Marking making and transferred images over watercolour backgrounds. @allisondawrant
Marking making and transferred images over watercolour backgrounds.  @allisondawrant
Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Deco Art Americana Acrylic Paint : Winter blue, bright orange, vivid violet.

Acrylic ink will work too to paint over the butterflies.

Dollarama: sponges,  and Studio gel pens, 12 per pack. 

Canson Mixed media journal 138lbs or Canson XL 140 lb paper is great greater than 98 lbs is ideal.

Royalty free images at "Flckr" , search "Biodiversity Heritage Library", then search for "butterflies/flowers/animals/plants".
Link here : flickr.com/photos/61021753@N02

Black or white "transfer paper". 

Link here for black transfer paper:
walmart.ca/en/ip/100pcs-A4-Carbon-Paper-Black-Legible-Graphite-Transfer-Tracing-Painting-Reusable-Art-Surfaces-Copy-Paper/PRD330B2Z1JI5JA

Link for white transfer paper:
canada.michaels.com/en/transfer-paper/10065583.html?r=g&cm_mmc=PLASearch-_-google-_-MICH_Shopping_CA_N_Craft+%26+Hobbies_N_PMAX_BOPIS_N-_-Generic&kpid=go_cmp-18653424478_adg-_ad-__dev-c_ext-_prd-10065583&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0IGnBhDUARIsAMwFDLkKHT9Az97WerI13jWEcYrFVOyIQajYSx25We-RuCl4ZdLssU3MZpsaAmpZEALw_wcB
Mechanical pencil /ballpoint pen is great for going over the transfer paper. Use the dark side down, and place the image over top.

Waterbased acrylic paint pens : Sharpie WATER based in silver, white, black, gold.  Also "Posca Pens"- Japanese acrylic paint pens ,black .7mm round tip is a fave.

Faber-Castell Gelatos - Peppercorn and lime green (

Neo Colour Caran D’ache wax (1’s) and water-soluble (ii’s ) crayons

Paint pens I use:
Posca
Sharpie water-based medium paint pen

Metallic ballpoint pens:
Uniball-signo pens

Watercolours I love:
theoceanpaper.com
stonegroundpaint.com
amazon.ca/Kuretake-Gansai-Tambi-Watercolors-Colors
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Marking making and transferred images over watercolour backgrounds.

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