Tutorial by Fiona Paltridge

I began by choosing some watercolor crayons that would suit the colours of the collection.

After applying a coating of gesso and then allowing it to dry, I added some watercolor crayon to the background.

Using a soft brush and some water I blended the first two colours on to the background.

Once it had dried, I added some contrasting colours to the edges.

Using my finger, a little bit of water and some gesso, I rubbed the colours into the background until they blended nicely.

Next up I wanted to add some texture so with a stencil and some texture paste I added another layer.

After combining some of the Die cut elements, stickers and tags into a little stack and adhering them to the background, I again used the watercolor crayons to add some colour over the top.

I finished it off by adding a phrase from the sword stickers and giving the whole piece a splash of white ink and some white gesso highlights.

I am so happy with the end result. The Verano Azul collection is so pretty.

Thank you for popping in and checking my tutorial out. I hope I have shared something with you that you can go and try yourself.

See you again soon.

Fiona xx

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