Saturday 16 September 2017

Watercolour Background with Tombow Markers Tutorial

  A short and sweet tutorial on how to create watercolour backgrounds using Tombow Markers.


4 comments:

  1. Thanks for this video Stephanie! I have a few Tombows and was planning on making some backgrounds next week so I might give this way a try. I like the way it's quiet subtle and unpredictable in what it does.

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    1. It is very subtle. But if you use hot pressed watercolour paper, you can do multiple layers if you let each layer dry in between so that the colours will get darker with each layer.

      I like the subtle colours for when I'm using a black Micron pen. It also doesn't clog my pens which is great for when you want to get into the Zen of drawing.

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  2. Thank you, Stephanie! What an easy and quick way to create softly-colored backgrounds on which to tangle. :) Once the tile is dry, can it be ironed to flatten it? If so, what iron setting do you recommend and should I use a thin cloth between the iron and the tile? Thanks for posting this!

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    1. If you're using original Zentangle tiles, they're made of cotton and they're so small that the curling doesn't show much. It will uncurl itself once dry. You can also use hot pressed watercolour paper. If the paper does curl, you can spray the back of the tile with some water and then flatten it under some heavy books.
      I've never needed to iron my tiles. But I'm guessing low heat with a sheet of printer paper in between would do just fine.

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