Watercolour illustrations create stunning effects, whether its lettering, calligraphy or drawing and sketching. The beauty of watercolours is the ability to achieve stunning effects which can be achieved using water colour paints but also Manuscript's Aquabrush Markers!
Using our Aquabrush & Duotip Markers artist Mahima Tiwari Mahima gives you a step-by-step on how she created her artwork below so you can try it too.
You will need:
- Aquabrush Markers
- Duotip Markers
- Good quality watercolour paper
- Masking tape
Getting started
To start this piece choose your watercolour paper of choice and tape down the edges using craft or masking tape, this is a great tip to help you achieve a clean border around your illustration.
Then, take your Aqubrush colours of choice and create a series of dots in a semi circle shape using the tips.
Blending the colour
Using your paintbrush, dip it into some water and then begin to spread the colours to create a watercolour template. You can create any look you want by adding more water and colour to your canvas.
Top tip, you can even dip your Aquabrush Marker directly into your water pot to create your colour tones!
The more colours you add, the more vivid effect you can create. Keep going though because it may look a little messy at the moment but wait until it all comes togther. The beauty of water colours is that you can add more colour and water to fix any mistakes!
You can also use a few colours to create tonal effects if you're going for a specific colour scheme. The Aquabrush Markers are great for creating these types of effects as you can achieve many shades of a colour from one marker!
The craft tape you applied earlier has come in handy as you will see from the step-by-step images. Once you remove these you will see what a clean finish you have!
Adding detail
Add any touch ups you have and then leave your canvas to dry. It's important your canvas is completely dry for the next step. Take a Duotip marker and start drawing your hot air balloon outlines with the fineliner tip and colour in using the italic tip. Vary the size of your illustrations to had depth to your design.
After removing the craft tape, step back and take a look at your final piece; brilliant isn’t it? With just two sets of pens you've created a masterpiece! Now that you've mastered how to to these markers, why not try out Manuscript's other pens too which arent just for writing, you can achieve some great results drawing and sketching with them too!
