Moody Watercolour Background with Painted Coat Card

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Create a moody, atmospheric card with a hand-painted watercolour background using oxide ink. The lady stamp is coloured with vibrant reds and greens to create dimension and contrast against the foggy, distressed background.

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Step by step

1. Mix black soot oxide ink with water on your mat to create a foggy effect ▶ watch 10:15
2. Dip your white cardstock sporadically into the inky water mixture to create a pushed-back, misty look ▶ watch 10:30
3. Set the card aside to dry ▶ watch 10:45
4. Use a size eight brush to paint the lady's coat in crackling campfire red ▶ watch 11:00
5. Add shadow details to the coat for dimension ▶ watch 12:00
6. Paint all four coat sections, choosing your own colour palette ▶ watch 12:15
7. Dry the card completely with a heat tool ▶ watch 12:45

Tips from the show

• The card is just ordinary cardstock, but you can use watercolour paper if you want better light and shade effects
• You don't have to be perfect when painting the coats

More from this show

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