I’ve mentioned in the past that my future goals for
watercolor painting are wide open. For now, I recently limited
my creativity to painting watercolor 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 for me to sit and unwind and let the paint brush lead the way.
Adding Watercolor Paint Speckles
This painting time felt good, 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 watercolor paper. A paper that at first,
I didn’t really like until my husband pointed out I might be able to add details. He was spot on because this paper did offer a look that surprised me.
Until next time, Happy Valentines and maybe send a card to
one of your friends.
See The Good,
Carole