How to Paint a Valentine’s Day Cake Card

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Even though we are just in the second week of January, Valentine’s Day will be here before we know it.

And since I was gifted by Princeton Brush (my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE) a filbert brush to try out, I wanted to paint something that anyone can try out.

So today, I will be sharing a simple watercolor tutorial on how to paint a cute Valentine’s Day cake card.

Supplies Needed:

• Canson XL Coldpress Watercolor Paper

• Princeton Velvet Touch Filbert 4 Brush

• Two Jars of Water

• Dots & Dust Paint Colors:

  • Teacher’s Pet

  • Tiny Umbrellas

  • Silvery Winters

  • Jungle Gym

  • Recess Rebel

• White Ceramic Plate or Paint Palette for mixing colors

• Sakura Pigma Micron Pen 01

1. Start by cutting your watercolor paper to the size of card that you would like.

2. Mix equal amounts of the colors Teacher’s Pet and Tiny Umbrellas together using your paint brush on you white plate.

3. Load your filbert brush with the newly mixed magenta color and paint a thick stripe for the bottom layer of the cake.

4. Add a small amount of water to the magenta mixture on the plate to lighten the hue (or shade) of your paint. Pick up that color on your brush and paint another stripe above the previous one to make the next cake layer.

5. Repeat step four, gradually getting lighter in hue, until you get a total of four cake layers painted.

6. Using Silvery Winters, paint your cake stand.

7. Once your cake layers are dry, use the dark magenta color to paint in flower blossoms on the top. Mix on your plate the colors Jungle Gym and Recess Rebel and paint in the leaves for the flowers.

8. Once your painting is fully dry, it’s time to add a cute Valentine’s Day message with your Pigma Micron 01 pen. And Viola! You are finished!

For a more detailed look at how I created one, see the video below:

If you happen to try this tutorial out, please be sure to tag us using the hashtag #dotsanddustfam on social media and Instagram.

What do you think?

Will you try it out?

And what would you like to see me paint for Valentine’s Day? Let me know in the comments below!

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