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Art Fun with Milliande
Easy Background techniques for Art Journals using Gesso, Watercolor Crayons, Watercolor Pencils , Simple Marble Effects and Poetry Tiles
Complimentary Download of Poetry Tiles Kit at http://www.milliande.com/creativity-street.html
Enjoy and post a Response if you like using the poetry tiles 
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I like your ideas, …
I like your ideas, if I may add. you can also use Gesso instead of white paint, some people I know think it is a cheap alternative to paint. and it does work well as a base like primer or paint.
I like the video and particulary the cat @ 1:48
Keep up the great videos they are inspiring me!
gesso is a …
.. it can however also be mixed with crayons etc for a chalky type paint effect 
gesso is a baselayer that just acts as a support for the paint on top … useful for making pages stronger to accept mixed media paints, also can seal porous pages so that paint wont sink in so fast .. all depends on what result is wanted
yes…gesso is a …
yes…gesso is a baselayer tha just acts as a support for the paint on top … it can however also be mixed with craynes etc for a chalky type paint effect
did u let the gesso …
did u let the gesso dry before painting over?
This is a great …
This is a great video, especially for me as I’m going to start my very first art journal for my GCSE..Just wanna ask, you seem to use alot of that gesso stuff, what is it for? and what does it do anyway?
The music you use …
The music you use for the background, it sounds like little tiny cheepy birds. Am I even close?
same here
same here
thank you for the …
thank you for the poetry tiles !! I must have missed them before:)
I love the marbling …
I love the marbling with the straw technique!
some I do some I …
some I do some I dont…the marbeling with the straw I did not as they blend into each other…depends what effect I would like …glad you like my work
♥ milliande
Are you letting the …
Are you letting the paper dry between each technique? I love your work btw.
Neat O! I like your …
Neat O! I like your creativity on these, and how you’ve presented them. Cool sleeves, by the way.
Thanks for the effort,
Jon (goneglobal35d’aughtcalm)
Great video, thank …
Great video, thank you for your clear directions. I am really excited to try this.
Thanks…Jeanette
I’ve actually been …
I’ve actually been meaning to start a journal… but the background has always stopped me (causing many papers in my bin!) so it’s great that you made a video for people like me… I’ll get past the first hurdle with your help, then hopefully the next jump I can make on my own. Thanks!
I was just …
I was just wondering what type of paper/journal you use? I tried looking on your site, but the link doesn’t work =(
The gesso idea is …
The gesso idea is very cool ..
when you add the …
when you add the watercolour is the gesso still wet? and what is gesso exactly? thanks for this, its great
Very nice tutorial/ …
Very nice tutorial/demo. Good ideas.
You are welcome, …
You are welcome, glad you got inspired
…Milliande
Thank you for …
Thank you for posting this video!
I’ve been trying to figure out
how to do different interesting backgrounds.
I must try some of these. :]
nice
nice
Glad you like it .. …
Glad you like it … staws —ehmm-ehh–cutlery drawer ?? giggle
…Milliande
Fantabalous! Love …
Fantabalous! Love the Art Tiles journal page – must try that! Now where did I put my straws??
Glad you got …
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Glad you got inspired
…Milliande
cool – that gave me …
cool – that gave me some great ideas!