Hi there friends! I hope you are having a great week! I wanted to share with you one of my favorite watercolor techniques! Watercolor + straw = BEAUTIFUL watercolor art! Before I started Illustrated Faith I was a preschool teacher and one of our favorite ways to watercolors with the kiddos was with beautiful watercolor puddles and straws, the kids loved watching the watercolor blow across the page creating a beautiful, colorful background!! Are you ready to give it a try? Come on, if the kids can do it, you can too - right?!
One of the things I love using this technique with is clear stickers because you can use them as a mask and it creates this really fun effect! The new sticker books with big bold statements lettered by my friend Katy Fults! For those that say you "can't" hand-letter THIS the perfect answer!
1. Grab your supplies: bible, bible mat, clear stickers, illustrated faith watercolor and highlighter tape.
2. Place your clear sticker down on your margin (so many great choices! Which one will you choose!?) Make sure to push the edges down well or use a straight edge to push it down well on the page.
3. I used the highlight tape to mask off the verse I was working on ( for me: Jeremiah 17:7)
4. Decide which colors you want on your page. I like using analogous colors (colors next to each other on the color wheel) for this so you don't need to worry about the colors getting muddy as they run into each other.
5. Use a brush that will pick up a lot of water add color and start with one color, working around the image add a couple puddles. Quickly work to get your straw and blow it in the direction you want it to go. I like to work in a circle, turning my page to make sure I hit it from every direction.
6. Keep adding colors and repeating step four until you get the desired effect!
7. Sit back and say TA-DA!!!!!
I hope you enjoy this simple technique to create a HUGE impact on your beautiful pages!
Have the most fantastic day!
Looks so beautiful!! Watercolor painting is my favorite style, tho I still struggle a bit when I do it myself. This tip is really cool, can't wait to try it!
Posted by: Isadora Guidoni | February 21, 2018 at 07:56 AM
I love this technique! Can’t wait to give it a try! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Sheryl | March 01, 2018 at 06:55 PM