Art du Jour: Watercolor Heart Strings
Lucie Duclos, Design + Mixed Media
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Lessons in This Class
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1. Introduction
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2. Materials
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3. Tracing
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4. Painting
3:51 -
5. Stitching
1:53 -
6. Merci
0:36
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About This Class
Art du Jour is a series of simple and playful art projects that you can make under 30 minutes. Watercolor Hearts Strings is the first class in this new series and is all about sending love because it's always the right season to show a little love.
In this class you will create a series of 8 watercolor hearts using a simple template, one color and a fun crayon resist technique, then string them together with embroidery thread.
This is a quick little project for beginners or anybody who wants to just have fun, you don't need to now how to paint, it's all about about textures, patterns and mark making. You do need to know how to use a needle and tread.
When you are finished, you can hang it in your windows or doorway or even better, put it in an envelope and send it to a friend. Guarantee to bring a smile to the person who opens the envelope!
Join me today and create a Heart String and send more love into the world!
I would love to see your hearts in the project section or if you are on instagram, find me at lucieduclos and use #lucieloveshearts
Sending love and cheers!
Lucie xox
Meet Your Teacher
Hello, I'm Lucie and I am a graphic designer and mixed media artist. I work with a lot of different mediums and techniques from pen and ink to watercolor, monoprints, encaustics, collage, acrylics and bookmaking. My work experience is in publishing, packaging and textile design. I have done packaging and illustration work for Harry & David, Smith & Hawken, UPPERCASE magazine, Danone and Salesforce among others.
I grew up in Montreal, Canada, then moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, then to Port Townsend, Washington to finally end up right back in Canada, but on the west coast, in Victoria, British Columbia.
Check out my latest class: The Art of Stone Painting and experiment with lines, grids, patterns, botani... See full profile
Hands-on Class Project
In your class project you will create a series of 8 hearts painted with watercolor and you will string them together with embroidery thread.
1. Download the template from the project section (or make your own)
2. Cut your template and draw your 8 hearts on card stock
3. Draw textures with the white crayon
4. Paint over with watercolor
5. Cut your hearts with scissors
6. Paint some cool patterns on the back with watercolor
7. Sting them together with embroidery thread and voila!
8. Put it up or send in an envelope to a friend! Everybody needs a little love! :)
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