STEPS
TOOLS
Spread white gesso on your background with a palette knife. Limit to a triangle-shaped area slightly larger than your photo. Dry.
Randomly color on top of the gesso with a few colors making patches. Keep color theory in mind. 
Use a waterbrush to spread the colors on top of the gesso first. Then working into the fully-colored areas. Notice how differently the colors react with the gesso. Dry using a heat tool.
Use a stencil as a guide to add little circles. Go over the shapes with a waterbrush to soften the look. Dry.
Add splashes of color with a stamp. Wet the stamp a little using a sprayer, then rub the pencil on top. Stamp to your background and dry.
Use the watercolor pencils one more time and draw lines to guide the eye to the photo. Just a few lines, or circles, will suffice. Use a regular pencil also, if you like, for contrast.
Finish the background with stamping, then layer patterned papers underneath your photo. Compose using different patterned papers, mixing in a few solids as well.
Add the embellishments and the title. Just a few roses and a big title will do.
Finish the page with hand-written journaling, crystals, and a few watercolor touches to the roses (to make them coordinate with the page even more.)
1.0 950439 – Divine Paper - En L’air
1.0 Textured Paper Pad -Primary
1.0 Coffee Break -6x6 Pad
1.0 Watercolor Pencils -Basics
1.0 Watercolor Pencils -Spring & Fall
1.0 Art Basics - Heavy Gesso, White
1.0 7x9 Stencil -Honeycomb
1.0 Cling Stamp -Don’t Forget to Fly
1.0 Clear Stamp -Cheese
1.0 Alpha Canvas- Large White
1.0 Say It In Crystals -“Cigar Box Secrets”
1.0 Say It In Crystals
1.0 Mini Sachet Flowers -Frost
How to create three watercolor effects by riikka!

Create Three Watercolor Effects by Riikka!
