How to craft a bookmark with Gelatos

Step 1

Using coloured card or strong paper to cut out a bookmarker template. Gesso could be used as a grounding

Step 2

Cut out a book page and glue it on the template, possibly use Gesso again.

Step 3

Paint Gelatos into the upper and lower corner, it doesn’t have to be exact.

Step 4

Using coloured card or strong paper to cut out a bookmarker template. Gesso could be used as a grounding

Step 5

Repaint the corners with Gelatos in brown and red and blur it with a wet finger. By doing this the colour gets shown off to its best advantage. To put more emphasis on it, paint the edges of the bookmark and blur it with a finger

Step 6

Paint the stamp with the black Pitt Artist Pen big brush and stamp it on the dried bookmark.

Step 7

Apply Gelatos on a base and mix it with a bit of water. Take colour with a brush and splash it on the feathers, to create splashing effects. After drying, glue those on the bookmark.
Cutting out some matching words from magazines, newspapers or books and glue them on the bookmark. Colour in an absorbent ribbon with Gelatos. Fill a spray can with water and spray it on the ribbon, thus water and colour can mix and beautiful gradients are created. Pull the dried coloured ribbon through a hole in the bookmark. Tie a bow with a cord - et voilà