A New Adventure and a daily project

 Today's frame is "doodle/design" so I am going to use the page I made for a cover for my new journal.  I decided (at Friend, Deb's urging) to join "Journal 52" http://journal52.com/  even though it is in its 8th week.  I will try to catch up. I am putting some of the steps it takes to make this sort of design here.  

The book I am writing has designs very much like this one. 

Preliminary drawing on old office paper.
Using George Bain's Celtic Design book and my little work book of Illuminated Letters

Set up to begin tracing onto watercolor paper

Tracing begins with a Pitt Pen XS

Final line drawing in waterproof ink (Pitt Pen)

Painting begins with gouche (pronounced: gwash) -- an opaque watercolor

Some painting completed

Outlining with a fine sharpie begins-- started on left area of design

The Finished Cover