Watercolor Painting: Floral and Marble Archway
A project for wedding vows, baby gifts and sweet details
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Follow along with artist and calligrapher Sohan Kaur Khalsa as she guides you through creating a floral and marble watercolor archway. This elegant project can be customized to create a great frame for wedding vows, commemorating a special event or new baby, or to display a sweet or uplifting quote on your wall. Learn great watercolor skills to use on future projects!
Create a fun, easy, floral archway and practice your faux marble skills!
COURSE SKILLS:
- Simple Architectural Drawing
- Centering a Text Layout and "Inking"
- Cleaning Up Mistakes on Watercolor Paper
- Understanding Directional Light
- Adding Simple and Beautiful Florals in Watercolor
- How to Paint Greenery
- Create the Feeling of Space
- Painting Faux Marble
Create your work and get ready to share it!
SUPPLIES USED:
We cover these more in the "Materials" section
- Rough (Cold Press) Watercolor (Project Size 14"x20" Arches Block)
- You can also use hot press (smooth) watercolor paper or Illustration Board (aka Bristol)
- Artist Grade Masking Tape (if you are using loose sheets of paper or a pad instead of a watercolor block)
- Watercolor Brushes Sizes (6,10,12, 24 or 30)
- Pencil that is fairly hard (ex HB)
- Mars plastic eraser
- Rulers and various circular objects for layout
- Winsor & Newton Tube Watercolors Set or (Custom list as used in the project: Alizaring Crimson, Payne's Grey, Hooker's Green, Phtalo Blue or Ultramarine Blue, Raw Sienna, Burnt Umber, Mars Black)
- Watercolor Palette
- Finetec Watercolor Gold, Acrylic Gold or Gouache Gold Paint
Your Instructor
I'm Sohan, graphic designer, illustrator, calligrapher, artist and so much more. :)
I've made art since I was able to pick up a pencil (in the 80s) and it's been a wonderful adventure since. As a creative I pursue my passion for calligraphy, painting, illustration and surface pattern design, creating a beautiful array of projects that you can glimpse on my portfolio and on instagram. You’ll find watercolor, egg tempera, acrylic and oil paintings with digital pieces and flowering calligraphy. With years of experience in graphic design, drawing, painting, illustration and calligraphy there’s potential to create something fun and functional for all projects.
My art background goes back to the mid 80s when I first picked up a pencil and I've been creating ever since. In the mid-1990s I also helped family and friends with small designs for businesses. She also received her first paid design in those days for which she received an ice cream sundae. The design was after all, for an ice cream cafe. I spent about 10 years as a graphic and web designer until moving onto more fun projects! I also have a BFA in Fine Arts with a minor in Art History from the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University.
Now I live in sunny South Florida with my husband, daughter and a lovable, fuzzy tabby named Daniel.
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I look forward to seeing your amazing artwork!