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Published: 2012-10-23 18:36:45 +0000 UTC; Views: 3641; Favourites: 67; Downloads: 102
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Some recent watercolor sketches. I've been going out during lunch to draw--sometimes with my pal Ovi [link] , sometimes by myself.More sketches on my tumblr [link] and blog [link]
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I need to go draw outside more....unfortunately its rainy season here in Seattle
SUper rad sketch .
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I know--the Pacific Northwest, right? Who woulda figured?
I spied a short block of sunlight in the middle of the day, so I ran out and back really quickly.
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love your colors.
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That is very kind. I have a really hard time with color.
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i tried once watching something on color theory... I gave up and stared at the wall.
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As a person who never really liked watercolours (because of the way they spill all over the paper), could you describe to me how the hell do you sketch with them? :-D
This looks really lovely!
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Thanks! And the answer is: with some degree of patience. Having an absorbent paper that sucks up wet media quickly helps. That way it you can minimize unwanted "spillage." However, some of that spilling over is part of what is unique to watercolor--so you kind of have to embrace it a little bit.
I did the line drawing with a fountain pen first, then laid in the colors after. Depending on how opaque I've put down the watercolor wash, I usually follow up with a touch-up of pen on top again for accent. This drawing took about 30 minutes.
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Thanks a lot for the description. I liked watercolours when I was little but it resulted in black suns and huge stains of unwanted colours so I really gave up on them but well, this looks like that style of art that I always liked (more steampunky but overall 
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180 gsm should do the trick. Give it a test run first; see how wet you can put down the paint. If it starts to run, apply the pigment with less water, or in smaller amounts.
Good luck!
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Thanks, good luck to you as well in your next art!
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Very well-done, IMHO....For some reason I kinda wish newspaper articles used drawings like this of scenes, rather than the photos used for stories usually.....
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Once upon a time it used to be that way, then publishers figured out how to reproduce photographs for cheap...
Thanks for the kinds words!
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