Comments on: Hand Painted Watercolor Christmas Cards (Easy Peasy)

By: Anthony

Anthony — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:59:08 +0000

In reply to Lurker.

Hi
There are a couple of things to consider. If your paint lifts off very easily after drying (in other words, the paint re-activates and mixes with the new wash) then you probably have an issue with the type of paper.
It’s common for this “reactivation” to happen with some student grade papers. On the other hand, with 100% cotton paper like Arches, it’s more difficult to “lift off” the color.
And to answer your second question – I would put the postcard in an envelope to protect it!
Hope that helps 🙂

By: Lurker

Lurker — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 14:49:43 +0000

This sounds great, but I have one question. In my experience if I paint over dried watercolor the dried color mixes with the new paint, and when using water on top of long since dried paint (a years old project that I revived) it all got runny and mixed together. So how do you prevent that from happening with a postcard if it gets wet? I mean, if it rains and the water leaks through the envelope, something that happens quite frequently here.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 11:35:12 +0000

In reply to Pam. Thaks ... You too Pam !

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 11:34:19 +0000

In reply to Janet Webb. Merry Christmas Janet :-)

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 11:34:03 +0000

In reply to Susan. Thanks Susan !

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 11:25:47 +0000

In reply to Doreen. Hi Doreen This kind of thing on Amazon is what I use...

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 11:21:21 +0000

In reply to Nancy Krohn. Hi Nancy No need to stretch the postcards, they stay pretty flat. When you do stretch paper you have a choice of supports. I just tend to use a wooden drawing board. You might find this article about stretching watercolor paper useful

By: Nancy Krohn

Nancy Krohn — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 01:08:57 +0000

How fun! I can’t wait to try this! Do you have to stretch the watercolor postcards? What do you put your watercolor papers on to dry when you stretch them?

Thank you so much and Happy Holidays!

Nancy in Wisconsin

By: Doreen

Doreen — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 22:48:40 +0000

You often give links and suggestions. What about those bamboo quill pens? Thanks

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 20:59:32 +0000

I love the images you use to teach a skill. I find them much easier to learn from than a video and allows for more freedom.