Hello, there’s a new Beautiful Days release from Simon Says Stamp today. I was really taken with the Garden Fresh flowers in jars images. I took a deep breath and delved in because although I love to paint glass, it can be tricky!

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simon beautiful days release

Before I jump into this card, please check out the new Beautiful Days release from Simon Says Stamp. The Garden Fresh stamp set I’ve used for this card is part of the new release as is the Sisters Forever set I used for the sentiment.

how to paint glass – it can be tricky!

I find a key for me when painting from stamp sets is to get barely there image to work from – just enough for me to see and no more. I stamp really lightly in water-reactive ink and then fill in the gaps with a pencil as needs be. 

I often Google whatever I’m trying to paint so I have a reference to work from. I Googled ‘watercoloured jars’ for this card and then took it from there. Having studied the reference photos, I noticed they used quite dark tones in places. That is a contrast to how you would imagine painting a see-through object.

I aimed to get darker tones around the rim of the jars where the thread is and also a few where the water line is. I also added shadows underneath so that the jars weren’t floating in mid air and I pulled a little of that colour up between the jars as if there were shadows on the wall behind.

I kept the flowers and leaves simple with a lighter base layer of colour and then a darker layer to add the details. For me, the flowers were a supporting role in this image with the three jars being the stars of the show!

Well. that’s me for today. I am back on the weekend with more to share. I hope you will join me then. 

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