Easy Watercolour Christmas Gift DIY
We are really playing with watercolour here at Homeology this month, and I though I’d experiment a bit with the medium in its most traditional form: on paper!
While I did go to art school, painting was NEVER my strong suit so I really want to encourage you to try this watercolour Christmas gift DIY – it really is incredibly easy and looks amazing!
You will need:
Watercolour paint
Watercolour paper
Carbon paper
Digital photo you’d like to paint
While I did go to art school, painting was NEVER my strong suit so I really want to encourage you to try this watercolour Christmas gift DIY – it really is incredibly easy and looks amazing!
You will need:
Watercolour paint
Watercolour paper
Carbon paper
Digital photo you’d like to paint
Step 1:
Use carbon paper to trace the image onto the watercolour paper, focusing on all the dark areas. The image will look very strange once you’re done, but hang in there, it’s going to be awesome!
Now the fun starts! Choose a colour and start to paint all the areas that you outlined. Keep the posterized image handy as a reference in case you don’t know what is what anymore! Apply the paint and then wash it to spread, using water. You really don’t need a lot of paint, and washing it gives a lovely texture to the painting.
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