Watercolor For Cardmakers Intermediate Day 5 - Lesson 4

For this painting I've used Monte Marte 300gsm paper. I was quite surprised how well this turned out on the cheaper paper. I was able to lift colours with no problems like I've had on some other papers. This was my first attempt so wanted to try on something other than my expensive papers to start lol.

I have also used Windsor & Newton Cotman pans, with Plaid One Stroke and Semco brushes.
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Watercolor For Cardmakers Intermediate Day 3 - Negative Painting Take 2

I tried this technique again using Semco paper, the first layer of colour faded out a lot, very muted colours. I did a quick test on the back and they didn't fade quite as much but still were not very vibrant. I also used a finer brush this time for a little more detail!

I used Windsor & Newton Cotman Watercolours, Plaid One Stroke Brushes and Semco brushes with a Fiskars Creepy Crawly stamp (that's not a creepy crawly lol).
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Watercolor For Cardmakers Intermediate Day 2 - Wet on Dry Roses Take 2

I revisited this technique as I finally got a block of Saunders Waterford paper, not the same hot pressed as used in class. I am however a lot happier with how this one turned out :) Layer one.

Layer Two.

I used Royal Langnickel tubes, Plaid One Stroke Brushes and Saunders Waterford Cold pressed paper. I think this one is an improvement on my first few goes and the paper is playing a big part!
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Watercolor For Cardmakers Intermediate Day Six - Dipped Florals

So this is the last day of classes. . . But really that's ok. The classes were jam packed full of so much information and technique I couldn't keep up! Especially as it wasn't until the end of the week that I managed to snag some Arches Cold Pressed 300gsm paper and I am eagerly awaiting my Saunders Waterford block. I have done what I can with the papers I have but it's been a challenge. I haven't been able to keep papers wet for some techniques. As I keep saying plaid brushes haven't been the best for these techniques either and well I am noticing that in class if you dry a wash it shouldn't lft when you go over it... Well it does if your paint is student grade! lol Here is my practice sheet on Monte Marte 180gsm.

and these are a couple I did on Arches.

I used a combination of Royal and Langnickel tubes, Windsor & Newton Cotmans and Brushos.
Hopefully I can get a couple of cards done with my finished bases :)
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Watercolor For Cardmakers Intermediate Day Four - Lost and Found Details

This was a hard one, I made some mistakes and learnt some lessons along the way :) I mixed my own custom colour here using Windsor & Newton Cotman Intense Blue and Brushos in yellow and orange. I should have just mixed a dark mix and split in parts to make lighter washes but it didn't quite work out so I had to do a lot of fiddling but I got there in the end :) This one's on Arches 300gsm Cold Pressed paper.

I only had enough time for one technique from day 4 so far but I will come back to them. Day 5 and six are amazing techniques, again possibly only one from each lol...
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Watercolor For Cardmakers Intermediate Day Three - Lifting

Hi, I know, tonnes of posts all at once... Sorry lol. I am using my phone net to do most of this so hope I don't go over haha! Extra big bill... So again I don't have the right paper for this technique and am still using Plaid One Stroke brushes that honestly just don't cut it for these types of techniques. For the following lifting attempts I used Rangers watercolour paper and I'm not 100% sure which watercolours set lol. Attempt one.

Attempt two.

I really am seeing how paper and brushes play a big part in these techniques! Attempt three

Hopefully I'm improving! Still struggling with leaves but I think better brushes will help!
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Watercolor For Cardmakers Intermediate Preclass Color Charts

These are my colour charts for Watercolor for Cardmakers. I used Windsor & Newton  Cotman watercolours on a variety of papers.

I have used Ranger heavyweight, Aldi Baroque 150gsm, Monte Marte 300gsm, Monte Marge 150gsm, Prima Bloom Collection and Semco 230gsm watercolour papers.
Getting my paint on!
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Ps still have no net :( Working on it :)

Watercolour Daisy Thanks

Hi Everyone, this week at Eclectic Ellapu I chose watercolour for the theme because I am doing a class at Online Card Classes. I bought a bunch more last weekend because they had $5 off every class except for the new one coming up. If you haven't guess this is the class I am doing, Watercolour for card makers, lol.

I used Windsor & Newton Cotman Water watercolours in a 45 pan set that I have with Stampendous Daisy Thanks clear stamps that I have stamped in Stazon jet black as my archival has grown legs and run for the hills... For some reason my Stazon had dried out something fierce and I had to reink it twice to get it wo work . . . For my first attempt at this technique it didn't turn out too bad lol.
Thanks for stopping by,
Happy Scrappin'
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