Fun with Watercolor: Printing Effects Video Download

Description

Yes, You Can Monoprint with Watercolor!

Who says monoprinting and watercolor don’t play nicely together? In Gina Lee Kim’s video download workshop Fun with Watercolor: Printing Effects, Gina teaches you, and student Amy Jones, how to create unique prints using tube watercolor paints and a variety of monoprinting plates. You’ll be amazed and hooked on the effects you can create!

• Create black and white prints to color.
• Learn to make get crisp stenciled and stamped images using watercolor!
• Die-cutting machines can be used as printing presses.
• Use a traditional monoprint plate with tube watercolors.
• Create dozens of vibrant ghost prints.
• Make your own pearlescent collage paper!
• Much more!

Watch a preview of this video download here!

About the Artist

Gina Lee Kim is a watercolor enthusiast, mixed-media artist and art journaler. Originally from California, Gina majored in biology and then became a registered nurse after moving to Massachusetts. No matter what stage of her life, Gina was actively painting and teaching workshops. Gina has been published in various art magazines including Cloth Paper Scissors, Cloth Paper Scissors STUDIOS, Cloth Paper Scissors PAGES, Somerset Studios and more. Gina currently resides north of Chicago with her husband Jim, and son Stephen. Gina’s favorite color is cobalt violet and she tries not to accidentally dip her paintbrush into her coffee. Visit Gina at her website, GinaLeeKim.com and see inside her art journal on Instagram at instagram.com/ginaleekim.

Materials List

Surface

• Block printing paper
• Cold-press 140-lb. watercolor paper
• Masa paper
• Mulberry paper
• White sulphite drawing paper or mixed media paper

Media

• Acrylic gold paint in dropper bottle
• Black tube watercolor paint
• Brush pen with black ink (optional)
• Liquid watercolors
• Pigma Micron black pen
• Solid Markers by Sakura
• Speedball block printing medium
• Tube watercolors in a basic range of warm and cool yellows, reds and blues, orange, violet, light and dark green
• Tulip dimensional fabric paint
• White water-based paint pens (Sharpie)
• White glue (Elmer’s or acid-free PVA)
• White gouache
• Winsor Newton gum Arabic

Other Tools and Supplies

• 2 water containers
• 8″ x 10″ clear acrylic panel
• Blotting paper or tea towels
• Craft brushes- ½” flat, #8 and #12 round
• Die-cutting machine (Gina uses Sizzix BigKick)
• Dish soap in squeeze bottle
• Duralar transparency film (.003 or .005)
• Empty squeeze bottles with caps
• Foam brush
• Foam stamps
• Gluestick or dot roller adhesive
• Grafix inking palette
• Grafix monoprinting plate
• Heat gun or hair dryer
• Inking brayer
• Iridescent gift wrap confetti
• Mica powders
• Paint rags
• Palette knife
• Paper towels
• Pencil and gum eraser
• Pipette
• Ranger ink blending tool
• Ruler
• Salt
• Scrubber brush
• Sewing Machine (optional)
• Spray bottle
• Stencil
• Tray with warm water
• Watercolor brushes- round sizes #5, #8, #13, #20
• Watercolor palette with cover
• Wax paper

Download your Fun with Watercolor: Printing Effects video workshop today!