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Watercolor tutorial 2
Published: 2010-12-20 07:14:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 270501; Favourites: 12740; Downloads: 7157
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My 2nd watercolor tutorial.It might looks pretty long, because it's filled with many pictures to help you understand my process, instead of using a lot of texts.
Edit: Wet in Wet is : Adding wet colors on damp sheet of paper or an area of still-wet paint, and let them run out over the wet surface, giving soft-hazy effect
If you have any watercolor question, Feel free to ask me.
Link to the original work.
Link to my 1st watercolor tutorial [ it's old but has many useful info.]
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Hi Im @yannelly from paigeewolrd. Thank you so much for this tutorial! Your results just makes the picture look digital instead of a traditional art! its so amazing! Thank you once again! 
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I want to cry, I'm so grateful for this! All three tutorials are very, very helpful. I just inherited watercolor paints and tools and I had no idea where to even begin. Little things like "make sure brushes are new and not dull for details" are so useful. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this!Β
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what a lovely page! I love it!!
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hi! just wanna ask how to put the film in the scanner to reduce brightness ?? should we out it in front of the drawing?? i hope you'll respond.. thanks
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I put 2 transparent films under my artwork to reduce brightness [but if your scanner is not bright then it is not needed, that is just my old method], but right now I'm using scanning software that came with my photo scanner via CD-Rom [HP G4050], I was kind of silly that I haven't used its own software sooner, it has all necessary features to scan and adjust picture without using other tools such as transparent film. 
[before that I scanned with photoshop most of the time, which is not good enough]
and from my experience, all-in-one scanner/printer is terrible for artwork scanning,I prefer photo/film scanner, they are a bit more expensive, but really worth it, I bought my HP G4050 since 2009 and it is still functional properly.Β
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Still the best rose tutorial out there, i keep coming back to this every time i need to draw a rose
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Wow~! You're so good at this! I love how you explained everything out!
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Can u help me??
So i painted a very pastel drawing but therrs no shading,how can i make the drawing have shades but still looking pastel at the same time?
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maybe try making shade layer lighter to match pastel base layer.
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Ok but in the eye how shoukd i draw it? Because i went the drawing to look cute
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I need your help Emper please ok so when i use wet on wet it splashes EVERYWHEREE and yh also for hair and skin do u base colour then wait? For it to dry or.. do u use wet on wet?
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if you use wet on wet, watercolor is supposed to spread , maybe try reducing amount of paint loading in your paintbrush, Β
and when I added base color,Β I usually added 2nd or 3rd wet colors along with first color [wet on wet] to make gradation, when I add only single base color without adding additional color, that object seemed to look a bit dull and lifeless.
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So basically i just shade with ok just a sec
So i take so colour and water then colour skin while its wet i take another colour and it splashes everywhere is that how its supposed to work?
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I have the same watercolors as you so I just wanna ask what Colors would you recommend for painting a dark skin character? And how would I mix them? Thank you.
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I'm not so compatible with darker skin, but I usually used burnt sienna for base color, and used burnt umber for shadow, or mix burnt sienna with payne's gray for shadow.
it also depends on picture temperature, Β if it is cool tone, I might have to mix cool color into the mix [such as diluted ultramarine],
and used warm yellow/orange such as gamboge for warm tone mixingΒ
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Your technique is absolutly amazing!! Thanks so much for this tutorial, very interesting and helpful
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i have a question about your lineart o^o' uh..You said you did the sketch in sketch book, then did the lineart on watercolor paper, but...how did you do it? did you do the sketch on watercolor paper first then ink it? (i kind of got confused at that step sorry ;7
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lol I know this isn't my question but I think they used a lightbox uwu
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hey look at that
my girl got featured.
butttt
NOPE
CBA
NO WATER COLORS.
stuff sticks to my hands a little too much :,D
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XD You use the same palette as I do hahaha
What color pencils do you use? I have Prismacolor softcores but I'm worried it's too waxy for watercoloring.
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I used colleen colored pencils for touch up, also polychromos for better quality, but I prefer colleen because they are cheap and good for touch up.
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kak kalo misalnya mau nge blend warna, itu warna nya harus nunggu kering dulu baru dicampur atau langsung di campur waktu masih basah?Β
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I dont understand your question, mind writing in english?
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oops sorry, im really sorry >.< i wanted to ask if we want to blend colors, when can i blend it? when its still wet or already dry? sorry im not good at english
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You can blend color on both wet and dry surface, if the surface is wet, watercolor will flow and requires less effort (depends on watercolor quality), if it is dry you will have to blend it with your paintbrush, both techniques require some painting skills though.
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thank you so much, that's really helping me
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When you forgot the hands, and went over the dark pillow color with the skin tone, how did you get the color so solid? In other words, how is the color so clear, not muddy at all? Is it just the high quality of the paint?
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I used copic opaque white
copic opaque white is really opaque, its covering power is much greater than white gouache, when used at full strength, it can cover that black sofa without any problem.
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I thought you used copic opaque white to make the paint colors transparent?
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I guess you asked 2 questions but I've only answered one.
I use artist quality watercolors to make good quality watercolor painting, artists watercolors contain very few extender and have high amount of pure pigment, so they will not get muddy like student grade watercolor.
[also look really clear and brilliant]
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How do you know where to add shades on their clothes
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I added them using sense, I had to practice painting clothfolds regularly though.Β
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Do you outline your pictures with pencil or pen?
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Β I prefer pencil, draw with low hand pressure, pen feels somewhat to dark/bold for my art style.
I motly used colored pen to drawΒ outlines or coloring small details when I'm done with coloring
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