I love how this technique ends up turning out. However, it does take some time to dry.
Here are the steps:
1. Get a piece of card stock completely wet.
Don't use watercolor paper. It’s too absorbent.
2. Add watercolor to your wet card stock.
3. Add different complementary colors if wanted:
4. Cover the whole piece of card stock:
5. Place embroidery thread and other absorbent materials onto the wet card stock:
6. Place a piece of heavy glass on top of everything.
I used a glass baking dish.
7. Once dry, remove the string and any other fiber-like materials.
You should be left with an awesome resist where the thread soaked up the color!
I made an artist trading card with part of my background:
Check out another mixed-media background tutorial using a stencil.
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