Watercoloured Kitten Card with Stencil Background

A project from our live show CATCH UP on the Friday Launch COLOUR CRAZY 17th Sept 21 · 09/17/2021 · watch it from 18:00

A charming A5 card featuring a large stamped kitten image coloured with watercolour paints, set against a delicate stencilled web-like background in blue. The design showcases how watercolours can bring depth and dimension to detailed stamp work.

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Step by step

1. Ink the kitten stamp with waterproof black ink pad, positioning it off-centre on white cardstock to leave room for stencil detail. ▶ watch 20:15
2. Position the stencil over the stamped kitten and hold it in place securely. ▶ watch 22:30
3. Pick up a shade of blue alcohol marker or watercolour with your blending brush and apply it around the stencil, creating a coloured background effect. ▶ watch 22:45
4. Move the stencil down slightly and continue adding blue colour to build the background detail around the kitten. ▶ watch 23:30
5. Squeeze a small amount of chestnut brown watercolour paint onto your palette lid. ▶ watch 24:45
6. Squeeze a small amount of toffee brown watercolour paint onto your palette lid alongside the chestnut. ▶ watch 25:00
7. Add water to the brown colour and apply it to the kitten's face and head with a wet brush, covering the stamped image. ▶ watch 26:15
8. Continue painting the kitten's body with the brown watercolour, leaving a lighter halo down the centre to suggest light. ▶ watch 27:00
9. Add darker brown to the ears and shadow areas where the stamp lines indicate depth. ▶ watch 27:45
10. Paint the kitten's eyes with the ink pad or watercolour, then add white gel pen highlights to make the eyes pop. ▶ watch 29:45

Tips from the show

• Use waterproof ink so your image does not bleed when you apply watercolour paint over it.
• Less is more with watercolour paint—use only a tiny amount and reactivate dried paint with water later.
• You do not have to be precious about the stencil overlapping the stamped image; it creates a natural, layered effect.

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