I mentioned this before, but I follow quite a few watercolour artists on Instagram and some of them paint only leaves. For a while I thought it must be really boring to be painting the same thing. However after painting leaves myself, I must confess, it is really addictive. Every time I painted leaves this year, I ended up with multiple cards and the painting in this blog post is no different. Luckily this time, because I painted a wreath I thought it would not only look good as a card, but also in a picture frame. So instead of making four cards I made two cards and two paintings. This wreath is very simple, perfect to practice painting leaves, so if you are a beginner this is definitely for you. The painting is also budget friendly. All you need are watercolour supplies: watercolour paints, brushes, watercolour paper, paper towel and glass or two with clean water. The good thing here is that you need only two shade of one colour. In this case I used green. And if you are making a card, you will need a card base and glue to adhere your watercolour panel. The size of the brush you pick depends on the size of the card stock you use. I made one painting in the size A5 and for that I used a round brush size 8. For the painting in the video and the one I used for the cards I used a card stock that I cut into size A6 and for that I preferred size 4, however size 6 and even size 8 would work as well. The idea for this painting is to paint a wreath in two shades of one colour, lighter and darker. My paint set has multiple greens in different shades, but if you only have one paint, you can dilute it with water to make it lighter. I taped my card stock to a board using a washi tape, but I left the left side of the card stock without a tape as I wanted the wreath to be slightly cut on the side. I could have used a bigger card stock and then cut it, but I didn't want to waste a paper. I first drew a circle using a pencil and in this case I used a coaster that was in the perfect size and then I picked a lighter shade of green and started painting. I started on the left side of the circle and I painted two leaves next to each other, one on each side. At some places one leaf was higher than the other and others were connected. I didn’t really have an exact plan here. As I was painting the lighter leaves I was making sure there is enough space for the darker leaves in between. Once I filled the circle with the lighter leaves, I painted the second layer as well as the circle itself using a darker shade of the green. For the circle I used the tip of my brush and followed the pencil line. Some of the darker leaves were overlapping the lighter leaves, but some weren’t. I don’t really have a specific way of painting leaves. Most of the time I do what feels comfortable. If you watched painting tutorials, you probably came across painting leaves with one or two strokes and I always try to paint that way. It is for sure a lot of fun, especially when it works out. However there are other ways of painting leaves, you could first paint an outline and fill it in or you could pre-draw the leaves and then paint. This would take longer, but it is an option. The good thing about this painting is you can use the lighter layer as a practice and the second darker layer gets easier and that layer will overlap the bottom leaves and is more visible. What helps me to paint leaves, is holding my brush pretty much upright. In the video you can see me holding the brush either straight or slightly pointing away from me. I start with a short line for the leaf stem and then I do on stroke on each side. I start with the point of the brush, then I press down to widen the stroke, which I paint in a curve and then I slowly go back up to the pointy tip. It did not work every time and I did have to correct some of the leaves with my brush, as the shape wasn't great, but that’s not a problem. Once I finished the painting I let it dry and then I painted in a few berries using a dark blue paint. I painted them mainly in clusters of two or three. This part is completely optional. After the panel was dry I stamped a greeting for the cards, I used a sentiment that says Have A Lovely Day. For the painting that I wanted to put into a frame this greeting would not work. I was lucky, I had a stamp set that I got years ago, it was part of a cardmaking magazine that I bough. This stamp set had a quote saying Live Every Moment, Laugh Every Day, Love Beyond Words. If you do not have stamps, you could write it yourself using a black fine-liner. The painting for the card I adhered onto an A6 card base that I pre-made using a craft card stock. I also cut the card stock slightly smaller, so the card base creates a frame. I was thinking adhering the panel on top of a 5"x 7" card base, it does look really nice, but I decided against it as the postage would be higher and it's already expensive for the standard cards. The painting that I wanted to frame. I created two paintings, one will be a present. The bigger one I will keep in the kitchen as you can see on the photo. The black frame for the smaller one is from Ikea and the bigger frame I actually got in a second hand store, so it was really cheap. I hope you will try painting this yourself, whether you make a card or painting for a picture frame, that is completely up to you. Make sure you check out my video on YouTube and give it a Like as well. The list of product is down below, where you can also find a few blog posts that I think you might enjoy. And if you have any questions, just drop me a line. VIDEO TUTORIALWatch the video below or on my YouTube Channel. PRODUCTS USEDCLICK HERE TO SEE TO THE LIST OF PRODUCTS
Kuretake, Gansai Tambi, Watercolour Paints 36 Set
AmazonDE | AmazonUK Faber Castell, HB Graphite Pencil AmazonDE | AmazonUK Staedtler, Eraser AmazonDE | AmazonUK Blue Squid Brush Set AmazonDE | AmazonUK Tritart, Watercolour Card Stock 300 gsm AmazonDE Tsukineko, Versafine Ink pad, Onyx Black AmazonDE | AmazonUK Joy Crafts, Kraft Paper,A4 300gsm/140lb (card base) KreativbuntDE | AmazonUK Absofine, A4 Recycled Kraft Paper 320gsm (card base) AmazonDE | AmazonUK Papermania, A6 Card Bases + Envelopes, Craft AmazonDE | AmazonUK UHU, Liquid Glue AmazonDE | AmazonUK Fiscars, Guillotine A5 AmazonDE | AmazonUK Tonic Studios, Guillotine A4 AmazonDE | AmazonUK My Sweet Petunia, Mini MISTI Stamping Tool StempelmühleDE | BumbleberrysUK Papermania, Stamp Block AmazonDE | AmazonUK Crafting Mat, Black AmazonDE | AmazonUK Disclaimer: Here you can find the products I used to make this card. Please note that the products are just a guide, you don't need the exact products or brands. If available I include links to the stores where you can find the products. As I live in Europe, I provide links to UK and German stores. These are not affiliate links and every product I used for this card, I purchased myself. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEPIN MEDid you like the card? I would love, if you pinned it to your board on Pinterest!
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