The Chaos Watercolour Technique That Anyone Can Do

No drawing skills needed — anyone can make this! 🎨 🎁 FREE Guide to Frames & Mounts → https://go.festivalofcraft.com/frames-and-mounts In this relaxing, beginner-friendly watercolour tutorial, Jill shares her beautiful "Chaos Technique" — a creative process that transforms leftover paint into stunning floral artwork with pen line detail and a luminous gold background. No expensive supplies required. Just paint, paper, and a little chaos. Anybody from 5 years old upwards can do this — and it's one of the most popular projects from Jill's live workshops! You'll learn: ✅ How to prep rag paper and why it's perfect for this technique ✅ The chaos splodge method — filling your page with colour, no plan needed ✅ Using a fine pen to create shading and beautiful flower shapes ✅ Adding rich Gansai Tambi gold paint for a luminous background ✅ How to trim, mount and frame your finished piece ✅ Turning scraps into greeting cards and business cards This is the kind of project where you look up and three hours have passed. Calming, satisfying, and the results always look incredible. 00:00 Introduction — Watercolour Chaos Painting 01:24 What Is the Chaos Technique? 02:23 Choosing the Right Rag Paper 05:31 Picture Frames, Mounts & Artwork Sizes 06:22 Favourite Watercolour Paints — Gansai Tambi & Madan 07:02 Wetting & Charging Your Watercolours 09:44 Taping the Border 12:25 Creating the Chaos Background 18:37 Tips While Painting — Texture, Colour & Leftover Paint 20:04 Optional Salt Texture Technique 21:04 Drying the Painting & Pen Line Details 30:33 Adding Direction Lines & Shading 39:38 Preparing the Gold Background Paint 42:55 Painting the Gold Background 49:16 Final Details — Gold Overlays & Flower Centres 52:59 Removing the Tape 54:36 Final Touches & Trimming 58:24 Mounting & Framing the Artwork 59:45 Final Reveal —————————————————————————— 🛒 SUPPLIES USED IN THIS VIDEO Paints → Kuretake Gansai Tambi 12 Colours (Starter Set): 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4e812Fc 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/4v1POcQ → Kuretake Gansai Tambi 48 Colours (Traditional): 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/3PLLI9n 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/4oa6tIx → Kuretake Gansai Tambi 24 Glittery Colours II (Metallic/Gold): 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4ob2RWH 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/4ovQLaV → MEEDEN Watercolour Paint Set 96 Colours: 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/49L6e0r 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/4echswl Paper → Khadi Handmade 100% Rag Watercolour Paper 320gsm (A3): 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4uoiuLU 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/43RoVw1 → Khadi Handmade 100% Rag Watercolour Paper 320gsm (A4): 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4vxzPTE 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/43k9o7L Pens → Uniball Signo 0.38mm (fine detail lines): 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4okavhy 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/4ukBtXC → Uniball Signo 0.7mm (bolder lines): 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4obXWVa 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/43fkXx4 Tape → Frog Tape Yellow Delicate Surface 36mm: 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4fpU3tF 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/4fuNBSi Other supplies Jill uses → Elan Paint Brush Set (short handle): 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4fvT5fp 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/3Q8oMBd → MEEDEN Ceramic Palette 18 Wells: 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/4fuShrg 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/3PXNbcF As an Amazon Associate, Festival of Craft earns from qualifying purchases. This doesn't affect the price you pay. ——————— Subscribe for more Japanese-inspired craft, taught through film. 🌸 About Festival of Craft We share the stories, crafts, and techniques of Japanese textiles through film. Explore more at: https://FestivalOfCraft.com 📬 Join our newsletter for free patterns, tutorials and Japanese craft inspiration: https://FestivalOfCraft.com 👍 Subscribe for more craft, textiles, and mindful making: 👉 youtube.com/@FestivalofCraft