Watercolour and Stamped Mixed Media Card

A project from our live show Brand Showcase in the HTCN studios - IMALA - broadcast Friday 25th Feb 22 · 02/25/2022 · watch it from 17:00

A vibrant card combining loose watercolour painting with stamped imagery and layered papers. The design features a blue and purple watercoloured background with a stamped figure painted over the top, creating a fresh and artistic mixed media piece.

You will need

100345 - HTCN - Miya Solid Watercolour Kit - 36 Colour Set - 250222ADSEE IT

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Step by step

1. Apply loose watercolour ink in blue tones over your background paper using a water pen or spray. ▶ watch 18:00
2. Dry off the watercolour using a heat tool. ▶ watch 18:15
3. Stamp a black image over the dried watercoloured background using Versa Fine ink. ▶ watch 18:30
4. Pick up watercolour from the palette using a damp brush and paint loose colour over the stamped image. ▶ watch 19:00
5. Add shading and depth by layering different watercolour tones, rotating your brush to remove excess water. ▶ watch 19:30
6. Attach embossed vellum to the back of your card using dry adhesive. ▶ watch 20:30
7. Glue your painted stamped image to the front of the card. ▶ watch 21:00
8. Add a fine liner outline around the edge of your card in a wibbly frame style for an artistic finish. ▶ watch 23:15

Tips from the show

• If your brush is too wet, rotate it on the side and drag it over the edge to remove excess water from the middle.
• Use dry adhesive for vellum that won't be seen; use specialised vellum glue if the adhesive will show through.
• Don't be scared when adding the fine liner frame—rotate and follow your card shape, then go over the layer again slightly offset for an arty feel.

More from this show

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