| Background No 1: Watercolour Wash
Wet card
evenly, then using a wet a broad tipped brush, apply colour
to the card, cover the entire piece of card with one colour
to work as the base colour. Dip brush into H20 colour as
often as necessary to achieve the desired colour depth.
Clean the
paint brush and then load up with another colour of H20,
just wipe a little of each subsequent colour onto the
background – the colours will blend and combine as they dry.
Up to 3 colours may be used, but be careful which ones are
chosen or the colour may become brown.
For a more
intense colour, place a few drops of water directly into the
Twinkling H2Os pot and let it sit there for a few seconds,
this will activate the paint and allow a deeper application
of colour – excellent for bold backgrounds. Again, apply
with a wet brush.
The trick
to this technique (whether colour is applied as a wash or
intensely) is a final application of water over the surface
of the card. This allows the colours to blend and helps to
prevent banding (strips of colour). Be generous with the
final layer of water – your finished piece will look much
better for it. a For another look add rock salt
crystals on top of the paper as it dries – watch and see
what happens.
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