2.) Drip Watercolor Background Paintingĭripping with watercolor can be done to achieve fun effects. Always remember to play and experiment when painting with watercolors. I was just playing around to see what would happen. If you have a lot of paint and water you’ll have to allow extra time for drying.Īnother option, you can spray some water, smoosh around the paint ever more. You can spread and smoosh the paint however you want. Once flipped, take your finger and smudge the back of the bag so the paint spreads. Now, when you have enough paint drops flip the bag into the page. It’s plastic, so it’s not going to go on as if it’s paper. Next, make sure you have envious water mixed into your paint and apply your brush to the bag so large drops form. To create this watercolor background you’ll need a plastic sandwich bag or something very similar. Try this first thing in the morning to get those creative juices flowing. This watercolor background is perfect for art journaling because you can really create fun and unexpected designs. You’ll have a blast creating this watercolor background painting.
I often see digital versions of this background, it’s pretty popular. Splash backgrounds are so much fun to make. I’m using brushes from Grace Art Brush Set and my Paul Ruebens mop brush. They have become one of my favorite go to paint sets. They are super vibrant and that’s why I love them so much. I am using Mejilo Mission Gold watercolor paints. If you’d like to see how I made this journal you can check out the tutorial here. The watercolor journal I’m using is one I handmade with Canson watercolor paper as mentioned above. If you are painting with dirty water your colors will show that the water is dirty. One jar to clean your brush and one jar of clean water. This is really just minor things to keep in mind.Īlso, make sure you always have two jars of water. For example, washes can be a lot more smooth and you’ll probably have less streaming. If you are painting with Arches, or any watercolor paper that is 100% cotton you’ll notice you’re paint will look and react slightly different. If you want to learn more about this you can check out my Watercolor for Beginners tutorial. When painting with watercolor it is sooo helpful to understand how watercolor reacts. Water tends to sit in top of this paper a bit longer rather than soaking in like it does with Arches watercolor paper. In this post I’m paint on Canson watercolor paper. Art journals provide such a wonderful place to get creative and try new things.īefore we get started let’s talk about some supplies and how they can affect your paintings. These watercolor background ideas are also perfect for starting your art journal pages. These watercolor painting techniques will be super helpful in both watercolor backgrounds and learning to paint with watercolors in general.
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