To ring in the New Year , I thought I will share with you a fascinating technique on how to use a toothbrush to try an interesting technique with watercolors. This is also a fun project to do with kids or the kid in you!
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| Painting with a Toothbrush |
Toothbrushes work really well with liquid watercolors.Their bristles are stiffer than those of normal watercolor brushes and this creates a different kind of line.
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| Colorful Rooster |
How to paint a rooster using a toothbrush
This is an example of a really dynamic effect created by a toothbrush as a finishing touch to an illustration.
Step 1: Paint the rooster using watercolor as I have done here, leaving a space for the tail feathers.
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| Colorful Rooster |
Step 2: Dip the toothbrush in the liquid watercolor and use it to paint a spiky tail. Use two or three colors so that they mix together slightly.
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| Colorful Rooster |
Step 3: Add some rough strokes with the toothbrush under the rooster to give the vague impression of a horizontal surface to ground the image.
And that's it, you now have a colorful rooster that is ready to take on the world!
I hope you enjoyed this mini tutorial and if you tried this technique share with me in the comments below or tag me on Instagram — @creativejayu I would love to see what you create.
" Color is the place where our brain and the universe meet." -- Paul Klee
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