This is a pencil doodle that I traced over with a clear Sakura glaze pen & coloured with markers. Then I just daubed water over the marker to get the look of watercolour paint.
The gesso cardstock has so many nifty properties that I can't write them all here (I've got a week's worth of tutorials on my blog) but here are the details of this technique for those of you who don't like visiting blogs:
3. Colour with markers (no tricks--just don't drag your hand through it like I did, lol) ;0)
4. If you make a mistake, you can use a q-tip or a clean damp brush to erase it.
5. Lift the colour off in areas. An aqua painter or damp brush works great to move or remove colour. You can just daub a little to make quick work of it, OR you can keep cleaning your brush off to lift more colour away.
I like how quickly plain markering looks on gesso cardstock like it's water-colour painting with no fussin' about with paint/reinkers and no mess.
Thanks so much for lookin'! :0)
Date: Thursday, July 10, 2008 GMT Views: 1900
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Stamps: form & function (under gesso) Define your Life (tab) Flowers are drawn by hand with pencil & sealed with clear Sakura glaze pen
Paper: glossy c.s. to make gesso cardstock on back, blue bayou, black,
Ink: Tab: Blue Bayou ink (embossed) For Flowers: markers (close to my heart: twilight & breeze; Stampin' Up!: mellow moss
Accessories: Gesso (to treat c.s.) pencil, sakura glaze pen (clear), dollar store gems, white organz, charm off an old necklace, corner rounder for scallop, clear embossing powder (for tab)
Techniques: faux watercolour (with markers) on gesso cardstock, Embossing regular ink on gesso c.s., doodling,
