Yes, I thought of the SU stamp (Work of Art?) when I saw the textured brush strokes. The dry brush, textured look would be cool on a stamped image (I'm thinking wood grain, or maybe a white wash). It might be easier if it was an image you were going to cut out? I
had to buy a fan brush when I saw the marks it made!
I took a local watercolor class and she mentioned that white spots were ok, even desirable. I didn't hear Deepti talk about white marks, or space. I have trouble leaving white. I tend to color like I did as a kid in a coloring book.
Yesterday I worked on a piece with gradients in two colors (like Deepti's roses in rose and gray). I'm not crazy about it, mostly the colors I chose ... but it I think it could make a good ATC if I keep the part I like! Ha! I also tried the color splashed piece. It's ok, but I didn't get the spots to bleed as much. I think I was too slow and my paper was already drying. Oh, and I kept thinking Deepti must have paint on her finger, because I was seeing a smudge on some of her demos. Ha! It was my laptop screen. I got a little wild with the splashes I guess.
Sometime soon I want to try removing paint through a stencil using a baby wipe ... I tried a wet paper towel and got one ok result but more often I had too much water and it ran under the stencil, or not enough and it didn't remove any paint.
I know this is supposed to be fun, but yesterday I was kind of frustrated by the end of the day!
I'll try to lighten up today.
If anyone else is interested, the
Strathmore Artist Workshop started today but you can watch anytime. It's a fairly short video, maybe 18 minutes? It's free if you just create a login. Today he began a landscape painting, but I figure I can apply some of the same info to card size (for instance he made a nice sky).
PS. I certainly consider translucent watercolors as "light and airy" which is the challenge element of my new Happy Mail Swap...just sayin'
Good to know, Jan! I have a few ideas ...