These two cards are an attempt at Cooper's texture technique contained in the book No Experience Required - Getting Started With Watercolor.
After various pigment washes are added, you can compress the paper with plastic wrap, aluminum foil or cheesecloth, and then set heavy books on top, and let dry.
I loved the look of the examples in the book, and decided that these would make great backgrounds for cards. I even liked the leaf motif that she used in her book. I added gold and silver paint marker to stress the outline of the leaf, and added a charm with ribbon.
The blue card is plastic wrap, and the red card is aluminium foil. I think if I had the paper wetter, the results would be more pronounced, but I am happy with the result.
After various pigment washes are added, you can compress the paper with plastic wrap, aluminum foil or cheesecloth, and then set heavy books on top, and let dry.
I loved the look of the examples in the book, and decided that these would make great backgrounds for cards. I even liked the leaf motif that she used in her book. I added gold and silver paint marker to stress the outline of the leaf, and added a charm with ribbon.
The blue card is plastic wrap, and the red card is aluminium foil. I think if I had the paper wetter, the results would be more pronounced, but I am happy with the result.
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