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#watercolor #emperpep #sugarbooty #guada898
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daww this is so cute! Do you do Requests/cheap commissions?
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I have a question about layering and watercolor paper.
How many layers do you usually do for say, something like this character's shirt? It seems like it must be a few in order to get that coloring and the shadows. The layers also look very smooth. When I attempt to layer watercolor it tends to look rougher and the color seems to sit on top and is easily moved. I see you use Montval paper and Campap which are both rather inexpensive papers, meaning I know I don't need to spend large amounts of money on paper. If you have any advice on smooth layering I'd love to hear it.
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and what is your watercolor brand? is it artist grade or student grade? did you use soft and sharp pointy round brush when painting?
and what paper did you use?
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I use Holbein watercolors. I used to use Old Holland but found the mass tones a bit leathery and the paint sticky. I use a soft round brush when painting usually sizes 6 and 4. The paper I use most often is Canson XL watercolor pad. Before that I used Bristol board and 90lb student watercolor paper.
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holbein is also a nice watercolor brand but they fade noticeably when dry which is bothering me from using them for high chroma painting [same as schmincke but schmincke fade even more] , I prefer using holbein for small detailing and sketching like this one.
danielsmith and winsor&newton are 2 brands that I have least problem with, mgraham have very high pigment strength and easy to dilute but some colors smell like dog urine 
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I remember you saying you enjoyed Holbein's candy colors and that to get the color saturation you wanted how you had to layer it several times. It's nice to know what you use certain brands for so I can get a different idea as I look at your paintings. It almost helps me understand certain characteristics when I see use one brand at a time such as this--->Morning Wake up or this-->Axel's Bedroom because even with reading a visual example is good before investing in watercolors.
Daniel Smith is a brand I really want to try but I get a little overwhelmed by their color choices. Thank you for the heads up on the fumes from M. Graham.
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I've noticed 2 colors with urine smell so far, prussian blue and azo orange, but I think there are more.
maybe because of their blackberry honey.
and azo orange is my favorite skin color, I only use this orange for main skin tone atm
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Thank you. M. Graham's pretty cheap considering other watercolor prices in America. I will keep special look out for Azo Orange because I constantly look for good skin tones. It's really interesting to known about the scents.
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I use artist quality watercolors [danielsmith, mgraham, winsor&newton, holbein, but my recommendation is danielsmith] , they are easier to use/ less chalky/ than student grade watercolor, I painted 3-4 layers [base layer/ 1st shadow/ deeper shadow/ reflected light [with white gouache mixed with color]
and I've tried some expensive papers like fabriano and arches [semi-rough], they are also nice, but sometimes sharp brushstroke seems to spread a little and difficult to paint small detail, but I have no problem with hot-pressed smooth surface of these 2 brands, [they are quite ideal for cell shading anime style]
btw I have no problem painting small details on 300g montval and campap, they also have semi rough surface but their surfaces are a bit smoother than semi-rough arches and fabriano
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Thank you very much for the layer advice. Layering for shadows is what I am trying to conquer most in watercolor at the moment. I never thought of mixing gouache with watercolor for a highlight.
I've once used hot pressed from Fabriano. I enjoyed the look of markers on it and how smooth it is.
One day I hope to try Campap. It's not sold regularly in America but it seems like it can be ordered online. I've used a Canson paper but not Montval, I feel I need to try it out.
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if you are looking for montval, I would recommend using at least 300g, because 190g montval sucks so bad, and it curls easily.
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Thank you very much for the advice. I will take it to heart and hopefully be able to paint something very nice soon and try out new techniques.
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Hello!
How do you watercolor some of the finer details like, eyes?
Also what practices do you recommend beginners in watercolor?
Thank You in Advance
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I used sharp pointy round brush to paint small details, but you can also use sharpened colored pencil or fine line colored pen such as copic multiliner sp, and I did doodle watercolor art on sketchbook almost everyday when I was a beginner to get used to it.
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Oh I see! Thank you for the tips I will definitely try my best!
WOAH! Everyday, I would never have that patience but I will try to do that in order to get just as good as you!
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Amazing work!! Really great use of the medium, as always n n nice character too!!
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That character is way too cute! 
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this oc is a boy with bunny ears and food on his tail, and those are pillow cats.
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Oops, very sorry
Bunny, I though by his tail, it was some sort of dog.
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This is way too cute and adorable! Wow! I love your colouring so much too.
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There is so many words to say about how detailed and cute this is! I adore the colors!
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ejkefnwjkefj you drew him so cute I can't even believe you did this ;A; 
I love all the drawing, there isn't a spot that doesn't have something I like, I love all of it
he looks so cute and so adorable, I want to hug him ;WWW;
I love how you drew his clothes and his tail
and his blush, I love how you paint it ;ww;
and those cats around him are also so cute, I love the blush all of them have
and that there are different breeds of cats
I can't believe I could comment first on this, I was going to sleep but then I saw that I had new messages and needed to leave a comment on this
I also loved the sparkles
Thank you so much for drawing one of my characters, I have been following you since I joined DA and I'm so happy that you drew my little baby ;777; I still can't believe this is real
and I love a lot of things of this drawing, sorry for the long comment, but I'm so happy of this I can't even find the exact words to say, I just love all of it ;77;
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oh my god thank you so much for commissioning this bae! This cutie has such a good home asdfgh <3
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oh, it wasn't a commission, it was a request! c:
but I'm saving money to buy some commissions >ww>
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yes it is! >w<
I'm really happy that he drew him!
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