Hi, I am using Art Impressions Stone Bridge for today’s project for this weekends’ post for Art Impressions Watercolor Weekend. I just love these stone bridges, don’t you? It reminds me of the one in Central Park NY. It can be used for so many occasions, just add a sentiment.
I decided to create a stone bridge with rocks in a stream. The rocks are actually created with a stamp from the 2016 Exclusive set that is only available when you take an Art Impressions class. I love them and use them often.
I inked the Stone Bridge with #86 African Violet. I stamped it off a couple of times and re-inked it with #45 Sepia. This creates a nice grayish brown color for the bridge and rocks. After I softened and pulled the color out of the lines, I covered the bridge with a mask I made from a post it note.
The birch trees are inked with #45 Sepia and the tops of the trees are inked with #72 Pine Green. I added water to the outside edges of the trees to keep them white and used more water on the tops of the trees to create a background for the leaves. I stamped the leaves over the background to define them within the trees.
I added a bush of leaves on each side of the bridge in the #72 Pine Green. I added water and softened the leaves. I stamped the rocks into the stream using the same combination of #86 African Violet and #45 Sepia. I softened the lines and added some definition to the tops of the rocks. Once that was dry, I added the water using #60 Salvia Blue first, adding #36 Manganese Blue and finishing it off with #3 Blue to get a nice highlight.
I added the tiny grass to the hill on each side of the river using #15 Olive Green. To add a hint of sky I used a watered down version of #3 Blue from my palette.
Here is a close up.
This is such a fun project to do. I hope you will break out your stamps and markers and have a go! If you want to see me create this project, I will be posting the video soon so head over to my YouTube channel and paint along with me.
I hope you are inspired to watercolor this weekend. I look forward to seeing your creations.
Have a crafty day!!
Awesome watercolor! I just love those rocks you used and wish I had them. I really love how you painted the trees. That background green makes it look as if there are more trees further back. Just love it.
Thanks so much Dot! Just need to edit the video that goes along with it 🙂