Creating Depth with Watercolor Layers and Setting Boundaries
We’re getting the watercolors back out as the promised follow-up to last week’s video.
Enjoy it here if you missed it.
I started this technique super simple, but it turned out to be not so super simple. But I learned about the basic rules to make it work. And it got me thinking about boundaries and how important establishing healthy ones is to our lives.
Grab your watercolors, some water, a soft brush, a pencil, and a small simply-shaped object to trace. A hairdryer or heat tool would be very useful, but totally optional.
Welcome to BETTER WITH ART! I’m Melinda and I’m here to encourage you to reclaim your creativity and practice creative self-care with weekly small-art prompts that can be done in the privacy of an art journal or on paper if you don’t have one.
If you’d like an art journal that’s ideal for my simple form of art journaling that uses various mediums, the paper is important. It needs to be a heavy weight and preferably hot-press because although I love the texture of cold-press it’s really hard on markers and pens. The one I use in all my videos and the art journaling groups at the library where I work is 140lb/300gsm. It stands up to all my dry, wet, and layered applications. Sold in a three-pack, it also remains the best regular-price value that I’ve found. Check it out here.
And here’s a link to my new favorite cheap watercolor set.
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