Sunday Secrets #39

  This entry was originally posted on Sunday, October 14, 2012

Today's Sunday Secrets comes from Miriam in New York.

She has several questions about stamping watercolor from a previous post.

 

Her questions are:

Can you reuse a stamp on another painting at a later time or do you have to make a new stamp?

How deep to you cut your stamp and how much paint do you load on the stamp?

Thank you for the questions, Miriam.

 

First of all, I have been able to reuse a stamp but not for long (it will only last 2-3 times).

It is best to make the stamp out of illustration board if you do want to reuse it.

 

Second, the deeper the stamp is cut, the more it does show the image and the more texture you will get.

This is something you will have to just play with to discover what you like.

 

Finally, I find that I do need to put quite a bit of paint on the stamp.

It is best to test the stamp on a separate piece of paper before proceeding to your masterpiece.

 

Hope those answer your questions.

Good luck and enjoy the stamping!

Stamping

  This entry was originally posted on Saturday, August 4, 2012

Stamping is a great way to paint.

Stamping can be used when creating grass which is what I did in the above painting.

And you don't have to paint every single blade of grass.

To stamp grass, you will need to make your own stamp out of illustration or matte board.

First cut out a small square of the board, then use an x-acto knife to scratch in some grass like blades.

 

I also use a piece of tape on the back to make a handle for the stamp. 

Now you put paint on the stamp and add it to your painting. 

 

Spritz the stamp with some water so it doesn't look so contrived.

 

Now you can go paint a whole meadow with just one stamp.