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And back into the watercolours once again! I got a palette of Winsor & Newton's Cotman colours a month or so back and boy oh boy are they AWESOME! Having a lotta fun experimenting with watercolour paints and starting to get a little adventurous!
I always had to pretty much, completely finish the linework, which would close off the drawing so that I could kind of 'colour in' between the lines. I stil get real scared and nervy to take the step of just painting completely freely you see. But today, I painted OUTSIDE of the lines, and with less and less linework than usual!!! (So proud!) Big step for me, as you may know because watercolours to me are terrifying as equal as they are fun haha.
Would love to hear your thoughts on this one!
P.S : BIG NEWS! I FINALLY got a SCANNER!!! No more 'photos' of my drawings hahaha
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I wish I could see this up close! Those eyes are magnificent!
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such amazing art!!!! O_O the water splashes look so natural. how did u do it like that?
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Wow!
... I don't know what to say more. It's just amazing!
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Aw, thanks so very much for the kind words!
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This is one of my favorite pieces in your gallery! You hit a really nice balance between flowy and rigid, if that makes sense. Also, what kind of scanner do you use? I really need to get one!
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Thank you so much!! 
I use a Canon Pixma which I got for my birthday hehe
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Wow this is awesome.
Before I got that feeling too ... of being scared with the use of watercolors and straying from the lines but as you progress u realized that painting outside the lines with this kind of medium is far better as it is therapeutic and liberating.
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Thank you!
YEAHHH! It's so weird isn't it? It's so scary but suddenly liberating
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You're most welcome.
Yes . I have tell myself it's okay to drip it out or get messy with stuff with occasional color mishaps eventually I learned water colorists termed "happy accidents".
I then you realize it was so much liberating and therapeutic. Hehehe
I'm glad to hear we share these kind of thoughts especially coming from an admired artist.
It's kinda cool actually. 
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EXACTLY!! The whole happy accidents thing is so true. Its the whole spontaneity thats beautiful in a weird way as well
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Super agree with you.
It is one of challenging medium to deal with yet its one of the most exciting to learn.
Kinda addicting if I may say . hehehee
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Yeah!! Haha it's reallt rewarding too
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Its my stress reliever...like seeing the pigments burst when it mixes with water on the paper .
It's soothing to me...kinda weird.
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I totally understand what you mean omg
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haha then high five!
That only means we're hooked by the watercolors craze .
I guess that's the watercolor effect. hehehe
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YAHH! I feel like everyone secretly loves watercolours hehe
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So true .
I guess its normal to get hyped with its effect once you tried it. hehehe
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Yeah! It's great fun haha, even I remember that kind of addiction, still to this day actually
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Tottally hehehe ... I guess we can't get over the addiction to this medium once you tried out.
It is a comforting sort of drug for artist after all hahahha
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EXACTLY!! Urghhh hahaha. I wanna try inks too
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Hahaha... You should try inks too. It has the fluidity and magic like watercolors too.
Though I would still preferred watercolors but it wouldn't hurt to explore and experiment with other water based media like inks and gouache.
Looking forward to see your works with new medium then hehe .
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OMG! I actually went out and bought ink today HAHA. Only black though. I've heard a lot about inks so I really wanted to give it a go. I do want to try gouache too soon
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That's great hehe It's okay to try things first before you invest so much... black ink is a good start.
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Yeah! I got the indian ink one I think, excited to try it, but have 0 clue how to even start
Ohhhh is it!? I always thought gouache was more of acyrlic, whaaaat! Gotta try that out arhhh
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aww maybe some tutorials on the net would help figure using ink out... but a kickstarter for that I guess, is to get a brush or nib pen and start doing how you would with watercolors or ink pen to get familiar with it and the rest is to enjoy experiments hehe. It's fun to figure them out to your liking.
As far as I remember, I use it to apply like watercolors, though gouache is opaque quality is evident or applied thick for some coverage like acrylic the difference is that it can be activated like that of watercolor.
I hope to hear some feed back from you when u get a chance to use gouache.
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Yeah! I'm taking them as they go as if they're watercolours, but I'm having a hard time getting the right dilutions because it's jet black after all. :/
Dammit, I need to go to the art store tomorrow and get new art supplies!!!!!! GOUACHE HERE I COOOME
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That's true ... I do have same issues with inks like you and have to be on point with them , unlike watercolor you can lift the pigment but with inks it stains permanently .
