https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/card-making-part-1-watercolor-card-covers • Posted by Gordon T.
The first in a three-part series of making cute watercolor cards! They are so easy to make and are nice, pretty gifts for friends and family. My interest was sparked when I watched a couple of videos about it on YouTube; though, the way the tutorial was done was very time consuming and unaffordable for me because she used die-cuts and stamps and all that stuff. I'm not telling you "don't use it", but not all people own those materials. I wanted to show you how to make them easy and cheap. Inspiration for the project include: - KWerner Designs (card making) - Shayda Campbell (floral designs)
The first in a three-part series of making cute watercolor cards! They are so easy to make and are nice, pretty gifts for friends and family. My interest was sparked when I watched a couple of videos about it on YouTube; though, the way the tutorial was done was very time consuming and unaffordable for me because she used die-cuts and stamps and all that stuff. I'm not telling you "don't use it", but not all people own those materials. I wanted to show you how to make them easy and cheap. Inspiration for the project include: - KWerner Designs (card making) - Shayda Campbell (floral designs)
Using a flat brush, wet the surface of your paper with clean water. Materials: (left)Watercolor paints (middle) Paintbrushes (left) Watercolor paper
Put any color paint on your brush and brush horizontally from the top to the middle of the paper.
Clean your brush and apply another paint, brushing horizontally from the bottom up and blend the two color washes together, lightly brushing into the other color.
- Salt is a nice finish to any drawing because it makes a pretty snowflake pattern. Make sure the paint is still wet when you add the salt. - When a painting is almost dry or still wet, you can flick clean water onto the surface and it creates a larger pattern than the salt (Left to right) Salt only, water droplets only, salt and water droplets
- Fineliners are another addition to a dry painting. You can draw florals and foliage onto the paper. Another thing you can do is use the fineliners before you paint and then paint over them. I use Sakura Pigma Microns pens because they are waterproof. - (left)Pigma Micron florals on salt (Right)water droplets