Here's a quick video explaining how to create a watercolour postcard
They are watercolour paintings
With pen on top
with inspirational quotes in the centre of them
I have used A4 thick cartridge paper
You could also use white card or watercolour paper
Whatever you use, it needs to be thick enought to take watercolour paint
I am going to cut my A4 paper into 4 equal pieces
Fold lengthways and widthways
Carefully cut with a sharp craft knife along a straight edge
Make sure you have a mat underneath your card when cutting
You need a selection of brushes
Any brushes will work
You could use things like old toothbrushes
Set of watercolour paints
If you dont have watercolour paints you could use food colouring or acrylic paints
But the effect will be slightly different
You also need a pot of water
wet a 'frame' around the edge of your paper
Be quite generous with the water
Use a smaller brush to apply colur to the wet part of your paper
Load your brush up with a decent amount of paint
Start applying the colour to your paper
You will be able to see the paint spead where the paper is wet
Repeat this using different colours
The paints will beging to spread into one another
Try out different colour combinations
You could also add contrating colours on top of your 1st layer of paint
Try to work quickly
another quick example.
This tine I am going to use a heart motif painted in watercolour
Add different colours like before
I am going to add a little bit of yellow
And a bit of green
A rainbow theme !!!
play around with this 'wet on wet' technique
you could also work onto dry paper which would give you a different outcome
I am going to do a wash in the middle
Do this by using lots of water and a little bit of paint to 'tint'
Leave to dry
Here are some I did earlier!!!
These are dry
But in places a little damp
Now using a thin brush I am going to add patterns ontop of my paintings
Because my paper is dry the paint is not spreading
Add lots of details using different patterns and colours
Have a think about what you would like to write in the centre of your postcard
It might be a quote, or a lyric from a song
Or a family motto
On this one I have added lots of little intricate patterns
have used a fine liner pen to do this
 
Sketch out your quote in pencil
Keep your pencil lines very light
Almost invisible
you could get ideas for styles of writing online
I have made my letters out of tiny little dots
This one I am going to use cross hatching to outline my letters
You can explore different ways of outlining your letters
I am going to send my postcards to friends and family who I don't really see often
Its nice to receive something lovely in the post
You can also add details to your boarder using fineliner pen
Patterns and little shapes work well
Little circles and dots work well
you could also use zig zags
Play around and get lost in creating your work.
Have fun in creating your watercolour postcards
