The Secret Trick To Creating Inexpensive Watercolor Art
You won’t believe how easy my secret trick to creating inexpensive watercolor art is!
I have such a fun post to share with you all today! There are not one, but two exciting things that I have been waiting to share with you since last week.
The first is that I was asked to join a talented group of bloggers called the Thrifty Style Team hosted by Julie of Red Head Can Decorate. This fabulous group of ladies posts the 2nd Friday of each month with the focus being all things thrifty, free or DIY. You can find this months posts linked at the bottom of mine today and each month. Prepare yourself to be inspired to get creative while saving money!
The second thing I have been dying to share with you is my secret trick for creating inexpensive watercolor art. I feel so silly because I have known about this for several years and didn’t even think to share it with you until my friend Lynne, from My Family Thyme shared an awesome blog post all about it. When I mentioned it to my teacher friends at school they freaked out about how cool it was so I knew you all would love it too! Are you curious what it is?
The Secret Trick To Creating Inexpensive Watercolor Art
My secret trick is a simple little app that you can buy for your phone! Yes, you read that right an app. It’s called Waterlogue and it only costs $4.99! *note: this is currently only available for the iPhone.
I very rarely pay for an app (my thrifty side) but this one is worth every penny and instantly creates art for your home or office that you can print yourself. Below is a picture of the actual app.
How It Works
Ok, now that you know about my secret trick let me tell you a little bit more about how this amazing app works! First things first, this app is so easy to work with! Once you have downloaded the app and approved it to connect to your photos you simply press the mini blue camera (in the app on the bottom left & shown in the picture below) and then select the photo from your camera roll that you want to be turned into a watercolor picture.
My favorite part is watching the app turn your picture into a watercolor right before your eyes! There are so many different choices for color variations/filters, size of brush strokes, borders and more. Each of these choices allows endless combinations that make your art unique. Here is the photo I chose before using my trick!
And here is what it looks like after using my magic trick…the Waterlogue app! Isn’t it beautiful? I just loved how it turned out! * To get this look I used/tapped on the Vibrant filter in the app.
TIP: It took me trying several different photos from my camera roll to get one that I absolutely loved! So don’t be afraid to try many photos before you find that perfect one.
What Next: Printing Your Inexpensive Watercolor Art
Once you have found and created a picture that you love you have several different options to turn it into a piece of art. Just simply tap on the blue export button in the lower right hand corner of the app (seen in the picture above). This will give you the option to save your new watercolor picture to your camera roll or any other app (maybe Google Docs, Dropbox, etc.) you may use or prefer. You can also email it to yourself. This is what I did, and guess what… I simply printed this gorgeous watercolor print straight from my email and it came out beautifully! So realistic, right?
*If you love my print and want one for yourself you can subscribe to my blog here and get instant access to my printables library that holds this print and many others!*
Do you love blue and white décor? Then you will love my post all about Blue and White décor found HERE!
Your Very Own Affordable Watercolor Art
Now I find myself wanting to turn all of my pictures into watercolors! 🙂 I can’t wait to capture the beach on our trip this summer!
So if you are in the market for some budget friendly watercolor art for your home or office then I highly suggest you check out this amazing app. You can put a gorgeous piece of art together for less than $10 including the printing and frame! (My frame is from IKEA) Can I get an amen for affordable, fun and fantastic art for your home?
Let me know if you have any questions about this awesome app and don’t forget to visit my friend’s thrifty posts below as well!
xoxo,
Kelly
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Welcome to the gang! I’m pinning this post because I too rarely pay for apps but I want to make watercolor art, and I want to gift them to people. I’ll casually snap some photos around their house or OF their house outside, and then for no reason at all gift it to them just to say hey I’m thinking of ya.
Thank you I am so happy to be joining you ladies! Oh and I love that idea of using it as a gift..so thoughtful! Happy Valentine’s Day!
It looks really amazing, love your sense of humor Kelly. You are awesome, what a cute and different idea. The painting looks real, its wonderful. I will definitely try this. Thanks for the lovely post dear.
Thank you Christina! I hope the humor comes across and I try to write as if talking to my friends! It really does look real…I hope you try it and let me know what you think!
I used to have this on my phone and now I don’t. I MUST get it back to make my own watercolors. I made one a long time ago of me and my dog and I had it hanging on my classroom wall. My students loved it and thought that it was a real painting.
Yes I too have had this for so long but honestly had never printed anything from it! I feel so silly….now I want to print everything!!! I hope you get it back and have so much fun! ps-Teachers rule!
So pretty!! I love the Waterlogue app. It can really create some beautiful artwork SUPER quick!
YES! It’s so much fun and so addicting!
It’s so fun to have you on the team Kelly! Your watercolor print is gorgeous! I discovered Waterlogue a couple years ago and created a canvas print of my parents-in-law’s house as a housewarming gift, which they loved! It’s pretty addictive!!
I am so thrilled to be joining you guys! What a great gift idea! I might have to steal that!
I’ve been meaning to try this app for years! So many great possibilities! I love your arrangement in the blue and white jar!
Thank you…now you have an excuse to try it!
I love this idea! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you Michelle! It’s such a fun way to create inexpensive art!
That looks awesome. What a great idea!
Thank you!
I have GOT TO try this!! SO COOL, Kelly! We are so lucky to have you join us.
You are so sweet Julie! Thanks for having me!
This is so clever! I definitely want to try this.
Thank you Shawna! It really is such a cool app!
Thank you very much for sharing. I just love water colors. This is a perfect app for me.
Welcome to the TST!
Thank you Meegan! I am so excited to be joining you all!
Kelly, this is such a great idea and a nice thrifty way to create beautiful artwork! I love the original photo but it looks even prettier as a watercolor.
Thank you Angie! I am so happy with how it turned out!