Watercolouring Tutorial
WATERCOLOURING
What I use:
* Blender Pen (possible brands - Dove, Marvy)
* Stampin' Up! Classic Ink Pads (or waterbased markers - Tombow, Marvy)
* Watercolour Paper
* Jet Black Stazon Ink
* Twinkling H2O's
* Fine Aqua Brush
1. With the classic ink pad closed, press the lid hard into the ink pad to transfer ink onto the lid. This will be your palette. Use a blender pen to pick up a small amount of ink and then watercolour as if you are using a marker. Scribble the blender pen on scrap paper to clean and remove the ink and change colour.
Alternatively: If you are using waterbased markers, scribble a marker on a tile, plate or non-porous surface. This will be your palette.
Tip: Start with your lightest colour first, allow each layer to dry fully and then work on building the colour rather than trying to watercolour the shade you want it straight up. This way you will have more control over the tonal variation of your image.
2. Watercolour a light wash over the entire image. Think about the lightest area you would like, and colour the whole image in that light shade.
3. Allow the first layer to dry then apply some thick colour where the sun would be casting a shadow. Without letting the ink dry, quickly wipe the blender clean and then in small circular motions, blend just the edge of the colour in with the lighter areas.
4. Continue over the whole image returning to areas when they are dry to apply more layers if you would like it darker again.
5. Decide on a secondary colour to really bring your image to life (I used brown). Colour lightly on the shadow/dark areas.
6. Continue over the whole image then add other colours.
7. Apply a small amount of Twinkling H2O's with an Aqua Brush on the dark areas to accentuate them further.
Tip: Try not to let too much water leak onto the paper. Lightly wet the entire area to spread the H2O's properly and to avoid having little water line marks left behind.
8. Apply your finishing touches to the rest of your image. I put some Kindy Glitz on Huggable Hank's wings and a bit of H2O's on his scales in blue to make them stand out.
