Spring colorful bookmarks

Hello artists! With the arrival of spring, I can’t help but feel inspired by all the colors and return of the sun. Today’s art is inspired by the spring changes: the colorful combinations of vivid hues, the varied shapes and designs of all that blooms, and my love for reading and connecting art with other fields in our life where imagination and inspiration comes to visit. Today we’ll make our own colorful bookmarks – let’s start!

What you’ll need:

1. Watercolors paper

2. Watercolors

3. Brushes and a water container

4. Masking tape

Our art:

1. Mark the shape of your bookmark on the watercolor paper

2. Cut out the shape of your bookmark

3. Cover 1 cm along the edges with masking tape (I used the white tape, but the green tape takes off the paper more easily)

4. Take 4-6 pieces of tape in varied lengths and create shapes on your bookmark by taping them in triangles and other shapes.

5. Choose at least 5 colors: I like to start with a cold combination of colors (blues and greens) and 1 warm color (dark yellow).

6. Color as you please! Remember to clean the brush well between colors. In the example I kept the hues unmixed, but the sky is the limit!

7. Let the paint dry

8. Take the tape off (slowly and carefully, to not take any paper layers with it).

9. Enjoy! You can add a writing on it, sign your name, or make another one in warmer colors (yellow, red, orange, pink and purple are beautiful to work with!)