Christmas Card Stocking

2017-11-30

This Christmas stocking is lovely enough to hang up by the fire and it takes less than 4 minutes to paint!

Watercolor Christmas Card Stocking
Paint a cute Christmas stocking for your loved ones!

Materials

Cards

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Pigment List

All paints I use are M. Graham transparent watercolors. Other brands I highly recommend are Daniel Smith and Schminke.

Nickel Azo Yellow

Pyrrol Red

Maroon Perylene

Viridian

Christmas Card Painting Steps

Using pyrrol red, I paint the stocking shape very quickly, then splatter it with red.

I reinforce a few shadow areas with maroon perylene.

I add some stripes up top.

Another option might be the initial of the recipient, a tiny Christmas tree, or some jingle bells!

Next, I painted some cheerful oranges on the mantel. Remember, you're starting with plain balls, so they could be Christmas ornaments or anything you can think of!

More splattering and a bit more definition with a viridian tinted nickel azo yellow.

This is the quickest stocking to do this year. It just takes a few minutes and is a lot of fun!

Don't hold yourself to just red and stripes, either. A nice Christmas green, details on the stocking, make it your own!

Merry Christmas and a Joyful Holiday to All!
Jennifer Branch

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