3 Fun Watercolour Techniques to add to Brilliant Washes

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Every moment a new beginning

In this post I will share 3 fun watercolour techniques you can combine with washes of brilliant colour. The quote that inspired this page is:[br]

Every moment is a new beginning

This quote doesn’t immediately conjure imagery so I had to think of what imagery could represent this idea. What came to mind was a game we used to play as children which involves picking dandelion seed heads and blowing on them whilst counting 1 o’clock, 2 o’clock, etc. In this way the dandelion represents moments going by. Every moment can be a new beginning as they are all seeds which may grow into new plants. [br][br] I really love the idea that anyone, at any moment, can change their lives for the better. So just ignore ‘all the haters’ . . . [br][br]

3 Fun Watercolour Techniques Process

1. Apply gesso to page
2. Create dandelion stencil: first find reference images, draw dandelion in Procreate in black and white, export .png of stencil, import .png into Silhouette Studio, cut stencil.
3. Emboss dandelion on gessoed page. I used white embossing powder.
4. Add watercolour washes in square shapes to page. Create some hard