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 - Negative Painting

I am really struggling with this technique as you will see in a minute lol . . . Firstly I don't have many leaf stamps and my brain wasn't working on alternatives like it has for other days, secondly the paper wasn't staying wet as fast as I misted it the water soaked in pretty much lol. Darn Aussie heat! And of course am still using the plaid one stroke which don't hold a point well. Anyway here it is...

More practice required!
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Watercolor For Cardmakers Intermediate Day two - Pattern On Pattern

My first attempt at this was too dark. I am hoping somewhere in the near future I can rewdo it with a lighter was and also make sure my layers are dry between colours. I was a little impatient ;)

I used Arches Cold Pressed 300gsm paper with Windsor & Newton Cotman pans. The stamp is from Docrafts Creative Essentials and is called butterflies embossed with white Hampton Arts embossing powder.
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Watercolor For Cardmakers Intermediate Day Two - Variegated Wash

The funny thing with the washes is that I actually started doing them pre class when I was doing my colour charts. I used the leftover paint on some in a cheap Monte Marte watercolour book to use up my leftover colours. I thought I could cut them up for cards at a later date...

During class I used the colours I attempted to do my butterflies, you will see why later...

Then I switched to Arches Cold Pressed 300gsm paper.

So far I've only actually completed one card  which you will see soon, so fingers crossed I can get some more done...
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Watercolor For Cardmakers Intermediate Day Two - Simple Round Brush Flowers

I have to say I love love love the simple round brush flowers as they are fairly easy. I had kids watching me do them and then copying :) I started with a full page Monte Marte 180gsm paper with My Cotmans... I learnt a valuable lesson. This paper was very thirsty and I ended up using quarter of a pan of paint :O

Then I used A small Prima Paper with a Semco number 3 brush... Not great for watercolour...

And another smaller go at Monte Marte with Royal Langnickel tubes paints before finally moving onto Arches Cold Pressed.

Three together,

Unfortunately my prima panel ended up with paint on a corner but I'm hoping I can still salvage it!
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Watercolor For Cardmakers Intermediate Day One - Wet On Wet

Hi, I struggled with not so good papers for this technique... I did make some butterflies but the papers I was testing on didn't work well for this technique so I redid when I managed to get my hands on some Arches Cold Pressed. As my arches is only a small pad and a precious commodity I did a half card front sized panel.

And some practice butterfly runs...

I actually salvaged some of the butterflies to make a card or two ;)
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