Stamping & Watercoloring with Tombow Markers

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I used both Arches Watercolor Paper and Bristol Smooth cardstock for this technique. When I tried it after watching a video from Sandy Allnock last month, I used Bristol paper but both have there pros and cons. Let’s get started!

Cut the paper to 4 1/4” x 5 1/2”. Position stamps from the Birthday Wishing stamp set on cardstock in Misti Stamping Tool. The Misti will help to stamp the images multiple times.

Pick three shades of each color of Tombow Dual Brush Pens. I used:

N55, N75, N95, 177, 743, 755, 800, 942, 969, 990

Start with the darkest shade, adding it to areas where there might be a shadow. Color the marker on the stamp and stamp on the paper. Repeat this with the middle shade, coloring more of the stamp. Finish with the lightest shade going over the entire stamp to be sure the image is fully stamped.

Using a waterbrush pen, touch it to the darkest section and it should start pulling the color out. Continue around the image pulling out the color. Clean the brush off when moving on to lighter sections.

If you reapply the marker to the stamp while the image is still wet, it can redefine some lines and pull some of the new ink out into the image. To crisp up some edges, stamp again with the medium or lightest shade but don’t add any water. Repeat the above steps for all images.

For the grass, usea green Tombow Dual Brush Pens and draw a line near their feet, fading out towards the edges. Make blades of grass, trying to use only the very tip of the marker. Use the same waterbrush pen to pull some of the green down.

Once everything is dry, stamp the sentiments with Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. I left too much space when stamping then so I added a heart and line to one and just a line to the other.

Cut the panel to 4” x 5 1/4” and mount with foam tape onto an A2 card base cut from Gina K Designs Kraft cardstock.

While I do love how these cards turned out, I struggle with such a loose style. As for which paper I prefer, I think they both look pretty good.

On the Arches Watercolor Paper I could not pull the color out as easily, but when I went back in to add shading, it turned out better.

The Bristol Smooth, on the other hand, moved the color easier but I did not get as much variation in color.

Anyway, what do you think? Have you every tried this technique?

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