cupcake atcs

cupcake atcs
Originally uploaded by anongrrl

again, this is gesso over board with watercolor and pen on top... though in this case, i also used sharpie and gel pens. (sakura, of course--the best!)

if you look closely at the pink cupcake on the left, you may notice you can sort of see the gesso brush strokes. i like this effect. it's a very subtle texture added to the otherwise pretty flat little watercolor.

though i do have some professional grade tube watercolors, i usually prefer to paint with cheap cake style watercolors, which come in a tray and are easily portable. as you can see, you can still get vibrant colors!

my preferred brand is royal talens. i like the translucent ones.