Hello Watercolor Fans, welcome back to the world of gnomes!! No one can resist these adorable little creatures and I am no exception. I decided to do a monochromatic take on these cute little gnomes and I was able to work in the new Challenge on the Blog, Feeling Blue. Head over there to win a free stamp set of your choice. Let me share with you how I made these Friendly Blue Gnomes.
There’s gnome-one like you
In order to get the gnome to appear as though he is sitting on the mushroom, you need to stamp him first and mask him off. I inked him up using 969 and stamped him off onto a piece of post it masking tape. I cut it out and set it aside.
Next, I stamped him onto the watercolor paper. Make sure you leave enough room for the mushroom in the bottom left. It is more pleasing to place your images using the rule of thirds. I placed him in the bottom right third of the paper. Brown is the only other color other than blue that I used.
The other paintings I did not use brown first. Adding the brown changes the color slightly.
I masked him off and inked up the mushroom with my first blue color (528) is one of my favorites. Because the stamp is clear, it was really easy to position it where I wanted it. I used some small foliage to stamp in the grasses below the mushroom. Once this was all stamped it, I added water to pull the color out of the lines. As it dried, I continued to add layers of color to deepen the shadows. Using a lot of water I added some color to the background. Make sure to come back in and darken up those shadows and fine details.
As soon as the entire painting was completely dry, I used my MISTI and one of the sentiments from the set inked with the same marker as I used on the piece. You will need to keep going over it until it is as dark as you want.
Lastly, I signed and dated. The process was the same for the other 2 paintings. Have fun, be creative! Show us your work by tagging us on Instagram! Hope you have a crafty day! Thanks for stopping by.
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