February 4. 6 x 6 in. watercolor. © 2016 Sheila Delgado
Rachel’s weddings invite. Check.
RSVP card. Check.
Bridal Shower invite and map. Check, check.
Bridal Shower Banner. Check.
Tomorrow is bridal shower favor making day. And decoration making. Maybe some graphic design on the fly. Lot’s of busy fun!
Jan 31 Bouquet. 6 x 6 in. watercolor and crackle on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado
I added a layer of crackle paint just on the foreground. The minute I did I realized “DUH” it is going to ruin the watercolor. Crackle is really meant for acrylic paint. But I was careful. I brushed each area only once. And in one direction, not back and forth. I still did not get it on thick enough in most places. Maybe that is because it is over watercolor instead of acrylics.
You can see that in one section I did get a nice amount of cracking. There is also cracking on the right hand corner, it is just not visible because I used the same color of paint on top and bottom. Hmmm… for next time. Two tone bottom, two-tone over the crackle. Interesting.
I really like how old the table looks now.
Detail
UPPERCASE SUBMISSION
I forgot to mention, I decided on the bookmark below. Mostly because I was a dork and forgot to add the bleed when I cut the paper. When I tried to re-size the most popular bookmark, too much was lost. So I lucked out that the one I cut too big, turned out great. I will keep you posted on that.
Day 28. 2.5 x 6 in. watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado
Jan 31 Bouquet. 6 x 6 in. watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado
Started out differently, loose wet color. But not wet enough, colors did not merge. Felt too busy, so after everything was dry, I went back in with a clean wet brush. Better now. I have one more idea for this. Fingers crossed.
Happy Monday!
Jan 31 Bouquet Before. 6 x 6 in. watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado