This watercolor art activity is a belated entry for the Tinkersketch prompt of 'polka dots.' I started by making watercolor circles on a piece of watercolor paper. The largest dot is about an inch and a half wide. I wanted to add overlapping, transparent dots to this base. I tried some experiments with tissue paper, but it just wasn't transparent enough. So, I painted some dots onto tracing paper. The watery paint warped the paper, making the pigment gather in the valleys of the dots. Kind of interesting, but not what I was looking for. So I added some larger swaths of paint, using a fairly dry brush. After the paper was dry, I cut out the dots. You can see how ridged they are, below; I ended up not using them at all. Then I cut circles from the flat fields of paint. Much better! I arranged the dots on top of my dotted watercolor-paper background, and once they looked "right" to me, I picked up each one, brushed the back with matte Mod Podge, and smoothed it in place. Do not try to brush Mod Podge on top; since this is watercolor paint, you'll just smear color all over the place. I like the results. I could have kept adding more layers, even. I had been trying to limit my color palette, but it seems to be hard for me to keep from straying to other sections of the color wheel!
xo Comments are closed.
|
Categories
All
Archives
March 2017
AuthorI'm Debbie Way, an artist and writer who enjoys making things. |
Proudly powered by Weebly