Hehe so did you bought new set of gouache? Did you tried it already and how was it?
Excited!
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I didn't get the gouache, I went to the art store with the intention to do so but then I saw the watercolour tubes on sale... HAHAHAH I COULDn"T RESIST 
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That is quite a funny twist on you art shopping. hehehehe
I would do the same if I were in your shoes hahahaha
It's like watercolor especially on sale is calling your name. No questions asked watercolor it is.
What brand of watercolor was on sale by the way if u don't mind my asking?
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It's so weird because like my friends, when they go shopping and ot the mall they freak out about 50% clothing/footwear sales etc and they spend hours and then I see 50% art supplies and I cry.
It was Art Spectrum! Still yet to try them, but I'm usually a fan of Winsor and Newtons
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Same here but I think my friends understood it now before they think I'm crazy hehe.
That s cool coz you have lots of brands to choose from here its kinda limited ...
I have to shop online to buy my favored brands though. I used W&N too but it's really nice to try other brands and experiment.
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HAHAHA. Genuinely, my friends are like 'why the heck do yo uwant to go into that store' and they see my eyes light up.
Well, it's hard to find stores with lots of brands, because those are larger departments and they're a lot more expensive and only in the city
Same! I use W&N's but I want to branch out and try others
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Hahaha Just like a kid in the candy store.
Same here. Artists dilemma aside from the money that I will use to buy hahahaha
Some artist grades like Daniel smith is said to be awesome too ... How I wished to have it, it really is expensive.
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legit like a kid in the candy store. The other day i went to this other art store thats really popular in my city and I'd never been yet. I walked in and it was HUGGEE. It had soooo many aisles and I was screaming inside because it had EVERYTHING and 20% off paints oh my god. I even bought a moleskine notebook oh my god.
Ooh, I've never heard of Daniel Smith.
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Hehehe
OMG... 20% OFF. It really shows u had a great time shopping with screaming on the side hehehe and damn with moleskine. Envy much but happy to know u have a blast shopping.
It was mentioned in a learning forum and its a hype in there like professional artist dig the DS brand than W&N for its vibrancy and range of colors ... they keep mentioning this color called moon glow and it was a treat to the eyes on what they painted.
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I was so happy. Just in that place, that 20% off all paint sale, just made me so at ease HAHHAHA (but panicked because i wanted to buy everything). Only problem is, I've got a half filled out watercolour sketchbook that I wanted to finish completely (it was a challenge), so I doubt i'll be able to use my moleskine until i finish another 40 pages of watercolour sketches
I need to check DS out!
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oops it took me awhile to reply ... Sorry
But on other note it made me smile seeing your reply hehe
I understand how you feel like buying every art material in the store hehe shopping galore.
Aww here we rarely havt that kind of watercolor journal and moleskine is a bit pricey.
But i hope you will be able to fill the pages out soon.
I hope you do and me as well... *crossing fingers*
But I do have something interesting new set given to me The brand is Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors.
I'm still checking it out and it looks promising . ehehe
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That's okay! Totally understandable that you're busy hehe.
I've almost filled out the watercolor notebook, so moleskine, I'll come to you as soon as possible :-D
OoooOooh, are they good watercolours? I still want to try different brands.
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Waah not busy at all...it's just that the glare on PC/ mobile screens made my head aches more.
So its more or less time with online.
Oh that's so cool Hehehe ... Though I've been hearing moleskine aquarelle are really handy ones but quite expensive for their size.
Yeah they live up totheir expectation ... its a traditional japanese watercolor set.
Some of the colors have similar vibrancy of W&N, it blooms pretty well and has cool granulating effects.
However the packaging pretty as the box is... its not suitable for watermedia.
They are package neatly in a board box in which a careless like me am afraid that I would ruin it.
So I decided to transfer it on a metal pencil case available in my room. hehe
Here's the colorblind's color swatches as comparison the 2 innerlanes are kuretake and the outer lanes are Winsor and Newton.
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Fair enough! I was just sick as well, so I had to take a week off from everything. Finalyl feeling better though
Yeah! That's what I heard as well, but luckily I was able to snag a moleskine when it was on sale hehe. Still expensive though, but would really love to be able to collect these 'journals' full of watercolour paintings of mine and one day look back and just pore over them.
Ooooooo. That's really smart! I'd love to try them out though. I did just buy new watercolour paints by art spectrum and daniel smith, so they've been really fun to play with besides from my classic W&N's
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Aww. Glad to hear your feeling better. And hoping full recovery is on the way.
