Fall Leaves by Tracy Blackwolf

Hello all!

for this weeks blog I did an art tag- for the last days of fall....well, before snow fly's  at least. 

For this art, I used Brushos watercolor  powders. There are other brands out there as well. So I stamped the tree with versaclaire black. Dry with heat tool. then add a small spritz of water.

Then add a very small amount of  red brusho powder around the crown of the tree, a bit on the ground. Then add in more colors as you like as well as more water as needed. Work in small amounts. The powders have a mind of their own and go places they want to go. I think it adds to the beauty.

Then I stamped the pumpkin next to the tree. I painted it in with the Brushos.

I also started to paint the ground. Using a light brown, blending in the bottom of the pumpkin.

Then I added in some black. I used black soot distress spray for that using a paint brush. Could have  left it alone at this point, but I wanted more "leaves". So I added more Brushos.

I used a wet brush to control the water on the powders a bit. Once I was happy with the look of the tree, I used my heat tool to dry the tag, stopping the blending process. once dry, I used Distress sprays and my paint brush to do the background. Spritz some color on, move it around with the brush if needed until happy with the result. Then dry carefully with heat tool. You could add a sentiment or leave as is.

That's it! Fun to play with. play and experiment- 

Until next time, stay arty!

Stamps Used:

Weathered Tree     19467

Pumpkin    18626

Other supplies:

Inks: Distress sprays: Squeezed lemonade, Salvaged patina, black soot

Brusho colors: OST. Red, Scarlet, Vermillion, Orange, Gamboge, Lt. Brown