Mother’s Day Card Tutorial Using Dual Brush Pens

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Our friends from Tombow USA will show you an easy-to-follow Mother’s Day card tutorial. Using just three colours of Dual Brush Pens to create a beautiful colourful notecard.

Let’s paint together!

Material list:

Dual Brush Pens
Water Brush, Medium
Fudenosuke Brush Pen, Hard Tip, Black
Blank Card (Watercolour Notecard or paper)

Step 1:

First, use a drafting tape to stick the watercolour paper onto a hard surface or board. This just allows us to easily add as much water as needed to the paper without it warping or bleeding.

Using a Mechanical Pencil, lightly pencil in your card sentiment.

Drawing lightly with a mechanical pencil

Step 2:

Using the brush tip of the Dual Brush Pens, apply colour onto the watercolour paper in a few flower shapes. Since the Dual Brush Pens have a water-based ink, we can drop water from the Water Brush onto the paper and paint to create watercolour effects.

drawing small petal flowers with dual brush pens

using a water brush to create expansive pedals

Step 3:

Vary the amount of water you add to the flower petals and see how the colour changes.

If you add just a tiny bit of water, the color will spread but remain vibrant. By adding a larger drop of water, you can create softer pastel looks easily.

TIP: Do not overmix or overwork the flowers. Let the water dry before you decide whether you like how the flower turned out.