Making rain out of watercolours is one messy task. But it was super easy and fun to do, I felt like a kid again.
Pen and Watercolour by emily elizabeth enns
Layers. Layers layers layers. And waiting, waiting for very wet paint to dry. Then adding more layers, and more waiting.
I started out dripping watercolour with a brush, but that process was going far too slow for me. So I switched to soaking a paper towel in water, smearing in with blue paint, and squeezing it over the page at an angle so it dripped down the paper.
Black and Blue Rain in coloured water by emily elizabeth enns
Very very messy. And resulted in very very blue fingers! Once the base was covered to my liking, I went back in with smaller brushes to make more detailed drip lines.
Once those layers dried I used thicker drops of paint overtop of the black to lift the colour a little and give it some more texture.
Burberry Trench and a Red Umbrella by emily elizabeth enns
After the rain was completed, I finished the watercolour paint on the girl in the trench coat. I then cut her out, painted a drop shadow onto of the rain and glued her down in place.
I really liked the 3-D isn effect this gave the painting. plus, maybe i can experiment more with this idea?! We’ll see!
portraits of a wardrobe by emily elizabeth enns 