NEW PaperArtsy Products: ZinskiArt {March 2022}

A note from Leandra:
Something a bit different from Elena this release with 3 larger size face stamps as the focal of each set that allow you to personalise and mix-match between the elements from one or more of the sets. We thought this would be fun for journal pages, but as you can see, Keren has come up with a number of variations with some of the older LPC sets too for cards and more. 

 

Keren will be along to share with you LIVE her ideas over in our facebook Group, PaperArtsy People shortly after this post publishes. I hope you can drop by for the live, or try to catch the replay.

 

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Hi everyone, Elena here

I've been wanting to submit designs like these for a long time, so when Leandra suggested it, I jumped at the chance. Drawing whimsical girls faces is what I enjoy drawing most and almost every page on every one of my art-journals has a girls face on it.

The fact these are larger images means we can only get so much on a plate, so I wanted them to be as versatile as possible. I designed them to be able to mix and match and use the larger elements for the top of the head as hair or head-dresses as well as for shoulders as part of an outfit. Each set has the ability to make different looking journal girls depending on how you use it...you can add other stamps or stencils too. Why does hair have to be hair? You can pile fruit or flowers on top, or abstract patterns, or houses as Keren did in her amazing samples.

All three sets have interchangeable elements making an abundance of combinations possible. The small elements can be used for earrings, necklaces, tattoos or simple mark making for backgrounds and patterns. The ideas and combinations above help show you the possibilities.

I love these designs because they can be fun and bold, demure and dreamy or quite edgy and quirky, the choice is yours. They're an opportunity to really splash colour and think outside the box. For me personally, I know these are sets I will never tire of and enjoy the challenge of finding something new each time.

Have fun. Love Elena

Price: RRP €21.92 +VAT   Size:5" x 6" (13 x16.5cm)
All stamps are individually trimmed onto cling foam with a laminated storage/index sheet.
  

ZinskiArt Set 71 (ZA71)

 

Hi, It's Keren here and I've really loved using these face themed stamps from Zinski Art. They are truly versatile and once I saw the open ended faces, I knew that they would pair wonderfully with some of Elena Zinksi's previous sets. So for all of these stamp sets, I've made a project with just the new set and then added in another stamp set for the second project. Each of the 3 faces is distinctively different and the accessories stamps can be used with the different characters.

The sentiment inspired me to go a little left-field and stick the character into an envelope; well why not?! Her fabulous headdress is a joy to colour so grab your pencils / pens or paint and enjoy some quiet down-time.

One of the things I loved at a basic level was choosing eye colour, whether to use freckles, which hat to wear or should you add a scarf? It's like having a grown up 'Girl's World head' (anyone remember those!!). You can have them 'au naturel' or add make-up or other distinguishing features you might want to add in.

The second project is a combination of the new ZA71 and ZA39. I can imagine some fun art journal pages talking about growth and home and feeling grounded.

These heads are really easy to do. I did do some masking to make one building appear more central but as the houses are such good sized images, there's no hassle cutting masks out. 

You can see some pretty seam binding ribbon threaded through from the back and also in the background is some ink through the PS297 stencil. The image is coloured using Copic markers but the images are large enough to make using Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics another easy option too.

ZinskiArt Set 72 (ZA72)

This stamp set is so elegant, with a little quirky thrown in for good measure. I began the projects with a gel printed background (using Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylics) adding some paint through the PS270 stencil and then using the 'bump technique' but with Grunge Paste. If that wasn't enough, adding some glitter to the Grunge Paste before it dried created a wonderfully sparkly backdrop for the diva to shine against.

These faces would look stunning in watercolour, but I used more alcohol markers to give precise colour and make blending easy (I'm still working on my paint blending!). Using translucent glitter over colour blended lips means you get a glittery blended effect.

The floral headdress is a stylish addition but I added in the cute funny bird- why wouldn't you want to have a bird nesting amidst your floral head gear?! 

Obviously not everyone likes to use alcohol markers for colouring, so I've tried to use different techniques for adding colour. This next project is using just the set again, but using stencils, Matte Glaze, Infusions and a little extra colour by way of alcohol markers. I let the colour from Infusions do all the leg work (or should that be face work!!)

After stamping the face using a permanent ink, I added Matte Glaze through the PS108 stencil and then added Are You Cerise & Violet Storms Infusions to the panel.

The Matte Glaze works as a perfect resist to any other colour, and I used some Grey and pink alcohol markers to add some contrast to the glazed areas. I love the soft ethereal look it brings to the piece and gives the character a softer depth than other ways of adding colour.

The last treatment for this particular set is easily the simplest. Not trying to match skin tone or blend, just allowing colour to speak. 

It's a piece of gel printed cardstock and stamped over the top. I've added little else except black and white splatters and some fibre and an eyelet.

The final stamp set uses another style again and a fun one! 

ZinskiArt Set 73 (ZA73)

Rather than worrying about colour of skin and blending, I went with a random set of colours on my gel plate and stamped over the top. After stamping I decided she would be asking questions in her head...the hat is an afterthought which is why it doesn't fit perfectly! (oops, maybe I should have planned first and not let the design evolve!!).

