The Night Before Christmas | Watercolour Christmas Card Ideas

Here is a fantastic use of layering on dreamy sky washes to create Santa in his sleigh over a sleepy town on Christmas Eve.

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You will also need some kitchen roll, a pencil, ruler and a scalpel

Colours we used
French Ultramarine Blue
Prussian Blue
Mars Black
Cadmium Yellow
Cadmium Orange
Paynes Grey
Burnt Sienna

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