Creative idea
A Portrait made with Watercolours and Drawing Gum
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These portraits on watercolour paper are drawn with a black permanent marker. Details and graphics are applied with drawing gum and then watercolours are painted on. When dry, the drawing gum coating is rubbed off and the portrait framed.
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How to do it
1 Draw a portrait on watercolour paper using a permanent marker.
2 Draw details and graphics on the background using a drawing gum marker where you want the colour of the paper to show. Leave to dry.
3 Paint with watercolours and leave to dry.
4 Use the tip of your finger to rub off the drawing gum coating.
5 Mount the picture inside a passepartout frame using power tape.
6 Hanging: Attach one or two split rings onto the frame and attach a piece of string to the split ring(s) for hanging.
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