Experiment, dare …..with aquerelle coloured pencils

7 Luglio 2017

 

 Creativity is

Experimenting,

growing

taking risks

breaking rules

making mistakes

and having fun.

                               – Mary Lou Cook

As promised, I keep on writing  from here my post about Mondeluz watercolor crayons telling you  , but mostly  showing you, how I started to use them.

I love the endless possibilities of base coating of these crayons but since, according to me, the funniest part of the color is the surprise of the watercolor  pigment moving   on paper after each brush, I decided to  experiment them in a different way.

Trial after trial, project after project I understood how I like to use them: pure and free,leaving them  moving on the paper to create backgrounds in which  the color  is the main character  narrating a brief story, a memory of mine , a moment.

… and so…with few pencils, a brush and some water… I fixed a day at the beach on paper…

 

In the detail you can see how the colors are mixed, how the wavy affect of the watercolor let me create a unique, and really important for me, background,

how with few instruments I obtained a full and at the same time light base coating.

I like a lot  using the crayons in this way . It helps to  get my mind free and it let me being concetrated just on the color.

If you want to try it I suggest you to follow  few easy steps and then set  your creativity free. I am sure  you will be  reserved tons of appreciated and unexpected surprises.

Tip and tricks :

1- choose a palette with colors which tells  your story

2- Use just high quality paper for watercolors ( possibly 120 lb – better 140 lb) and always keep by hand cleaned water to modify the tones of your colored  pigment. Limit the area you want to paint using  some paper tape.

3- take some color from the crayon using your wet brush  Start spreading out the color on the paper with random paint strokes. Strenghten the color adding here and there some pure color and in some areas, just add cleaned water to mute down the color . Remember to work in little areas each time and take care to have the surface wet all the time so you can add new colors that, based on the level of drying, will interage between each other. To allow the pigment to “group” in some areas you can spread some fine salt. Pay attention though, after addin salt on your paper , you won’t be able to work on that area anymore and you will take the salt off, admiring the effect, just when it’s completly dried.

Experiment,

dare,

risk,

change the rules,

make mistakes but most of all… have fun.

If you have any doubt or you want more info you can leave a comment here. I hope to be able to reply all of your questions and be usefull to you. If you decide to try it you can tag me so I won’t lose anything of your awesome art on paper.

XOXOXO

#solocosebelle

#mondeluz

#ipastelliacquerellabili

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