Watercolor effect with Gelatos

Hello Gelatos friends!

Emmy here with a new tutorial to share. This time I though of exploring all the options to add watercolor effect to my layout using gesso, gelatos and water, of course. So far I worked on paper, canvas, chipboard and plastic. And here is the result: 

SO SWEET

And here is how I did it:

I place my picture on the background paper and market the place it is going to be with a pencil. Then I removed the picture and started adding different colors using Gelatos with water.

While my background was drying I die cut different shapes from a plastic sheet. I covered them with Gesso.  

After they were dry, I colored them with Gelatos to match the colors of my design.

After the background paper was dry, I added the butterfly patten using a masking template and Gesso. 

... and paint splashes {dissolve a little bit of Gelatos in water and use your brush to create the splashed} and pearls to make it fairy like.

I covered the chipboard with Gesso first, to mask the raw color, and then I added blue Gelato color to it. 

For the resist canvas I used water and Gelatos - the different colors blend easily together, which allowed me create the perfect color combination for my layout.

I hope I managed to inspire you today!

Have a messy colourful week!

Emmy

Design Memory Craft products used on this project: 

Gelatos Color Gift Set (#770161)

Gelatos Designer Colors - Tropical (#770162)

Gelatos Tool Set (#770312)

Gesso (#770302)

Other products used: 7 dots studio "Love is in the air" collection; Prima marketing resist canvas; Tim Holtz cutting dies

Comments

[Jean Marmo]

So beautiful!

[Barb]

Gorgeous layout! I love all the different ways you used Gelatos - so fun! :)

[colleen]

Lve this!!

[Karen Conner]

I love how after you put color down-you came back with the butterflies in gesso. They really add so much! Love that idea. Will definitely try it.

[Lldeb09]

Love any reason to bust out the gelatos and play. And really like that you get such a range in the depth of color, you can go as soft and washed as you want to deep, and vibrant. Such an amazing medium to create with.

[Katherine Elliot]

I want to feature Emilia's scrapbook page and Gelatos techniques for upcoming Trendy Tuesday post for the blog at Paper Crafters Library. You can ck out the blog here: http://blog.papercrafterslibrary.com/
The post featuring this project will credit Emilia & link back to this blog as well. If you do not wish to be featured, just let me know.