I had a very specific project in mind when I drew the images for my latest pear stamps and wanted to share the idea with you. I created a video to show the whole technique from beginning to end (grab some popcorn, it's a long one!).
This is a very fun project - because each time you stamp the solid pear, the paint has blended in a different way, creating realistic color variations in the image that change from one pear to the next. The shaded image that goes on top helps define the image! Don't worry if you don't get the shaded image in exactly the right place. It doesn't have to be perfect to look nice - because watercolor is supposed to go a little outside the lines anyway!
The Solid Pear (D1828) and the Shaded Pear (D1829), which were just released last week, were created to work with each other. The idea is to stamp the solid pear and then stamp the shaded pear over it. I knew that I wanted to use paint on the solid pear for stamping, because the way paint mixes and blends on rubber is always amazing.
I am using Twinkling H2O's in the video (Sunburst Yellow, Kiwi, Hot Cinnamon and Orange Peel) to create the amazing effect on the solid pear, an extra fine mist spritzer from Judikins (GT008) and Memento Tuxedo Black ink from Tsukineko for the project.
Try this project out - once you start stamping out these pears, you won't want to stop!
Dave,
Fantastic video! Thank you for sharing with us the Twinkling H20 colors you used. Your pears look amazing!
Posted by: Donna Heber | October 28, 2011 at 10:03 AM
I love the two pear stamps, Dave and the lovely effect
you get with the Twinkling H2O's! Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Judy | October 28, 2011 at 09:04 PM
Your pears are so pretty. Love all the blending of the colors. They look like real pears. Thanks too for the video. Very nice and not even too long. I made it through with no popcorn.
Posted by: Beverly BL | October 29, 2011 at 07:52 PM
great video, great stamps. love twinks
Posted by: bethann d | November 03, 2011 at 06:59 AM