This lilac is watercoloured using q-tips. I watched a video (link on my blog) where the artist groups together q-tips with an elastic band holding them together. She dips them into diluted ink and pounces them on her canvas to create beautiful flowers.
I had to give it a try. I used just a few q-tips in each bundle as my card front is very small scale. I used a paint brush and watercolours to paint the stem and leaves. The lilac was painted with diluted re-inkers (blackberry bliss, elegant eggplant and wisteria wonder).
Registered: October 17, 2008 Location: Brisbane Queensland Australia Posts: 8939
Thu, Feb 01, 2018 @ 1:02 AM
Beautiful card Loll, I saw a video of the same technique some time ago and thought then that I would like to try it but never have. You have certainly done an amazing job.