Saturday, June 27, 2020

Rose Blossom with Rachel Vass Designs



Hello everyone!  Today I'm sharing the newest release from



This is a stunning design with 5 sentiment choices.  Let me show you how
I created my project.
I had in mind to do a no-line watercolor design.  I used some card stock that
I picked up at a local office supply store.  It's a natural white with flecks of
different colors embedded into the paper.  I made my image bigger than an A2 size card. 
 I wanted it to go off the page.  I printed the no-line version.


I wanted to use watercolor pencils for this because I could achieve quite a depth
of color with minimal water.  I started coloring the leaves that were filled in.  I
decided to use my Faber-Castell Watercolor Pencils.


I colored on both the lighter and darker shades before applying any water.  I did
this for the entire image.  For me it seems to make blending the color a bit easier.


Faber-Castel Watercolor Pencil colors used:

Solid Leaves:  168, 278
Stems:  167, 278
Lighter Green Leaves:  170, 171
Blue Flowers:  146, 120, 247 Centers: 107, 109, 115
Pink Rose:  132, 130, 124, 193, 194
I used a #2 and a #4 round paintbrush


Like I said at the beginning, I was planning on a no-line watercolor look.  But
after I was done with the painting I just didn't like it.  So I outlined everything
with a waterproof fine point black marker.  I liked it a lot better.  I kept the line
weight rather thick - thicker than I normally would, but this image was designed
with broader lines so I felt it worked well.
I printed my sentiment on the green card stock that I also used for the card base
which was A2 size top folding.  I cut my colored image panel to 4" x 5 1/4"
and backed it with black card stock so just a narrow bit of that showed.  I also
backed my sentiment which I cut into a strip and fish-tailed one end.  After
everything was adhered flat, my project was done!


You can find this design and many other of Rachel's
beautiful florals here!



I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial!  Rachel's designs are just so
lovely to create with!

Thanks for visiting my blog!

Betsy

In my capacity as a design team member for Rachel Vass Designs, I do receive the products I use from them. 
All opinions and creative decisions remain my own, and I only work with companies/use products that I love.







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