I’m going to be up front with you here: this easy watercolor art tutorial is only going to be easy if you are willing to obtain art masking fluid. The reason I am putting this in the first paragraph is I think it’s the worst when you’re lured to a blog post about making, I don’t know, the “easiest DIY coffee table ever”, only to find out you need a bunch of specialized and expensive tools.
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If you’ve been following TPK on Facebook or Instagram, you know that I’ve been drawing on black paper for the past two weeks working on my chalk-style illustration booklet/kit for Quarto Publishing. The kit will be available on Amazon and in various brick-and-mortar stores late summer of this year, but I couldn’t wait that long to write a blog post over this — actually, very fun — activity.
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I know you probably didn’t wake up this morning thinking, “I really wish I knew how to paint watercolor jewels.” But: this is one of those things where once you make one, you can’t stop. It’s hard to believe that something so pretty could come from such a simple technique.
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Laurel leaves are the “it” design element right now. Anything you can possibly imagine creating — from a whimsical and approachable logo to an artistic wedding suite — can benefit from one. You don’t even have to get that formal; I include laurel wreaths on a significant number of personal correspondence, and sometimes even on Post-it notes. Needless to say, I am a fan.
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Despite the popularity of minimalistic and modern design, I love the intricacy of vintage typography art. Put something in front of me with handwritten type and flourishes, and I’ll stare at it for hours. I also really enjoy making complicated, vintage-esque pieces {like the Cream with Coffee typography art}. Despite my fondness for typography, it hadn’t occurred to me to use it on an envelope until recently. I created the envelope below in walnut ink and posted it on Instagram — people seemed to like it, so I thought, hey, why not show you how to make your own?
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