FAUX LEATHER BACKGROUND

 The very first time I did Faux Leather as a class was in 2008, so it's been a while since we've done this easy, but effective background technique using a staple in many homes, masking tape.
Acrylic paint is what gives this tape the colour, and I find it works better than using any inks on top of the tape, as they have a tendency to wipe off, whereas the acrylic paint sticks very well. Dry-brushing the paint on means you are much more in control of how much colour you add, although it's easy to wipe/scratch some paint off if you've applied too much.
My first three samples are dedicated to my current obsession. IYKYK. 😉

"Yee'd your last haw"

"Obsession"


"Gimme kiss"


"til death we do art"

"Imagination"

"Heart sing"

SIMPLE WATERCOLOUR CIRCLES

 I have a reasonable collection of metallic watercolour paints and love using them as accents. Still, for this technique, I've used the metallics to paint the circles, then hand-drawn or stamped simple botanical designs over the shapes and accented them with some really sparkly metallic watercolours. My favourite sparkly ones are my Lisilinkas. But I do have some beautiful MAB watercolours from Etsy, and I have used my Supervision Mica Watercolours, which are also granulating. The Supervision ones are available from different sellers on Ali and come in 1ml, 2ml, or tube sizes. All of the paints listed above have links to their pages.

"CTRL ALT DELEAF"

"Talk dirt to me"

"Stay wild"

"Shiitake"

"Entwined"

"Choose to shine"