It's My Parents' 31st Wedding Anniversary, so I Gifted Them This (watercolor painting)

It's now September 29 in my place... and on this date 31 years ago, my parents got exchanged their vow of forever. I really like my parents' love story and I'm excited to celebrate this day with them later. Yes, later since it's still 2AM here. haha

A while ago, I decided to paint them something as one of my gifts for them. I was able to give it to them and they were actually pretty happy with it. I'm glad they like it. So now, allow me to share it with you guys. :)

I finally opened my A4 size watercolor pad and I'm truly delighted that the first subject I'm able to paint on it is a painting of my parents. They're both very special to me and I simply want them to be genuinely happy.

Of course, I'll be showing you the process of this artwork. It took me a couple hours to finish it. Too slow, but it's okay because I enjoyed it.

I started by preparing the materials that I'm using like the watercolor, brushes, pencil and eraser and of course the watercolor pad with some masking tape on each side.

I then started doing some outline sketches before painting the background. I'll be doing a much detailed sketch later on. I actually didn't know what approach I'd be using since I usually just do trial and error, but this is a much detailed piece, but we'll see. lol

I painted the background with some shades of green, blue and gray. I didn't paint the main subject because I was afraid my outline sketch would be covered or it would be difficult to color once I placed a certain color of paint on it. Afterwards, I started with the detailed sketches.

Once I'm done with the more detailed sketch, I then proceeded with painting the main subject. And as usual, I'm doing trial and error to get the shade that I like. It's much easier now though, since my watercolor had various shades ready... I still had to mix some of them though to get what I color I desire.

I struggled quite a bit with the lining. At first, I used some of my drawing pens, but I guess they didn't have enough ink to write even on dry watercolor, so I decided to use my smallest brush for the lining. It's still a bit thick, though... but it was quite alright, I hope... haha

Now that I'm done with the main subject, it's time to do the background. Yes, I'm doing the background! haha I'm not really good at creating backgrounds and stuff, but since I started practicing painting more diligently these days, I thought I could pull it off. So, here you go. :)

And it's done! Let's just take out the tapes surrounding the painting and add my username and signature. :) Here are various angles. ^^

I'm glad I could make this artwork for my parents. Soon, I'll be doing another painting for another couple... my bestie and her soon-to-be hubby! I'll do my best and enjoy the process. ^^


I'll have to sleep soon. Thanks for checking this post out. I always appreciate your support and feedback. <3 Until next time!


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