1. Gather the Materials
- watercolor paper
- masking tape
- scissors
- watercolor painting supplies
2. Apply Tape
Cut 2 pieces of masking tape to the desired height of the candlesticks and position them on a piece of watercolor paper. To prevent tearing the paper when you remove the tape, stick the tape to your clothing a few times to decrease the tackiness. Wet the background around the masking tape.
3. Paint the Background
Paint the background area around the masking tape in the desired color or colors. Rita opted for a solid red background.
4. Paint the Flames
While the background is wet, drop in or stroke in whatever color is desired for the flames of the candles. Since the background is wet, the flames will spread a bit, which is a nice effect for flames. Rita opted for purple candle flames and made them linear. You could also simply drop paint into the background, yielding a more circular result.
5. Remove Masking Tape
Carefully peel away the masking tape.
6. Allow Background
to Dry
7. Wet the Candles
When the background has dried, wet the candles with clean water.
8. Paint the Candles
Paint the candles with any desired colors and patterns. Here’s what Rita decided to paint.
As you can see she dropped a dark color into the orange which resulted in some fluffy looking spots. Then she stood the painting board up vertically which made the paint run down and blend.
9. Add Some Sparkle
After the paint had fully dried, Rita went back and applied metallic watercolor paint to the candlesticks and also splattered metallic watercolor paint onto the flames. If you don’t have metallic watercolor paint, you could use acrylic metallic paint which is easy to find in craft stores.
10. All Done!
Here is the finished painting.
