Looking back on the art I’ve been making for the past few months I’ve done quite a bit of digital work. I started really delving into Procreate when we went on Vacation earlier this year, and I haven’t stopped exploring the possibilities since. While planning for our vacation in late February and early March of his year I opted to take only my camera and iPad. No knitting, no sketch book, no art supplies. This was the first time I’d ever taken only my iPad, with the intent of creating art while on a vacation. I had a plan to limit my supplies and challenge myself to only using procreate. My plan worked, I learned a lot about procreate and I enjoyed to process. The biggest thing I learned was how very freeing being able to sit on the couch or the porch at night with just an iPad and a pencil was. There was no figuring out where to put supplies, or how to juggle a sketchbook on my lap, or being confined to the table. The other bonus ...
I watched Erum Tasneem's video - Watercoloring Altenew Statement Florals a couple of months ago and fell in love with the card idea. It just took me a little while to get around to trying the technique.
I really love this card and how it turned out. For my version of this technique, I switched the orientation of the flower to the bottom and faded my blue background up.
I really love this card and how it turned out. For my version of this technique, I switched the orientation of the flower to the bottom and faded my blue background up.
To start the card I stamped the Wild Peonies in VersaFine ink on Canson XL watercolor paper. I used clear embossing powder, as I never have good luck with black. Once my image was embossed I pulled out the watercolors.
I kept the colors simple and used water to keep my shading simple, more water for lighter colors, and less water for more intense colors. I used Windsor and Newton Cotman watercolors in Sap Green, Purple Lake, Cadmium Yellow, and Intense Blue.
To complete the card I the Simon Say Stamp Happy set and the Avery Elle Sentiments Too set to build the sentiment Happy Anniversary. I stamp nearly every sentiment in VersaFine black ink to get a crisp impression. Once the watercolor and the sentiment were dry I mounted the panel on a black card base.
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