Thursday, July 7, 2011

watercolor backgrounds with salt

I've been in a production mode in my studio lately. Creating colored backgrounds that I'll add tangles too later is so much fun. This group was done with my Tombow markers using a watercolor wet into wet technique. I blogged about this once before at http://suejacobs.blogspot.com/2011/05/colored-backgrounds-with-tombow-markers.html . The twist here is that  while the tiles were still very wet, I dropped a few crystals of sea salt onto the surface. As the tiles completed drying, the salt created these lovely marks.

3 comments:

  1. Oh this is just gorgeous! Now if only the tombows weren't so hard to find locally.. wonder what other markers this would work with, hmm...

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  2. Thanks - The Tombows work well with water which makes this possible. They also have very vibrant color so a little goes a long way. If you can't find them locally, try Dick Blick. I've ordered through them myself and am satisfied with both their prices and service. (There is a link to them in the right column here.)

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  3. I did this once with regular watercolors - I found that it left a film on the paper that my fine-tip pens dragged thru - it really wasn't a smooth surface for tangling or doodling. Maybe the markers would be smoother?

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