I think it is a disease called Valentinosis. It started out as a sweet hobby .Several years ago I started making Valentines for friends. My little part in helping renew the lost art of sending Valentines. Well now it's come to this- I've already made over a hundred and it's only Jan. 12Th. Like I said, it's gone from sweet to pure syrup.
HOW TO: This picture is a drawing done with pencil and watercolor. First I traced some clip art on a light box. I erase and embellish in pencil. Next I placed a piece of carbon paper between the pencil drawings on tracing paper and a sheet of arches watercolor paper. I then trace them to the watercolor paper. I painted them with Dr. PH Martins watercolor. Then I scanned and messed with them in Photoshop. The final valentines were printed on translucent velum paper (with my valentine message typed in the middle). Lots of work- but that's why they call it art!
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