My condition is quite complicated so I still have lapses with being online at some point.
Me too love to have journals full of watercolor stuff , I even keep a sketchbook with everyday sketches of random concepts.
And then when you already fill every pages of them you look back and ask yourself how did I manage to paint this ? hehe
Gee thanks
But still I think they are worth every cent.
Ohh by the way I read your reply from chasing dreams which I have to reply after this hehe.
So for you to know that I'm not feeling awkward or uncomfortable at all knowing that you are guy now.
And it doesn't change a bit that I like having this conversation with you.
I hope I didn't make you feel bad.
Hope to see [insert smiley face here] from you soon.
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Heaps better now! Though working 50 hour weeks for Christmas retail season really isn't making me much better
If you don't mind me asking, or if it's too personal, what condition do you refer to?
Exactly! That's the idea behind it 
I got the individual paints from Daniel Smith! They were ridiculously expensive, so I indulged in two; the Moonglow and the Autumn Mystery (Duochrome). They are SOOO worth every cent. I haven't been able to stop playing with those two colours arghh!
You didn't make me feel bad at all, I was just worried that you were uncomfortable. Glad to hear it's alright hehe
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Hi Hieu ... Season's greetings
Holiday busy buzz... hope after holiday you'll be able to relax and get some good rest. You really have to .
"After all Health is Wealth", cliche but it really is true... trust me.
Oh that health condition, I got brain tumor .
Diagnosed and had an operation 5 years ago . Last october was my 5th anniversary hehe
Tumor is a functioning one so not all mass was taken like a fraction to millimeter from 3.5 cm diameter of it.
So upto now got crazy ride because of it , one reason I found art and turned to was because I got depressed from my condition, I was badly in need to distract myself fro all of the situations at that time . And ever since it became my outlet.
So that's why I call them my art therapy. Most of it I find therapeutic are watercolor works I did. hehe
That's why watercolor is my choice of medium.
Yeah That's what I thought too... And I'd love to share some of the one's I did though I'm about to change my journal... ready for 2016. Maybe this time each month will have a theme for daily sketches and paintings hehe.
Oh that's cool. OMG i fell inlove with moonglow...it some how paints by itself ... though I didn't get the autumn mystery, I might try it and I heard duo chrome got its bling ...love the line. Though it wasn't on the dot sheets.
Well I AM really fascinated with DS, I got mine with 15 % discount on the essential set plus 15 ml tube of perinone orange, cobalt teal blue, quin.'s gold and red ... the other set was given to me as Christmas gift, an alvarro castagnet set and moonglow with 25% discount . I'm so happy it was made available now with all year 15% discount. Christmas made colorful by these goodies. hehe
They're so worth it . Bah by just talking, it got me so hyper hehe
Yehey!!! It's settled then so Glad to hear.
Yay looking forward to 2016, My 2015 made interesting with you in it.
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Hi hi again Kuriz! I'm so sorry I haven't responded earlier, I just got back from my holiday (i went overseas for two months!)
It's been such a crazy start to the year, but I'm super stoked to be back!
Wow... that's such an incredibly moving and inspiring story behind the art. I'm so glad that you found an outlet to find sanctuary in, I really do.
Oooh, how's the 2016 journal been going so far? I got a new one as well for 2016, and it's an upgrade (I splurged on a Moleskine YEAY!)
OMG I totally understand what you mean about getting hyped about Daniel Smiths HAHA. I've still only got those two, but I'm hoping the art store I go to drops a sale soon so I can buy heaps more. Moonglow is SO DAMN COOL, just the way it has that dual colour effect. The duochromes are AWESOME! The Autumn mystery has a slightly metallic glitter/surface to it, so its a really nice deep rosey/pink/orange with a nice sheen to it.
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> Hi Hieu ... it's been awhile!!!
Glad to hear you're back and fresh from vacation hope you had a great time.
It's crazy year, defintely.
> Thanks alot
>I have few entries my WC journal needs more work nyaaah been having art block lately so yeah many unfinished entries hehe ... Wow that so cool moleskine
> Can't help but their worth a craze... haha Yeah so I heard with the duochromes metallic sheen are cool effect ... but wait till you see their primatek series . Though I only had the dot cards still they are quite awesome ... Cascade green from extrafine line of DS were highly suggested and cool addition to the colors available in your pallete . Saving for those goodies for now.
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