Hello AI watercolor fans! We are in the middle of a fabulous new release. Bonnie has gone above and beyond with this one. I am using the new Teapots and Flowers sets to create this Rainbow Teapots card.
Step 1: Stamp the Teapots
Ink up the teapots with 969, stamp off and then stamp into the middle of a slimline card. Pull the color out of the lines. Work in your shadows along the sides of each pot.
Step 2: Add Color
Add each color to your palette, add color to the pots (make sure to keep outsides dark and paint the contour of the pots (and lids).
Step 3: Ground the pots
Pull color from beneath each pot in the same direction, I chose to have the light source in the top right so the shadow comes out on the left of each pot.
Step 4: Decorate your pots
This is a great way to add interest to your pots. This set has some great decorative stamps. I used them all here. I inked each one in the same color of the pot so it would be subtle. Some I just drew in some decorations. No need to add water! Play with textures and designs, so MUCH fun!
Step 5: The Flowers & Foliage
Using post it tape, mask the top of the pot and stamp the flowers. Ink each stem with green and each flower with whatever color you like and stamp it several times into the pot. Vary the height and color of each flower to create interest.
Once all the flowers and foliage are stamped in, pull the color out of the lines. (TIP: be sure to keep your white spaces and highlights.)
Step 6: The Sky
I used some blue and a lot of water to build up the sky. Don’t let this intimidate you, push your brush around to create clouds. You can add more blue when it is wet to create a cool effect. (I tend to drop in darker color at the bottoms of my clouds.) Experiment by using different sky colors (sunset, sunrise or whatever you like).
Step 7: Sign and date – always sign your work!
Step 8: Have Fun!
This project was so fun and easy. It is a little more time consuming (by like 10 minutes LOL) and I just loved the final project. What will you come up with? Make sure you post your work and tag us on Instagram so we can drool with you! Thanks again to Art Impressions for an incredible release. Instagram tags (#AIStamps, #AIWatercolor and #WatercolorTheArtImpressionsWay). Hope to see you again next week with more New Releases!!!
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