Honeybee No Line Watercolor - I Finished It!

If you joined me this weekend in New Braunfels for Kathy's coloring event, you saw me working on today's card as an instructional tool. I stole Kathy's adorable stamp set from Honey Bee (don't worry - I mailed it back to her :) ), because the images were the ideal size and style for no-line watercolor. I got about 90% done with it, and then brought it home to finish, along with the purloined stamp set still in my mini MISTI so that I could overstamp the girl's face and the kitty's face. I thought about stamping those in black, but I thought it was too harsh, so I used my fadeout ink to stamp several times after it was all painted for a softer look that matched the no-line style.

When I travel, I can't bring all my watercolors with me, because I don't own a burro or a sherpa that can carry all my stuff, so I have to just pick one of my palettes and make the best of it. What's funny is that Kathy was teaching people to do the same with markers. She has a little fabric basket that she uses and she says she "color plucks" from her Copic collection for travel - filling the basket deliberately with colors she doesn't always reach for as a challenge to herself. So we both do the same thing, and I've found that the things I create with a random watercolor palette not chosen for my image become my favorites. So I chose the C & D splits from my Daniel Smith watercolor split group for the weekend, and today's card uses just a few colors from those splits.

Colors used: Phthalo Blue Green Shade, Anthraquinoid Scarlet, Jane's Grey*, Quinacridone Gold, Quinacridone Pink, Burnt Sienna Light, Raw Sienna Light, Quinacridone Purple, Undersea Green, Sepia Aussie Red Gold.

*Jane's Grey is a custom mix of Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Sienna. You can buy pre-mixed Payne's Grey, but often it isn't as interesting a color as a custom mix. You can see Jane's book in the supply list below.

Fadeout No Line coloring Detail Ink [ INK ] Hey, Pumpkin | 4x8 Stamp Set - Honey... [ HNB | SSS | ELH ] Hey, Pumpkin | Honey Cuts | Steel... [ HNB | SSS | ELH ] Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors -... [ BLIC ] DaVinci Vinci Cosmotop Spin Brush,... [ ELH | BLIC ] Fabriano Artistico 140 lb. Cold Press... [ AMZUS ] Nesting Porcelain Bowls - BLICK art... [ BLIC ] MISTI Stamping Tool [ MSW | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT | SBC ] Bar Magnet [ MSW | ELH | SSS | MFT ] Lawn Fawn STAMP SHAMMY Cleaner LF1045 [ SSS | ELH | ART | SBC | CST ] Tsukineko VersaFine Clair NOCTURNE... [ SSS ] Whisper White Cardstock - Thick [ SUP ] Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock by... [ SUP ] Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -... [ BLIC ] Multipurpose Liquid Glue by Stampin' Up! [ SUP ] The Ultimate Mixing Palette: a World... [ BLR ]

Sometimes it's fun to let a painting sit a while without finishing it - it helps you see what you've forgotten or made a mistake on.

Here's a video of how I finished this card, with a few of the tips I gave people at the coloring event this weekend on how to get the most from watercolor.

Hope you have a great weekend!

Loveyameanitbye.