Wade In The Watercolors

Sharon S.
Mar 6, 2017
2 min read

Have you ever looked at a painting where the colors are vibrant and flow together, and thought, "Man, if only I could create something half as good as that" ?

Well, you're in luck

Today's do-it-yourself project is brought to you by watercolor paints! And it's really simple, plus does not take much time to do. You'll end up with a nice, abstract piece that you can call your own!

So what are we waiting for? Let's jump right on in!

Supplies:

2 paint droppers loaded with a watercolor paint color in each (2 colors total)
Watercolor paper
Medium-sized paintbrush
Cup of water
Masking/painter's tape

Step 1:

Place the watercolor paper on a table, facing the side that you want to paint on up. Using the masking tape, place one end on one corner of the paper and tape the edge of the paper to the table. Do the same thing for the remaining three sides.

Step 2:

Grab the paintbrush and dip it into the cup of water, getting the bristles wet. Pull it out and paint the water onto the watercolor paper. We want to saturate the paper with water so that the liquid watercolor paint can flow easily and mix naturally.

Step 3:

Take one of the droppers and slowly drop paint over random places within the area you applied the water. Don't drop too much paint or paint over the whole surface, or else your picture will only turn out to be one colors.

Now take the other dropper and drop paint onto the wet areas that don't have color. Again, don't drop too much paint, or else it will end up being one color instead of two or three like we want.

Take your paintbrush, dip it in the clean water, and fling some droplets from the brush onto the paper. This will help the paint flow and merge with other paint puddles.

Repeat this process about two more times.

When you're done dropping paint, grab your paintbrush, wet it with the clean water, and brush along the edges and spots that are empty, slightly touching nearby areas with paint so that it will flow onto the empty areas.

Step 4:

This is generally what it should look like after the whole process. Leave it alone and let it dry. This should take a few hours. I usually like to keep things overnight to make sure it's completely dry before I mess with it.

Step 5:

Once you have confirmed that your paint has completely dried, start peeling off the masking tape from the watercolor paper. Pull it off slowly so that the paper will not rip.