Christmas Joy (another brusho sky)
Posted: October 21, 2016 Filed under: Brusho, Woodland Beauty | Tags: Brusho, Penny Black stamps 14 Comments
I have one more brusho sky to share this week. For this one I took advantage of the way watercolour powders work to get make the sky a bit more dramatic than the last two more serene scenes. Brusho powders can be blended on or off the paper to create a smooth solid colour or they can be sprinkled onto wet paper and left to move and form patterns with variations in colour intensity. To create this sky I positioned a mask for the moon then painted water over the sky area. I sprinkled a couple of brusho powders into the damp area and let them spread and blend. The areas where I dropped the powder become the textured darker areas in the sky.
Once the sky dried I stamped the tree from Woodland Beauty several times in gray ink then added shadows on the branches in black marker. Brusho really is a great watercolour medium; it does so many clever things.
Supplies
Stamps: Woodland Beauty, Joy filled (PB)
Paints: Purple, Turquoise, Ultramarine brusho (Colourcraft)
Ink: Versafine onyx black, Smokey Gray ink and black marker (Tsukineko)
Paper: hot pressed Fabriano watercolour paper, blue cardstock
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I just love all ur One layer cards…and u r really SO inspiring with Brushos!! Absolutely love all ur cards, Heather 🙂
So beautiful! TFS
Love the dramatic look of the sky, a wonderful card! xxx
Just falling in love with brushes Heather, as not looking Ng had them, and using them on some Christmas cards myself…
…. this is wonderful card, thanks for sharing all details…, have you tried it on gloss card???, it’s really vibrant is my fav! Shaz in Oz.x
Gorgeous!
Your cards are always soooo amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Oh, that sky!
Thank you so much for sharing your time and talent with us. Your work is stunningly beautiful!
A very atmospheric scene with those beautiful Brushos and that beautiful bright moon, and they make a wonderful contrast with the white of the snow. x
I love this sky… thank you for sharing how you do it so we all learn.
You know, this would have made a fine Halloween sky, too. 😉 I almost tried a w/c night sky today, but chickened out and sponged it. This is beautiful!
I love being drawn into your creations…what a beautiful night!
Hhhhhh another stunning creation Heather. Thank you so much for sharing your talent anytime.
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!