Watercolor Valentine's Day Card Tutorial
Valentine's Day is on its way! Show your valentine you love them with a homemade Valentine's Day Card. Follow along as artist Mou Saha will take you step by step using watercolors, Pitt Artist Pens, Gelatos and Goldfaber Aqua Watercolor Pencil.
Recommended Art Materials:
Pitt Artist Pen® Medium - #188 Sanguine
Pitt Artist Pen® Extra Superfine - #199 Black
Goldfaber Aqua Watercolor Pencil - #134 Crimson
Mixed Media paper
Trim mixed media paper to 6x9 inches. Fold in half to make 4.5 x 6 inches card.
Lightly sketch a pair of hands holding a heart using Goldfaber Graphite HB pencil.
Color the sweater brown using watercolors #178 and #190.
Color the gloves red with watercolors #118 and #126.
Color the heart with Gelatos color guava. Blend the pigment with water brush.
Once all the wet colors are dry, add rib marks to the sweater with M-tip Sanguine Pitt Artist Pen. Use more watercolors to accentuate the rib design.
Write ‘Be Mine’ with the XS-tip Black Pitt Pen on the heart. Add some shadows to the letters with Crimson Goldfaber Aqua Watercolor Pencil #134.
Add some small marks on the heart with the watercolor #113 to finish.
I hope you enjoyed today’s tutorial and are inspired to create your own Valentines this year!
