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Post by scrapperal on Mar 20, 2016 6:35:42 GMT
I've been playing with watercolor and I think you just have to experiment. I've made some backgrounds that I absolutely love and some that just got tossed. Maybe try watercoloring with Tim Holtz inks? They might be more forgiving (blend better) than real water colors. Someone let me play with their Kuratake Gansai watercolors and all the backgrounds I made with them were so much prettier than my cheapie watercolors. Good luck!
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Post by elegantsufficiency on Mar 20, 2016 14:23:52 GMT
mom , you worked it out for yourself! Yes, water the paper first to get those uneven edges (harder than you'd imagine - I think there's a hidden neat freak in us all who paints in straight lines!) Then, just drop each of the six - or however many you want - colours into the areas where you'd like them and allow them to flow over the wet paper. The more you "help" them flow, the more painterly it'll turn out. The example you show looks pretty unmessedaboutwith. You'll get better results with "proper" watercolour paper which doesn't bend and buckle when it's wet, plus such strong paper will withstand being placed under the tap (faucet) if you don't like the results! Google wet on wet watercolours or ink if you want to know more - there's lots of tutorials out there (of course there is <g>) Have fun!!
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Post by aggiebonfire00 on Mar 20, 2016 15:48:29 GMT
OMG! We really need to get together and make stuff! I just sent Christy all the dates that I was able to come to Fort Worth. Waiting to hear back when her brother's house is empty for us to crash!
I don't really know how to tell you how to do that background. I would just load up my brush with the water, mix with my color and then squiggle all over the card. Where I wanted it to be more diluted, then I'd add more water on the card.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Mar 21, 2016 0:47:25 GMT
Go find Kristina Werner videos. She has quite a few where she does watercolor backgrounds like that.
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Post by GiantsFan on Mar 21, 2016 3:49:40 GMT
mom - I'm no expert, but when I do similar cards I use a watercolor paper (usually TH) and wet the area of the paper you want to watercolor. This card looks like the center-ish is wet, but not so much towards the edges. That's why the edges of watercolor are crisp, not muted. KWIM?. Then add your colors (I use distress inks with water) until you get the effect you like. The color will flow to the edge of where you wet. BTW - I have that same card pinned.
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Post by elegantsufficiency on Mar 21, 2016 8:36:28 GMT
The other thing is, once you create something you like, scan/photograph it so you can reproduce it over and again ;-)
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Post by ScrapsontheRocks on Mar 21, 2016 9:21:37 GMT
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Post by mom on Mar 21, 2016 15:57:48 GMT
ok seriously you guys are awesome! Thank you so much!
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Post by anniefb on Mar 23, 2016 1:02:20 GMT
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Post by gale w on Mar 23, 2016 19:22:19 GMT
I saw a post from Yana Smakula where she rubbed distress inks onto plastic, misted them with water, and smooshed the paper down on them, and got a similar result.
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Post by woodysbetty on Mar 29, 2016 12:56:48 GMT
You can also paint the watercolor on a stamp...think of a circle or oval and stamp it down on wet paper.....it helps you control color placement while you learn....
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