be a page that I just kept messing up on lol. I ended up really happy with the results after I tore off the part I didn't like. Hope you like!

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New Video Coming Soon - Genuine

2013-01-17T21:56:00.001-08:00

Here's a look at my latest journal page. Video of this page process is uploading now. I promised to share my mistakes, and here one is already. That speech bubble on the right was something else entirely for a while. Because I tend to be a perfectionist in certain areas, I have found it difficult to learn to accept that everything I create will not be perfect. It's not always easy to give up on something I've been working on, but at some point you just have to let go...so I ripped it right off the page! I am so much happier with the way it looks now.

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"Scratch Paper" Journal Page Process - Happy Flowers

2013-01-16T08:09:00.001-08:00

Remember scratch paper? You know, that paper you used as a kid that was covered in black and when you scratched into it you revealed all these rainbow colors underneath. This video shows a technique using gesso that has that same feel. It's so simple: you just spread gesso all over your pre-painted background and then carve into it with a rubber chisel (or brush handle, etc.). Unlike the old scratch paper, if you mess up you just brush the gesso smooth again and start over (you can only do this a couple of times before the gesso starts to set up). If you really want it to feel like scratch paper, use black gesso. I think I want to do a page like that, with black gesso and some great bright colors painted over it...keep an eye out for that video.

Sneak Peak of New Video

2013-01-16T07:54:00.002-08:00

Here's a sneak peak of a new video that I am currently editing. I'm so excited about the way the colors turned out, so bright and vibrant. Video should be up tomorrow or Friday...check back soon.

Home is Where the Heart Is - Journal Page Process

2013-01-14T12:09:00.001-08:00

Hey y'all! This is my first journal page process video, which basically means a video of me creating a journal page with some tips and ideas along the way. Hope you like it!

Happy New Year!

2013-01-13T11:58:00.001-08:00

2013...it's hard to believe it's a new year already. I don't think I've been so excited for a new year before. I have plans for 2013, big plans, plans that I will put off no longer. Too long I have thought about starting a blog, and finally here I go. Too long I have wanted to share my joy for creating with others...no more waiting. What exactly was I waiting for? To be good enough? Well, I have come to accept that I may never be good enough in my own eyes. There will always be others who are better than me, and that's okay. That doesn't mean that I don't have anything valuable to share. I hope that through this blog, and my videos and tutorials, that someone might learn something new or try to create something they didn't think they could, that creative wings will be spread. I hope to learn a few things myself and I will share my mistakes as well as my successes because I believe we can learn from them as well. I welcome any who wish to join me on this journey...let's have some fun!