During my visit at The Met, I was looking for a souvenir that would remind me of my trip to one of the most renowned art museums in the world. I wanted something that will inspire me to draw and be more creative. If only I had endless amount of moolah, I would've bought a bunch more stuff, but decided to pick my books wisely. I've always been a fan of Gustav Klimt, so I picked a book called Gustav Klimt: Painter of Women. His art nouveau paintings just never fail to astound me. I was already content with my pick when I stumbled upon a shelf of wrapping paper books. After much ado, I picked it up and said to myself, I will probably never find something like this in Manila. I'm oh so glad I got it, coz it was filled with the loveliest watercolor flower patterns, and it got me inspired to practice watercolor again.
This goes for about 9 dollars each. Not bad, right?
It's amazing to think that this is made using watercolor! The shading is absolutely fantastic, and the lines are so clean and crisp.
The cynic in me would think that this is photo manipulated. It's possible, right?
Light foreground on dark background. I love it.
Looking at the patterns made me take out my Strathmore notebook and just draw petals, leaves and branches. I still need practice with underpainting, but I think it turned out well. What do you think?
I'm looking for further inspiration on how to make good use of the pretty wrapping paper. Perhaps Holly Becker can help me out. I have Modge Podge stashed from my trip to Michael's, so I'm excited to make good use of it too!
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