Ready to bring your art journal to life with bold colors and playful techniques? This project combines the magic of wet-on-wet watercolors, vibrant splatters, and acrylic paint to create a stunning white daisy on a colorful background. This took less than 20 minutes to create and is a beautiful addition to your art journal!
Prep your art journal page by carefully taping off the edges with painter’s tape to create a clean border. Lightly mist your watercolor palette with water and let the colors activate for about 30 seconds. Next, mist your art journal page to create a damp surface—this will set the stage for a wet-on-wet technique.
Using a large paintbrush, choose your favorite colors and start painting from the center of the page outward toward the edges. Let the colors blend and flow naturally, creating a vibrant background. Feel free to use as many colors as you’d like—the more playful and bold, the better! I’ll add some yellow in the middle to create the flower center.
Add a small amount of white acrylic paint to your palette and mist it lightly with water to achieve a smooth, workable consistency. Using your brush, paint flower petals by sweeping strokes outward from the flower’s center toward the edges of the page. For added depth and dimension, mix in a touch of blue to accentuate the petals. To make the flower center pop, add a touch of red watercolor paint
Now it’s time to bring some energy to your background with splatters! Dip a fan brush into yellow watercolor paint, then gently tap it against another brush above your page to create a flurry of colorful specks. Repeat this process with pink, purple, and green to add layers of playful splatters. Let yourself experiment and have fun!
To give your flower center more depth, use a small stencil brush with black acrylic paint to add subtle shadowing around the edges. Once you’re happy with the result, dry your piece with a heat tool, carefully peel off the painter’s tape, and enjoy!
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Supply List:
- 8 X 8 Indigo Watercolor Journal
- Painter’s Tape
- Watercolors: Prima Tropicals and Odyssey
- Acrylic Paint: Titanium White
- Brushes: Dynasty
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