Hearts are simple shapes that look beautiful when painted in soft, flowing watercolor tones. This watercolor heart painting is an easy and joyful way to relax with your sketchbook and create something colorful
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Materials You’ll Need
- Watercolor paints or watercolor brush pens. I love using the markers, and you can see my tips on how to use watercolor markers using the indirect method.
- Watercolor paper or a sketchbook with thick pages – check out my Archer and Olive notebook review which I am using here.
- A soft round brush
- Water and a palette for mixing
Watercolor Heart Painting Tutorial
Watercolor hearts fall into the category of organic patterns, shapes that feel natural and free, not rigid or mechanical.
Simply paint heart shapes with loose, rounded lines. The charm of this style is its wonky, imperfect nature.
Mix heart sizes and shades (e.g., light to dark pinks, reds, or even purples) to add rhythm and interest across your page
Load your brush with color and water so the pigment flows lightly across the paper. Uneven lines, overlapping washes, and unpredictable blooms make each heart unique
This sketch page came together quickly in under 15 minutes and today I used three colors Tombow Dual Brush Pens here- 723, 743 and 885
TIP: Try spacing hearts loosely rather than crowding them — white space helps the colors sing.
Watercolor Heart Painting Video:
Watch me paint this pattern or come paint along with me in my YouTube Video today!
Blog hop
Hop along the links below to enjoy many more Valentine’s craft ideas from Team Creative Crafts! All projects are Valentine-themed but so different and unique!
- Laura from Me and My INKlings is sharing a Free Printable for Valentine’s Day Snowman Soup along with the recipe
- Lindsay from Artsy Fartsy Mama has a fun and flirty set of Chocolate is My Valentine Cupcake Toppers to download for free
- Laura from Laura’s Crafty Life has created a Farmhouse Style Love Sign with supplies from Dollar Tree
- Shani from Sunshine and Munchkins has created a Free Printable Valentine’s Day Joke Decoding Activity
- Justine from Little Dove has created Heart Shaped Bath Bombs with a surprise inside plus a Free Printable Tag for Gifting
- Erica from Five Little Monsters is sharing the sweetest Heart Shaped Crocheted Treat Bag including the complete pattern
- Kelsey from Poofy Cheeks has the full step-by-step tutorial for a DIY Snow Globe Tumbler and we are all obsessed
CONCLUSION: Why create a Watercolor Heart Painting?
I highly recommend painting simple organic patterns in your sketchbooks! The whole process is very relaxing, calming and it quickly helps me unwind after a long day.
You don’t have to measure and sketch out your page beforehand, the elements all do not need to match and be the same size, yet when they are all put together there is a simple beauty to the pattern.
Painting hearts in a watercolor style is both relaxing and expressive — the fluid medium encourages spontaneity, and the heart shape is forgiving and playful. Focusing on simple shapes like hearts is a great way to build confidence with watercolor techniques and create art you’ll love looking at.
Thank you for being here today and spending some creative time with my friends! I’m so thankful for your kind words and support. Don’t forget to let me know what you think of today’s project idea in the comment section below, I’d love to hear from you!
Oh, I want to try this technique in my journaling scriptures! Thanks for sharing!