How to Paint a Watercolor Abstract for Thank You Cards || @ThePaintedPen

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Get App Gather your supplies. 1 @ThePaintedPen on

Get App Choose your colors. Let's go with a monochrome blue color palette. 2 @ThePaintedPen on

Get App Tape the edges of your paper. Mist water around the bottom and side. Wipe the extra water from the tape. 3 @ThePaintedPen on

Get App Tap your favorite blue (or color of choice) into the water. A large brush works best but any will do. Move the paint throughout with the brush. @ThePaintedPen on

Get App Let it dry completely. This is what mine looked like dry. Love that bloom in the left corner, so I'll try to keep that when I paint the next layer. 4 @ThePaintedPen on

Get App Use a darker blue for the second layer. Make sure that beautiful bloom shows. Leave a few other open areas too. 5 @ThePaintedPen on

Get App While it's still wet, tap in an even darker blue to add some extra depth. Watch how it blends into the wet areas. 6 @ThePaintedPen on

Get App Let it dry completely before removing the tape. 7 @ThePaintedPen on

Get App Choose a lettering style to write "Thank you." I like to sketch my letters in pencil before going over them with a calligraphy pen. 8 @ThePaintedPen on

Get App I chose an outline lettering style to allow the background to show through. 9 @ThePaintedPen on

Get App Let it dry again, and You're finished! 10 @ThePaintedPen on

Get App Look at that bloom! 11 @ThePaintedPen on

Get App Now, you can try a few more colors. 12 @ThePaintedPen on

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