Tombow Water color markers

My Friday post is a couple days early this month, but I just coudn't wait to show you what my new product does.....Tombow watercolor markers are wonderful!

When I was at CHA this January (Craft and Hobby Association trade show) I took some classes.  Tombow watercolor markers was one of them.  And I am in love!  I love the look of watercolor, and I am just thrilled with the results a first time user can get using the markers to watercolor!

Here is the sample that I am going to be walking you through today:

First, let's start with the concept behind the watercolor markers.  You are going to lay down a little ink on your artwork and then pull it across with water to create a shaded watercolor effect.

 

1.  As the first picture depicts, you are starting away from your line of color and are wetting your watercolor paper clear up to your line of color....this will help carry the color evenly across your watercolor paper.  So you are moving from right to left.
2.  Now, once you pick up some color with your waterbrush or water coloring paint brush, you will move from left to right.
3. Continue to color your pigment outwart to the right.  This is how you will fill your stamped image.

BASIC STARTER POINTS

1.  You MUST use water color paper.  I use Strathmore Watercolor, cold press, 140lb paper from Hobby Lobby which I bought with my 40% off coupon :-)
2.  You need a Waterbrush or a water color paint brush.  I use both....it just depends on the image and circumstance.  The Waterbrush is loaded with water (it slowly disperses as you paint from the cylinder in the handle, it is also refillable) so you don't have to keep dipping back in to a bowl of water.  This one is my first preference.
3.  You need to emboss the image that you have been using.  (Click here to learn what embossing is)  I use the Versamark pad as it has several uses as described in the linked tutorial.  You are using water to carry your color around your image.  The embossing creates pools for the color to stay within.

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I have chosen the Butterfly from Beautiful Butterflies set because you can't mess it up!  Butterflies are a palette of colors and perfect for the beginner!  I am using Tombow markers: 443,  055, and 925.

READ THIS FIRST!  This is the only thing I am going to say and then the pictures can talk.  You must start at the point FARTHEST from your color.  Moisten your paper, not have water standing, and work towards your point of color and then pull backwards.  Ok, now you can look at the pictures :-)

 

To create your background around your butterfly, the same procedure, start at the edge of your canvas, or area you want to have color, and moisten the paper up to your color line and then pull the color out.  Put a small line of color down as shown, and then work your way around your butterfly in small sections.

 

What a beautiful butterfly you can create your VERY FIRST TIME!  I promise!  I watched lady after lady that attended our recent crops, walk away with beautiful creations the very first time!

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Here is a Charlie Horse with Tombow Watercolor Markers:

Charlie Praying

Tombow Markers:  443, 879,977,992

 

Like ANYTHING, practice makes perfect....so get out your stamps and start practicing with your Tombows....you are sure to love them!

Hope your day is filled with blessings and stamping galore!

Lori

Comments

[Carla]

I love the tutorial on using the Tombow markers and the butterfly stamp and will be planning to mention it on my blog.
You can see it some time this week at
hptt://carla-writes.blogspot.com

[Tomi Ann Hill]

Wonderful, thank you so much! Do you mind if I link to your post on an upcoming post on my blog?

[air yeezy]

Interesting article as for me. It would be great to read a bit more about that topic.

[Helen Dooley]

Wow thanks for the lesson!

[Dilly Bayley]

Great instruction,tommorow I am going to a class at the "Cat's Meow" in Oakhurst, CA, Robin is teaching a class using this method that she also learned at the CHA. I will have a little knowledge of what she is teaching. Thanks.

[Jany]

Wow! What a great tutorial! I really like the way you gave the instructions. Now, I need to find the watercolor paper because I haven't found it yet. I'm sure I'll love the results with this technique. Thanks so much for sharing!

[Laurie in LE]

Thank you for the tutorial. I love Tombow markers but never used water with them.

[Nancy Grant]

Wonderful!
:-)

[KellyRae]

Wow, Lori! Your tutorial is fabulous, and it explains why my marker watercoloring wasn't working...wet the paper starting from farthest edge. Woo hoo!!!

[Joan B]

gorgeous and great instructions!!!

[Katie]

Great job Lori! Your examples are wonderful and your cards turned out perfect!

[Candyf]

This is a great tutorial. You already know that I have been dying to pick up some of the Tombow markers! That Praying for You Charlie card looks familiar :-)

[Cassie]

Awesome tutorial, Lori!

[Vicki Hook]

This is great Lori! I only use Tombow's for watercoloring and LOVE them! I have just never had a desire to try Copics. I'm so glad you posted this awesome step-by-step - I'm going to forward link to it from my blog for my friends to reference. They'll love it!

[wendyp]

Awesome tutorial!!! I've tried this with the kids Crayola markers once while playing around, thinking it would work, but just couldn't get the colors to blend out. I'm LOVING the results of the Tombow markers!

[Lori G (Chef Mama)]

Thanks for this tutorial! I do believe Hobby Lobby has a 40% off coupon this week that has 140 lb. watercolor paper written on it! : )