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Watercolor · Love & Love YAH

Christian Watercolor Style Print

Soft washes and paper grain on uncoated stock.

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What is a watercolor style print?

The short answer

Watercolor is the softest way to put scripture on a wall. Washes bleed into each other rather than sitting in hard edges, which is why this style ends up in nurseries, bedrooms, and hospice rooms far more often than bold typographic work does. Love & Love YAH designs each one in-house, makes it to order, and donates 10% of every purchase to a Christian ministry, mission, charity or non-profit.

Where this style fits

  • Nurseries — soft palettes with a gentle passage, often as a set of three.
  • Bedrooms — a quiet piece across from the bed rather than above it.
  • Guest rooms — something welcoming that does not demand a reaction.
  • Hospital and hospice rooms — light enough to live with all day.
  • Sympathy gifts — a verse in a form that does not press.

Printing washes correctly

Watercolor is the hardest style to reproduce, because the value of a wash is carried in tiny gradations that a four-color press bands into visible steps. These are printed with pigment inks on textured rag, which is the closest paper to what the original was painted on.

  • Textured cotton rag, 310gsm — a tooth close to real watercolor paper.
  • Pigment inks — holds gradation without banding in pale washes.
  • Sizes — 8x10, 11x14, 16x20, and 18x24 inches.
  • Deckle-look edge option — a soft torn edge on the printed border.
  • Sets of three — matched palette for a gallery wall or nursery.

Framing and care

Watercolor pieces frame best with a wide mat, at least 2.5 inches, which gives the pale washes room to breathe. Keep out of direct sun, as light palettes show fading soonest of any style. 10% of every purchase is donated to a Christian ministry, mission, charity or non-profit. You are helping the Kingdom of Heaven with every purchase.

Watercolor print questions, answered

Is this an original watercolor painting?

No. It is a reproduction of watercolor artwork, printed with pigment inks on textured cotton rag.

Why textured paper?

The tooth of the paper is part of how watercolor reads. Printing a wash on smooth stock flattens it.

What size is best for a nursery?

A set of three 11x14 prints hung with three inches between them, or a single 16x20 over a dresser.

How wide a mat should I use?

At least 2.5 inches. Pale washes need more surrounding white than bold work does.

Will pale colors fade faster?

Any fading is more visible in a light palette. Pigment inks resist it for decades indoors, but keep the piece out of direct sun.

What is the deckle-look edge?

A soft torn edge printed into the border, which mimics the edge of a sheet of real watercolor paper. It is optional.

The give-back

70% goes directly to the artist.

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