Every month we feature a technique - and host a challenge - on the Technique Junkies Facebook group. This month we are featuring the Crinkled Watercolor Technique. (if you are not a member of the group, click HERE to join). Members of the group can play along for a chance to win a $25.00 shopping spree in the Technique Junkies store..
The fun part about this technique is that you can use quite a few mediums to achieve the same result. Jeanne Streiff used Colorbursts and water in the tutorial below. My original tutorial (found HERE) used watercolors. I have also used Art Anthology's Colorations Sprays, Gelatos, and Peerless Watercolors for the same effect.
Crinkled Watercolors
This is Jeanne Streiff's take on the the Crinkled Watercolors tutorial. Don't have Colorbursts? Use watercolors, sprays, or any other wet medium for the same results.
For this technique you will need:
Watercolors, Colorburst, Sprays or another wet medium
Water
Watercolor Paper
Paintbrush
Gift Tissue Paper
Paint Palette or other non-porous surface
To use Colorburst, add a few drops of a few colors into the palette wells (or the other wet mediums into separate wells. Add a few drops of water.
Using a paintbrush, add the colors to the watercolor paper in random patterns. Apply one color at a time, rinsing your brush between colors.
While the paint is still wet, place some crumpled tissue over the paints, making sure the tissue is wrinkled. Leave the tissue on until the paint dries, about a half hour.
When dry, remove tissue to reveal the pretty texture!