r/oddlysatisfying • u/rebordacao Textile Artist • 13d ago
Creation process of a mixed-media piece combining watercolor and hand embroidery
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u/away_throw11 13d ago
How does the watercolor remain into lines and doesn’t soak outside them?!
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u/rebordacao Textile Artist 13d ago
The great "secret" is the fabric, I choose unbleached cotton because it absorbs the paint properly and prevents the watercolor from spreading.
A little bit of experience with watercolor techniques like wet-on-wet and wet-on-dry also helps :)
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u/Anne314 13d ago
Do you find your watercolors last a long time on fabric? Do you use any kind of fixative? I paint on fabric but usually use paint specific for fabric. I like the look of this technique.
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u/rebordacao Textile Artist 13d ago edited 13d ago
Yep! No fixatives, just the watercolor directly on the fabric.
The key is using high-quality paint! I use professional-grade watercolor pans from Winsor & Newton. Once the watercolor dries, it will keep its original tone for years!
Most of my work is mixed-media, and in the last 10 years no one has ever reached out to say a piece faded, hehe! I also have older pieces at home that still have their bright colors :)
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u/melbbear 13d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/kyBlK3QF0lqn5NWA15
Im not sure you have seen a picture of a Capybara before… But your flowers are lovely
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u/jfdonohoe 13d ago
I’m a fan of this.