Hi Friends!
Today we have an easy Watercolor Sunrise, inspired by the occasional early rises we’ve made, on our long distance travels and today’s. If you’re feeling inspired enough to craft in the cool mornings, this one came together very quickly with just a few items, no mess, and turned out some nice interpretations. Check out this tape resist painting below!
*Click on photos for close up
What You'll Need
Heavy Weight Construction Paper(white)
Painter’s Tape
Watercolors
Paintbrushes
Rinse Cup
optional: Paper Towels /Rag to dry brushes
The Steps
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Naomi created her landscape first by taping off the area where her hills were going to be and then left the center area open for the sun later on.
PREP
Tear off strips of tape and place where you’d like to have the sun (the landscape will be below).
I started by taping where sun would be then working on the landscape.
PAINTING- Version 1
Start painting the landscape- mountains, hills, stream, field, etc.
Add darker colors to the mountain tops for definition and on the sides to create slopes.
3. Add paint to the sky, using watered out reds, oranges and purples.
4. Fill in the sun with thinned out yellow.
5. Pull off the tape, paint the sun rays, and darken any areas that got washed out.
PAINTING- Version 2
Paint the bottom part of the landscape, including a stream, a smaller slope, and a lake.
Tape the upper portion for sun rays, then paint the sun.
Remove the tape and paint the rays with yellow.
That’s it!
Happy crafting!
Amanda and Naomi
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