I’ve mentioned in the past that my focus with watercolor painting is wide open. For now, I have limited
my creativity to painting note cards.
Since Valentines is right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to pop in on a few friends next week with these cards. I might be a little old fashioned but receiving mail is simply the best.
Once again there was no plan, just a few minutes to sit and unwind and let the paint brush lead the way.
Adding Watercolor Paint Speckles
This painting time was positive, and I incorporated some speckle highlights to bring out the colors and remove the white space.Adding speckles is pretty simple, first wet the brush with paint and lightly bend the bristles using your fingers so the paint bounces on the paper.
I would recommend practicing this technique on scratch paper first.
My Favorite Valentine
This card ended up being speckle free because I was using a
new paper. A paper that I didn’t like until my husband pointed out, it might help bring out the details...
He was right again... Until next time, Happy Valentines Day.
Encouraging goodness,
Carole West