It’s been a minute since I had my Art Impressions watercolor stamps out – so let’s do it! But with a “Deep Dive” twist – how many different flowers can I make from just ONE stamp? And then replicate them in regular watercolor?
ON SALE FEB 2022! If stamped watercolor intrigues you, check out one of the Stamped Watercolor classes! They’re on sale this month….as well as Watercolor Jumpstart, if you’re looking to get started with the basics of painting without stamps! And I haven’t forgotten my Copic friends, the Wildflower classes are on sale too. Happy spring! See all sale classes here, they change each month!
This is the stamp used for all the flowers I’ll show today – yes this one little leafy guy!
Video
Watch the video below or click HERE to see it in HD on YouTube. Note that this is a long video; I divided it into chapters (listed on YT) that you can navigate by timestamp or just tap through the scroll bar at the bottom of the video while it’s playing.
Lavender
On the left, the stamped version, on the right – painted. Always remember to lighten colors before they dry to get the best “lifting.”
Astilbe
Fat-shaped lavender, eh? Very similar technique, just give them a wider belly. What other flowers could you create like these?
Carnations
If anyone knows if this IS a Calyx (pronunciation?) do let me know, ha! I do my research for visual cues but on the science I’m not always on target. The “fugitive” color Opera Pink was used for the watercolor version on the right – and…it WILL disappear in the light. If you just love the color – protect it by putting it inside a scrapbook or something that stays closed. Maybe make a bookmark!
Thistle
Thistle is included also in one of my Copic Wildflower classes. They might be prickly but oh so fun to color and paint! Let the pink layer dry before adding the purple so the thistly prickles stay crisp on top.
Wisteria
These last two don’t come across as well on a 2″ x 2″ square – they would look perfect on an arbor or draped on a fence. Stay tuned to my social media this week and I’ll give that a try.
Morning Glory
These are white flowers, so had to be negatively painted – painting the area AROUND the flower rather than the flower itself! Be sure to come back Friday to see how a different kind of negative painting creates a gorgeous floral planter.
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- Stamped Watercolor:
- Bible Flower Set, Art Impressions
- Art Impressions Acrylic Block set
- DVD cases for my stamps
- Tombow Markers:
- EH this is my set of colors
- BLICK has all the colors
- Used for both:
- Regular watercolors used, all Daniel Smith:
Awesome video Sandy. I don’t have those little stamps but I do have other small ones I have to check out if there are any flourish stamps within the sets. So I can give this a try.
Thank you so much for sharing, stay safe and have a wonderful day.
Love this video! I don’t have many Art Impressions stamps, but your examples using water color look caught my interest. I’m itching to give these flowers a try!
Beautiful both ways. Love it. I ,earn so much from you.
I am so excited for this weeks deep dive! Watercolor is my jam and Art Impressions are my go-to stamps. I just got their arbor set last month so I know I will be breaking that out this week! Looking forward to watching the video and playing along after work this evening.
I cannot paint to save my life, but I once water color stamped some bunnies for an Easter card and it turned out great! I was so surprised! I love the stamped water colored technique!
It is amazing how you used just one stamp for so many different looks. The heather and carnations are my favorite. You certainly have inspired me to get out my Art Impression stamps and Tombow markers….now I just need help creating a layout for a card front for all those beautiful flowers I’m about to create! 🙂
Love the comparison between watercolored flowers and the stamped version… But they all look like watercolor, so huge plus! Tons of great info here on other things too, like color mixing – and THANK YOU for defining the term “fugitive” in paints… I’ve seen it in Daniel Smith’s paint descriptions more than once – and always wondered what the heck they were talking about! Love the many stamped flowers all from one tiny rubber stamp – definitely going to try this.