Watercolour & Ink Backgrounds Workshop with Sheena Douglass

Transform your handmade projects with beautiful, vibrant backgrounds that are every bit as creative as the artwork placed on top of them.

In this workshop, I'll guide you through a collection of my favourite background techniques, sharing not only how to create them, but also how to make them work successfully every time. Whether you're a card maker, mixed media artist, journal keeper or simply love to experiment with colour, you'll discover techniques that can be adapted to suit your own style and supplies.

Whilst I primarily use watercolours throughout the workshop, many of the techniques can be achieved using a wide variety of water-based colouring mediums that you may already own.

What You'll Learn

✔ Creating your own Colour Recipe Cards for future reference

✔ Choosing harmonious colour combinations with confidence

✔ Making wet-in-wet backgrounds brighter, richer and more luminous

✔ Understanding the relationship between paint, water and paper

✔ Creating beautiful textures using salt with greater control and consistency

✔ Using gesso to achieve chalky, oxidised and distressed effects

✔ Incorporating mica powders for shimmer, sparkle and dramatic special effects

✔ Designing backgrounds that complement rather than compete with your focal images

✔ Bringing everything together in a complete paint-along project

Workshop Chapters

• Introduction & Colour Foundation

• Wet In Wet Power Up!

• Pass The Salt!

• Gee-Ess-Oh!

• Mica Mix Up!

• Paint Along – Full Project

Included With Your Purchase

• Access to all workshop video lessons - Over 4 hours of real time close up instruction.

• Downloadable Video Access Guide with direct links to every chapter

• Exclusive downloadable line art for the paint-along project

• Learn at your own pace and revisit lessons whenever you wish

Supplies

The workshop focuses mainly on watercolour techniques, although some additional water-based products may be demonstrated. There is absolutely no requirement to purchase specific brands or products, and many of the techniques can be achieved using supplies you already have in your craft room.

Please Note

This is a digital product. No physical items will be shipped.

After purchase, you will receive a PDF Video Access Guide containing direct links to all workshop lessons and downloadable resources.

I can't wait to share these techniques with you and help you create backgrounds that are every bit as beautiful as the projects you make with them.

Happy painting!

Sheena Douglass