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Watercoloring with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

Julie Ebersole is sharing her tips for watercoloring with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers in today’s video tutorial!

Essentials by Ellen Bookworm Lady card by Julie Ebersole featuring Zig Clean Color Watercolor

There are so many different ways for card makers to watercolor—today I happen to be using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers with Brandi’s Bookworm Lady!

TIPS:

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers feature real brush bristles, as opposed to nylon or felt nibs. Use a paint stroking type motion, as opposed to pressing the nibs hard against paper surfaces to maintain the tips in good working condition.
Medium to darker colors are very concentrated; use a light hand. You can always add more color later.
Julie likes to heat emboss her images when watercoloring with these markers; apply color along the inside edge of the embossed images, but avoid filing images in entirely.
“Pull” the color away from the embossed lines using a waterbrush (or a regular paintbrush + water) to achieve a lovely painted/watercolor look!
If you need to add more color to an image, allow the paint to dry thoroughly and then reapply color; applying Clean Color Brush Markers to a wet surface causes the nib to wick water up inside the barrel, diluting the marker’s true color.