Welcome to another watercolor weekend with the Art Impressions Watercolor design team. For my project, I decided to go with a simple Snowman card. This would make a perfect Christmas Card. I hope you will give it a try.
Watercolor Details
The Snowman
I inked the Snowman stamp up with several different colors. First I used the African Violet on the areas that I wanted to be white, around the head, and the middle and bottom balls. I inked the scarf in English Red and the hat, buttons and face with Black. Huff on the stamp to make sure all areas stamp well.
To begin, I pulled the color out of the lines starting with anything I wanted to remain white. Note, be careful not to get too close to the red as it will bleed into your white areas.
Next, I pulled the color out of the hat and used my palette to add additional black to the right and left side of the hat, slowly building the color. Once it dried, I added the mini leaves inked in Pine Green to his hat. To create the berries, I used the English Red direct to the paper. To enhance the darkest areas, I used the fine tip of the Black marker.
I lightly pulled some color out of the coal on his face and buttons. I added very little water and used my fine tip to really darken the bottoms of each piece. Make sure to leave the white highlight.
Next, I pulled the color out of the scarf, make sure you leave white space on top. Underneath the scarf should be really dark as well as the crease. I added some additional color from my palette.
After I inked up his branches with Sepia, I used a bit of masking tape to protect the scarf while I stamped his right arm. I used the same tape to mask off where I wanted to stamp his left arm so it wouldn’t be so long. There is really no need to add water to the branches.
The Bird
Using Sepia, I stamped the bird onto my stamp positioner so I could place it on top of the branch. I added some Sepia and Vermillion to the bird and added some additional color from my palette and used my fine tip to darken his wings. Make sure you leave white space and darken in the eye.
The Background
To finish up, I diluted my African Violet on my palette with water. I brushed it into the background to create a dark sky, building the color slowly. Be careful to avoid getting too close to the lines as they will reactivate the color and will bleed into your background. Once it is to your liking, let it dry and add snow using a white gel pen or a Sharpie paint pen.
And finally, sign and date your masterpiece!
Card Assembly
Using the stitched circle dies, I die cut the watercolor piece and the Cranberry Tart card stock. I trimmed a piece of Eggplant card stock and used one of the pieces to glue in the middle of the card.
The snowflake background was done by using the Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink lift technique. I created an alcohol ink background using Ranger Alcohol inks in various pinks, purples, blues and blue-greens. Once it was dry, I used my Gina K Designs snowflake stamps to transfer the alcohol ink to the card stock. It creates a beautiful multi-color look. I glued all the pieces together add added it to a white note card. I used my African Violet to add dots to the top left, bottom right and next to circle for some added interest.
Check out another winter video: https://www.tobinartstudio.com/xmas-snow-globe/
Thank you so much for spending some time with me today. Be sure to check out the inspirational projects made the other members of the team. We would love to see what you have created. Tag us and use the #AIWatercolor. Have a crafty day!
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