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The Secret to a Watercolor Masterpiece is Easier than You Think

The secret to a watercolor masterpiece is easier than you think. Maped Helix has created Aqua Color’Peps. Use them as colored pencils, or add water and create stunning watercolors.

Allow me to show you just how easy (and magical) it is!

Start with a blank canvas.

maped helix aqua colored pencils blank canvas

For this demonstration, I am using standard typing paper and the Maped Helix Aqua Color’Peps.

maped helix aqua colored pencils

The pencils have a triangular rElmwoodly harvested Elm wood body for optimum comfort, strength and stability.

Simply begin drawing.

maped helix aqua colored pencils drawing the butterfly

I am doing a monarch butterfly with ironweeds.

maped helix aqua colored pencils adding spots to butterfly

I give the monarch some detail.

maped helix aqua colored pencils filling in

I fill in the areas I have scribbled as placement with ironweeds. They’re flat and sort of “scratchy” looking.

maped helix aqua colored pencils golden rods

I add dark blue to their base to give them some depth and then make a “horizon” by adding yellow dots–I’m going to call these dots my golden rods.

I use dark green to give my iron weeds stems.

The Maped Helix Aqua Pencils glide on the paper. They are almost creamy, like drawing with pastels.

maped helix aqua colored pencils adding blades of grass

I use the lighter green colored pencil to add blades of grass—basically, scribbles.

maped helix aqua colored pencils adding blue for depth

Back in with the dark blue, I add shadows. This will mostly be around the bottom and corners. Adding shadows to one side of the dark green stems will give the picture depth.

maped helix aqua colored pencils adding sun rays

In one corner, I add some sun rays. Gradually, lighten the colored pencil across the top.

maped helix aqua colored pencils finished colored pencil piece

The finished picture with colored pencils looks excellent! By all accounts, I’d be finished.

Maped Helix Aqua Color’Peps are water-soluble colored pencils that work both dry and wet! Simply draw as you normally would, then moisten the included brush.

maped helix aqua colored pencils dipping brush in water

and paint away with the included high-quality paint brush!

Here’s a short video to show it in action on my sunbeams.

 

 

maped helix aqua colored pencils applying water to pencil lines

This was the first time I used the Maped Helix Aqua Color’Peps. I love them!

I did learn a few things. When adding water to the darker colors, you’ll want to use less water and more precise brush strokes. The color will bleed.

maped helix aqua colored pencils watercolor

I love the look of watercolor. It softens the colors and lines and I’m coloring it a masterpiece.

Maped Helix Aqua Color’Peps transform your drawing into a watercolor masterpiece.

About Julee: Julee Morrison is an experienced author with 35 years of expertise in parenting and recipes. She is the author of four cookbooks: The Instant Pot College Cookbook, The How-To Cookbook for Teens, The Complete Cookbook for Teens, and The Complete College Cookbook. Julee is passionate about baking, crystals, reading, and family. Her writing has appeared in The LA Times (Bon Jovi Obsession Goes Global), Disney's Family Fun Magazine (August 2010, July 2009, September 2008), and My Family Gave Up Television (page 92, Disney Family Fun August 2010). Her great ideas have been featured in Disney's Family Fun (Page 80, September 2008) and the Write for Charity book From the Heart (May 2010). Julee's work has also been published in Weight Watchers Magazine, All You Magazine (Jan. 2011, February 2011, June 2013), Scholastic Parent and Child Magazine (Oct. 2011), Red River Family Magazine (Jan. 2011), BonAppetit.com, and more. Notably, her article "My Toddler Stood on Elvis' Grave and Scaled Over Boulders to Get to a Dinosaur" made AP News, and "The Sly Way I Cured My Child's Lying Habit" was featured on PopSugar. When she's not writing, Julee enjoys spending time with her family and exploring new baking recipes.
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