Watercolour and Calligraphy Place Cards
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Stationery episode 1: Wedding Place Cards
This is the first episode to take you behind the scenes of my watercolour wedding stationery business. Today I'm sharing an exclusive project with you; how to create beautiful watercolour place cards for your wedding or event.
With weddings being limited to 30 people at the time of filming it seems like an opportunity to spend a little more time on the details and create something truly beautiful.
These place cards could double up as a favour for each guest to cherish and take home. In this tutorial I show you how to use your new flower painting skills to decorate the place card, compare the paper types, use an eyelet puncher and attach silk ribbon.
If you've enjoyed this video and would like to support me further take a look at my Patreon page at bit.ly/3briO5P to see what we've got to offer.
I am also a modern calligrapher and whilst I'm not currently giving tutorials on calligraphy but I would highly recommend fellow UA-camrs Crooked Calligraphy (bit.ly/3lvuk4y) and Written Word Calligraphy (bit.ly/3hF1Hj0)
For all your calligraphy supplies visit The Calligraphy Store (bit.ly/34NF885)
For beautiful calligraphy inspiration on Instagram, visit Wild Sea Calligraphy (bit.ly/31I1aqR)
Paint: Winsor and Newton Artist Quality - bit.ly/3dJHarN
Brush: Pro Arte Masterstroke Series 60 size4/0, 2/0, 2 - bit.ly/2LCtli6
Paper Daler Rowney Aquafine cold-pressed paper - bit.ly/3cmQSzn
Natural Paper Khadi Paper - bit.ly/32EzVwR
Eyelet puncher Crop A Dile - amzn.to/34PLgwK
Eyelets - amzn.to/31KjQXb
Silk Ribbon Little Acorn Silks - etsy.me/3hN1Qko
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Colours we used (link below to buy paint tubes)
French Ultramarine
Cobalt Blue
Prussian Blue
Cadmium Yellow
Cadmium Orange
Yellow Ochre
Don't worry if you don't have all these colours, you can look at my colour chart episode (bit.ly/30r7stq) to learn how to mix your own shades from a simple 12 pan student range palette.
I'd love to hear your suggestions for things you would like to learn how to paint in the comments below.
I'd really appreciate it if you like and subscribe as well as visiting my website de Winton Paper co (bit.ly/2ZgRlj8) for watercolour kits, worksheets and my watercolour book 'New Botanical Painting' (bit.ly/3dWBsD3).
The book has been produced in a number of languages and an Americanised spelling version, click the link to buy the book in your preferred language:
USA - amzn.to/3kRctVf
Spanish - amzn.to/3axsk6J
French - amzn.to/3kRcvMR
German - amzn.to/2FnwT87
You can find plenty more gorgeous watercolour illustrations on my Instagram too - / dewintonpaperco
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What fun! I always love behind-the-scenes glimpses of how people do their daily work, and enjoyed seeing the tools you use. If you're not in the market for place cards at the moment, these would also make lovely bookmarks.
Yes very good point Kim! Funnily enough that's my next tutorial!
Loved the folk art look. Was so whimsical and quaint. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for all the links to your resources. I truly treasure the bookmark you painted that came with my autographed book. So fun to see you perform your calligraphy magic on camera❤️
So glad it’s helpful!
This is an illuminating tutorial! Thank you Harriet. You answered many questions for me - how to apply eyelets, how to make the place cards (or bookmarks, I'm thinking), the tools you use to get a rough edge and especially information about the different kind of papers.
You’re so welcome!
Thank you Harriet, I have just managed to buy a little Khadi paper book which I aim to do paintings from your tutorials in for a treat to myself. I loved this tutorial and will certainly be having a go. I loved the bookmark that I brought with your book. So pretty in my book. Thank you.
Have fun!It's a lovely addictive craft project!
Thank you for this! I had to cancel my wedding that was supposed to be in July and we are now looking to do something smaller. It’s nice to be able to do these kinds of personal touches now that are numbers will be more manageable, and it’s something to get excited about!
Ah Alissia I'm so sorry you had to cancel. This idea of decorated place cards came about from that very situation, I was happy to have the time to paint 15 of these, doing 150 might have been a different matter. I hope you manage to find a way to celebrate soon
Thank you for this lovely tutorial. The Khadi paper looks really nice. I have always struggled to get a decent deckled edge on 140lb watercolour paper.
It needs to be a bit thicker to get a good torn edge. Thanks for watching!
Truly beautiful
Thanks!
Lovely! As always!❤️❤️❤️
Can you also share some channels of calligraphers you mentioned?
Hi, I've shared them in the episode notes.
beautiful!!!!!
Cheers Leora!
Mayb if you dampen the paper before pulling it along the jagged decal edged ruler, it might tear better?
Good idea!
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Glad you enjoyed it!
What in the font of calligrafy..?
I am italian …
It’s my hand writing! Not a font!
Hi, could you tell me the name of the calligraphy style u have used? Thanx x
Hi, it’s just my own style of modern calligraphy