Yesterday I gave myself permission to just play with my Karin Brushmarker Pro Markers. It felt like third grade art class ... or at least what I think third grade art class would have felt like if I had not been such a perfectionistic anxious kid at that age. Even though I loved it, art scared me because I didn't know how you could tell if it was good, and I only wanted to do things that were perfect and good. Yesterday, I let myself let go of good and just focused on playing with color, water and watercolor paper.
I cut up mostly 3" x 4" pieces, so I could try lots of different colors and blends without feeling too overwhelmed. I have the large set of the standard markers, as well as the Neon Markers and the Metallic Markers. I was most amazed at how the metallic markers moved on the wet watercolor paper ... it was cool how the metallic pigment almost flowed in the water. Here are a few more of the colors.
It was so relaxing to just blend and play and go back and blend some more. I did notice some pilling with some of the watercolor paper when I got it overly wet ... and some colors were easier to blend than others ... but that was all part of the fun of play. Not sure what I'll do with them, but it was relaxing to just take time to play with some of my art supplies with no particular end game in mind.
I did take the time when I was fun to turn one into a card using the lovely AlteNew Dog Rose Panels die cut from heavy white cardstock.
Sentiment is from Altenew Sincere Greetings.
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