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Published: 2009-02-03 15:33:22 +0000 UTC; Views: 4053; Favourites: 76; Downloads: 0
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Okay, my tablet is out of order and I've been admiring Β’mynti 's Daily Doodles project and couldn't resist at least *trying* to do something. She suggested doing the doodles traditionally instead of digitally and, well, I unearthed my watercolours (last used in school for more than creating splats to turn into PS brushes) and realized I needed to buy strong paper and stuff before I could start ^^ yes, I'm that inept when it comes to trad art... but it was heaps (!!!) of fun and I hope to keep at it, though I doubt I'll be able to do the daily part of the daily doodles
Anyways, I present to you my first "painting" done with watercolours on aquarel paper. It was inspired by me hanging out too much at Starbucks as well as by `Duffzilla 's style with adding those splats and to top it off I added some vectors in PS, much like the stuff I've seen at =NaBHaN just that my vapour isn't nearly as neat as his... but all in all, I really like this. Much more than I thought I would actually
Oh, before I forget, if anyone knows of any watercolour tutorials I could read I'd love you for leaving a link! I think I could get to like making a mess with those
PS: I forgot how confusing categories that you know nothing about can be trying to get through the submission process
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I've featured you in here -> Merry Christmas! and "Happy Holidays!"
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thank you muchly!
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you are very welcome!
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Featured here [link]
If you'd like it removed, please let me know.
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I tried recently trad medias and now i can really appreciate this one. Good work my dear :]
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I have to say this is actually very cool! The pigments are so bright, and the textures almost make this seem like a finger-painting 
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thank you muchly, I won't give up
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Wheee Starbucks!
Bzgl Tutorials: [link]
gefunden bei
[link] (da fand ich vor Allem das untere Drittel interessant)
Viel SpaΓ beim Rumklecksen
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gott sei dank gibts in karlsruhe 2 und in frankfurt glaub ein halbes duzend 
und viiiielen dank!
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Beneidenswert! Naja immerhin bei meinen Eltern (Bonn) gibts ein paar in der NΓ€he
HΓ€gendaz ist auch toll
Gern geschehn 
Hab mich zwischendrin auch irgendwann mal wieder an Wasserfarben versucht, musste aber feststellen, dass das einfach nicht mein Gebiet ist. Lieber Stifte oder Gimp/Photoshop
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I managed to find something online that might help. [link]
I plan to use it too. Time to dig out the watercolors!
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A nice part of turning to traditional mediums is not really to create a great piece of art but to discover the fun of playing with real liquids (as one of the stamps says: "half the fun is to make mess" 
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I like it. It's cute and has that art-flare...if that makes sense...
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Nice, I can see the influences.
Watercolor is a harsh medium.
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In my experiences, I could never control it and once you put down color you can't get rid of it if you don't like the color. The medium is very unforgiving...at least for me. My wife works in watercolors professionally and says it's a tough medium. That's why I stick with oils on the tradition side...a bit more forgiving. :-]
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I've been experimenting for three days now and I can totally see where you're coming from 
I primarily picked them up cos apart from a few acrylics I bought some time ago, I own nothing that I could start doodling with. I've always been tempted by oils, but haven't actually bought any yet as I don't even know if that whole getting messy in the real world thing is something I could do beyond merely "messing around"... we'll see
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Good luck, but most importantly have fun.
Oils are fun, but they can get involving and really expensive.
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that was one of the obstacles
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A cup of coffee, that's exactly what I need right now.
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just imagine a steaming cup of tea then
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It might not be truly daily, but most people are managing every day
Anyhow this is great. I don't know any watercolor tutorials offhand, but I can sure give advice in this area
If you want to see the lines very crisp, you will have to put down the painting and let the paper dry completely before returning to it. Same goes if you are doing colors side by side that you don't want to get muddy: lay one down, then wait, then do the other side.
Anyhow that's some general tips for you to start with, but most of those ideas are for more polished work I think... for these, just have fun, the emphasis is daily practice, so you will wander onto these things
haha, I am sooo excited to have you doodlin' with us... that I am at work and typin' comments XD Ahaha, naughty me... I'll call this lunch
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and I'll try to do the daily thing, we'll see how it goes
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Well this picture goes out to all of us coffee lovers. Which I'm down to my last bag of Brit coffee 
-raises her cup of coffee- You did a wonderful job!
And I too, when it comes to painting traditionally, am a little inept.
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not getting good coffee sucks badly - you got my sympathies
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