There are so many smaller elements to help add character to your...characters!! The glasses are just fabulous and adding a simple cardstock hinge to the hat meant it could be lifted up to reveal the questions underneath. I also thought she might approve of a little glamour so added lots of tiny stars. Her eyes were stamped separately, coloured and cut out so the face didn't just look one dimensional with just one colour.

The second idea I had was to incorporate an older Zinski set, ZA31. I decided to create a watery scene.

 

I love the sentiment, Elena is always so good at thinking of fun and punny phrases. Look closely at her cheek, you can see a fish swimming in there, behind the cut out strips!

What I hope has become obvious is the enormous scope for your imagination to run wild with these sets. Whether you love colouring, or prefer to use blocks of painted colour/gel prints these stamps are perfect for you. It's a style of stamps that will lend itself to art journalling, cards, scrapbooks and tags; a real all-rounder! I just know you'll have fun creating your own people your way!

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2022 Topic 05: Stamp Mash-up {by Renata Peley} with Zinski, Kay Carley and Hot Picks stamps

Hi everyone, it's Renata Peley with you today, and I'm here to share with you a new art journal page that I made, with a sneak peek of a stamp set from the upcoming release by Zinski Art. This coming week PaperArtsy has 4 releases for your pleasure, and these large ZinskiArt faces are the first of those tomorrow, Monday 28th March. 

In my opinion, the girl from the Zinski Art stamp set ZA72 is so feminine, flirty and a bit mysterious that just by looking at her, she inspired me to make a page in exactly that kind of style. For me, the mix of blue and purple colors gives such mysterious and a bit magical feeling, and my chosen stencil by Kay Carley and Hot Picks stamp give my project that feminine and floral feel.

As I said before, the color scheme for this project was decided in my head as soon as I looked at the girl in the Zinski Art stamp set, and I also knew that I will use the Fresco Finish Acrylic Paints by Paper Artsy, but what kind of background did I want? Well, what goes better with the mysterious and flirty feeling than the lose watercolor look, I thought, and with that I started working on my background.

                 

I put my chosen colors (Periwinkle, Forget Me Not and Smurf) on my craft mat and prepared a glass of water. For paints to mix in a way the watercolors do, I had to wet my paper, as well as dilute my acrylics with a lot of water. When blending colors, I always tend to start from brighter colors and slowly add darker shades until I achieve the desired result.  And, of course, when the base color was done, I had to add some splatters, because I just couldn’t resist. For that I used the same colors as for background plus some opaque white color (Snowflake).

Now that I laid down my colors, I wanted to do some stamping and for that I chose the HP1301 stamp set. Since, as mentioned earlier, I wanted a feminine feel, I decided to stamp the script and flowers from the stamp set. I placed the flowers a little bit more toward the edge of my paper to give it sort of a framing.

 

The next step for me was to introduce a stencil from Kay Carley. The stencil of my choice was PS061 as, in my opinion, it adds more to the floral feel of my page.

For a bit, I was debating on which stencil technique I should use, but at the end I decided to go with the heat embossing. As I've seen, some people dab the ink pad directly over the stencil, but I prefer to pick the watermark ink with the ink blending tool and dab it through the stencil that way. I think this option is better if you wish to keep your watermark ink pad clean, though mine isn’t as pristine as I would like it to be.

With the heat embossing done, I considered my background finished and the time came to work on my focal image. For that I chose the soon to be released stamp set ZA72.

This stamp is honestly really cool because it gives so much possibilities for varying the elements. I was playing around for a bit, as I will show you soon, but at the end I decided to give my girl some hair, so I freehand drew it with a pencil at first and when I was satisfied with the looks, I reinforced my drawing with an archival ink pen.

I mean there are just so many options. If you decide to draw her hair, you can go crazy with it. You can do long hair blown in the wind, crazy hairstyles, simple ones, realistic ones, or you can use the stamp set as it is and give her a gorgeous flowery hair.

To be honest, my original idea was the flowery hair and I loved it, but at the end I decided to go with the other one only because I felt that my background was busy enough and the flowery hair would just overwhelm it. Anyway, depending on your background, you can choose which way you want to go with the hair. And let’s not forget that there is one more hair style included in the stamp set as it is.

Like many of you, I like adding little quotes or sentiments to my art journal pages and I found the perfect one for this page included in the stamp set. I did the heat embossing once again on this project. On the picture below, you can see that I decided to heat emboss with white embossing powder on a black cardstock and for that it’s really important to prep the cardstock with some baby powder so you won't have the little white speckles all over your text strip.

For this project, I decided to go with a bit thicker black frame, so I just glued my page on a piece of a black cardstock. I have some other art journal pages like this floating around, and one day I might just bind them all together. And with enough of a black frame, I won’t have to pierce my project for the page binding.

I was thinking to remake this project at some point. My plan is to go with a bigger piece of paper for the background, so I will have enough space to go wild with the hair making. I feel that with stamps like this, there are just so many options for combining the elements. And this also applies for some other stamp sets by Zinski Art that will be released at the same time as this one. So, my advice to you is to go crazy, let your imagination go wild and most importantly have a lot of fun.

Renata

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