Create a Cobblestone stencil landscape with watercolor markers, ink, and stamping techniques. Part One will focus on laying the foundation for the background with the stencil and a variety of stamps.
Cobblestone Stencil Landscape - Part 1
Lightly pencil sketch the design on a 9.5x12" sheet of watercolor paper, making sure to leave open areas for foreground objects.
Mark the top and bottom of the wall along the length of the paper with a pencil line.
Apply Ash ink onto the stencil, being careful to avoid the foreground object areas. Note: The paper size is larger than the stencil. Slide the stencil over the previously inked areas and continue to add to the wall.
Stamp the Garden Shed watering can and tools images with Ash Ink at the base of the wall.
For a quick and easy "mask-less" technique, add ink to the rake image, remove the ink from the midsection of the handle with a dry cloth, and stamp onto the paper. Add ink to the trowel and stamp at an angle over the rake.
Create the foreground with Daffodils stamps and Ash Ink. Begin to add some shading and color with watercolors. I chose to work with Arteza Real Brush Markers.
Apply Amethyst Ink to the flowers and Leaf Ink to the stems of the Lavender Fields stamps. Stamp onto the background, being careful to avoid the Daffodils. Draw in additional stems and grasses as desired.
Continue to add colors and shading to the stamped images. Tip: Add highlights with a white gel pen.
Draw in lavender blossom details with the fine tip of a coordinating color marker. Tracing around each little flower gave them so much more dimension.
Come back later in the week for Part Two of this fun watercolor landscape project!
Julie
