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Flag Making Workshop, IDEAS - THESE FLAGS WERE MADE WITH SHARPIES, INDIAN INK, ACRYLIC PAINT AND CRAYONS,

THESE FLAGS WERE BASED ON A PHOTO IN ABOOK ABOUT ANIMALS OF THE ARTIST LOUIS WAINS CAT ART THE OTHER FLAG WAS INSPIRED BY A PHOTO I HAD TAKEN OF A STAINED GLASS WINDOW, IN A CHURCH, I HAD TAKEN SOME TIME AGO
I USED SHARPIE PENS TO CREATE SOME OF THESE FLAGS, AND STENCILS FOR THE FLOWER SHAPES. SHARPIES OR ALCOHOL INK MARKERS ARE VERY GOOD TO DRAW WITH ONTO FABRIC. I AM NOT SURE HOW IT WASHES THOUGH!

CALICO FABRIC IS EXCELLANT TO DRAW OR PAINT ONTO - MAYBE COULD USE OLD COTTON SHEETS, OR A COLOURED COTTON TOO. JUST USE WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO HAND. UPCYCLE MATERIALS YOU HAVE AROUND YOUR HOME. CREATE A NEW AND COLOURFUL CREATIONS FROM WHATEVER MATERIALS YOU CAN FIND!

THIS FLAG WAS CREATED WITH INSPIRATION FROM A PHOTOGRAPH OF A STAINED GLASS WINDOW, I TOOK SOME TIME AGO. I USED ALCOHOL INK PENS, SHARPIES, PLUS CRAYONS AND POSCA PENS TO MAKE THIS FLAG AND ACRYLIC PAINT. GO WILD WITH YOUR IMAGINATION WITH THESE FLAGS!!

THIS FLAG WAS A DOODLED KIND OF FLAG MADE WITH INDIAN INK, APPLIED WITH A SMALLISH PAINT BRUSH. IT IS A SELF PORTRAIT OF ME AT THE START OF THE LOCK DOWN! MAKING THESE FLAGS IS A GOOD WAY TO PRACTICE YOUR ART STYLES, EXPERIMENT AND PLAY WITH MATERIALS!
HAVE FUN!!
 Could Use Indian Printing Blocks to make a Print for a Flag! 


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