I did one series of watercolour cards a few years back. You may find the links below.
Valentine's Greeting 1
Valentine's Greeting 2
Valentine's Greeting 3
Valentine's Greeting 4
This tutorial is a little advanced than that since we will require building a lot more layers of colours for this one.
Warning: I don’t know about you, but after finishing this piece I had such a strong craving for red velvet cake that I had to order one!
We always picture Valentine’s Day with our dates having a beautiful dessert after a lovely candlelight dinner. This day is incomplete without it. The colour red also goes well with the theme hence, I chose red velvet in particular.
Below is the reference image I chose for the greeting.
Below is the drawing you may use for the cupcake.
I made a few changes in the background and simplified it to keep the focus on the cupcake itself.
Adding a touch of permanent rose has uplifted the greeting even more.
The colours you will require are as follows:
1. Buttercream
2. Yellow ochre
3. Lemon yellow
1. Raspberries
2. Cadmium red
3. Permanent Rose
4. Indigo blue
1. Leaf
2. Lemon yellow
3. Sap green
1. Cupcake liner
2. Burnt Sienna
3. Indigo blue
4. Yellow ochre
1. Plate
2. Indigo blue
3. Burnt sienna
4. Cadmium red
1. Background
2. Indigo blue
3. Permanent rose
Please visit the YouTube video to see a step by step breakdown of the tutorial.
I hope you will enjoy making this greeting for your loved ones and straight away head to a dessert parlour!
Wishing you all a lovely Valentine’s Day 2020!
Happy painting
Swati