I mostly do oil portraits, so when I started doing watercolor recently I've really struggled. I didn't even realize how much duller the color gets when it dries until I watched this timelapse! Its a frustrating medium but you can't argue with these results. Good job!
I takes a while until you realize how much chroma/tone value you need to get the desired result when the color has dried. Adding more layers helps as well. I never really tried oil, only acrylics( they also become brighter when dried) Ithink i would struggle a lot to paint wet in wet without the possibility to add layers.Totally different techniques...
They really are different worlds. I find oils to be the most forgiving medium, in that you can keep reworking something until it dries.. and even then you can just paint over it. Once watercolors are dry I've found it pretty hard to lift the pigment off the paper. The blotting technique doesn't quite work for me. I've had to resort to using an electric rotary eraser, which basically works by slightly peeling away at the surface, but then when you paint over it its more porous than the rest of the paper and gets darker than the surrounding areas. Do you have any tips for fixing mistakes in watercolor?
I'm actually lifting paint all the time to correct, soften tones and sometimes to create a hazy look. When the paint is dry use an old firm brush with water to wet the area and lift the colors with a towel. You can even scrub with the pencil. BUT this only works on 100% cotton paper. The Rough one is the best for this technique. Because the colors don't bleed that much into the paper and it's very tough. Don't use Hotpress. Colors sink into that paper and can't be removed. Remove color as quickly as you can, once dried it's a lot harder. Also don't use standard erasers on watercolor paper, they will damage the surface. Kneaded erasers work pretty well for sketching and don't damage the paper.
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all those wonderful delicate shapes
Watercolor skill aside I love the way you sketch
This is phenomenal! The values in the face in particular are very impressive.
Thx ;)
I mostly do oil portraits, so when I started doing watercolor recently I've really struggled. I didn't even realize how much duller the color gets when it dries until I watched this timelapse! Its a frustrating medium but you can't argue with these results. Good job!
I takes a while until you realize how much chroma/tone value you need to get the desired result when the color has dried. Adding more layers helps as well. I never really tried oil, only acrylics( they also become brighter when dried) Ithink i would struggle a lot to paint wet in wet without the possibility to add layers.Totally different techniques...
They really are different worlds. I find oils to be the most forgiving medium, in that you can keep reworking something until it dries.. and even then you can just paint over it. Once watercolors are dry I've found it pretty hard to lift the pigment off the paper. The blotting technique doesn't quite work for me. I've had to resort to using an electric rotary eraser, which basically works by slightly peeling away at the surface, but then when you paint over it its more porous than the rest of the paper and gets darker than the surrounding areas. Do you have any tips for fixing mistakes in watercolor?
I'm actually lifting paint all the time to correct, soften tones and sometimes to create a hazy look. When the paint is dry use an old firm brush with water to wet the area and lift the colors with a towel. You can even scrub with the pencil. BUT this only works on 100% cotton paper. The Rough one is the best for this technique. Because the colors don't bleed that much into the paper and it's very tough. Don't use Hotpress. Colors sink into that paper and can't be removed. Remove color as quickly as you can, once dried it's a lot harder. Also don't use standard erasers on watercolor paper, they will damage the surface. Kneaded erasers work pretty well for sketching and don't damage the paper.
love it...
Magnificent
You're really good !
nice work
Is the drawing transferred? Looks so... Good painting!
You are aosome please teach me