Watercolor Wash Blog
Painterly watercolor blog aesthetic for artists, therapists, and creative writers. Features Italianno script headings over multi-layer radial-gradient wash backgrounds that simulate pigment pooling on wet paper. SVG noise paper grain, organic blob-shaped image containers with multiply blend, water stain ring decorations, pigment-pool pull quotes, and section-to-section bleeding edge transitions.
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Design Language
All colors in OKLCH. The palette mimics watercolor washes on cold-pressed paper — low chroma, high lightness, organic variation. ### Structural Colors | Token | Value | Use | |---|---|---| | paper-white | `oklch(0.97 0.01 85)` | Page background, card fills | | text-ink | `oklch(0.25 0.03 260)` | Headings, primary text | | text-soft | `oklch(0.45 0.03 260)` | Body text, dates, metadata | | accent-gold | `oklch(0.75 0.12 75)` | Decorative accents | ### Wash Colors (section backgrounds) | Token | Value | Section | |---|---|---| | wash-rose | `oklch(0.85 0.10 15)` | Hero, exhibitions | | wash-blush | `oklch(0.90 0.06 20)` | Rose gradient companion | | wash-teal | `oklch(0.82 0.08 190)` | Journal | | wash-sage | `oklch(0.85 0.07 150)` | Teal gradient companion | | wash-amber | `oklch(0.88 0.08 75)` | Palette section | | wash-lavender | `oklch(0.87 0.07 290)` | About | | wash-indigo | `oklch(0.70 0.10 260)` | Nav dots active, hero quote | | pigment-pool | `oklch(0.60 0.15 200)` | Pull-quote blobs, CTAs | ### Pigment Swatch Colors (decorative palette display) | Pigment | Value | |---|---| | Burnt Sienna | `oklch(0.55 0.12 45)` | | Ultramarine | `oklch(0.38 0.14 265)` | | Quinacridone Rose | `oklch(0.58 0.18 5)` | | Raw Umber | `oklch(0.50 0.06 65)` | | Viridian | `oklch(0.52 0.12 160)` | | Yellow Ochre | `oklch(0.72 0.10 80)` | | Cerulean Blue | `oklch(0.62 0.10 230)` | | Payne's Grey | `oklch(0.40 0.04 250)` | ---
Agent instructions (SKILL.md)(advanced)
Design Skill
**Brand archetype:** A watercolor artist and art therapist based in Provence — someone whose entire practice is about letting go of control and trusting the medium. **Target audience:** Artists, therapists, writers, art educators, creative practitioners who value process over product. People who read Maria Popova, keep handwritten journals, and distrust anything that looks "designed." **Use cases:** Artist portfolio blog, art therapist practice site, creative writing journal, workshop/retreat landing page, gallery exhibition companion, personal essay blog for makers. **Brand personality:** Intimate, contemplative, unhurried. The page should feel like opening someone's watercolor sketchbook, not browsing a website. Soft, organic, handmade — but not amateur. ---
