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Mad-Margaret — Johnny Borrell Razorlight
Published: 2009-07-29 19:21:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 13773; Favourites: 315; Downloads: 0
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This is another of my portraits in watercolour. This time it's of Johnny Borrell - the lead singer in Razorlight.I think he has the most beautiful face - almost like a Caravaggio
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Thank you, he had such a gorgeous face
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This is amazing! Your other paintings are amazing as well. I was just wondering, what was the picture of him you looked at when you did this painting? I would be very grateful, thank you. P.S you're very very talented
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Thank you for your nice comments. I used a pic of the band in a magazine. I was going to do all of them, but liked the one portrait so much that I stopped there. I had a quick google image search, but can't see the original pic. I think it was in teh Radio Times if that helps?
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Absolutely fantastic portrait. One of the best watercolour portraits I've seen.
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What a lovely thing to say. Thank you.
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You're welcome. I've got to do a portrait of a friend, and after much hunting on the net for inspiration, your's were far by the best! Cheers, Sarah
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Thank you, that's very kind
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Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Wow Margaret your Johnny Borrell is just Magnificient , the gorgeous eye and lush lips with your dazzling tones are an inspiration .... Oh my , how I LOVE your LOOSE style .. Easily the BEST portrait painting I have seen for a long time , You so ROCK .... Best wishes from Edinburgh Paulx
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I can only say ditto. 
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Love Love love Poolesuch a gorgeous part of Britain , I'm a west country Lad myself , born in Devon moved to Edinburgh 25 years ago !
My watercolours can be anything from 10 inches sq to 3 feet sq !
Hope the weather is better than here , be creative ..Love & Peace xx
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My grandparents were from Edinburgh and we visited a few years back (before babies). It's an amazing and beautiful place - a fabulous centre of culture and clearly inspiring for many creative people.
I'm currently working on Lady Gaga (a great face)and that's half imperial, quite like that scale.
Weather is suddenly warmer today - it's been bitterly cold - so fingers crossed for warmer days, gin and tonics and happy painting xxx
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How intriguing , gosh how weird your grandparents being born and breed in Edinburgh , I am thrilled you enjoyed your visit , and yes a great city , how lucky to live here , but being a southern guy , I soooooooooooo
Miss the sun ha ha ....wishing you a wonderful weekend ... Love & Peace Paulxx
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Nicely done! Very good control, and with watercolour that's not easy.
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nice job! watch your watercolor make me want return to paint with that. wonderful! congratulation
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Well, I hope you do go back to painting - it's so rewarding
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to be honest, i wasnt sure who this was until i read your description
but this painting is so gorgeous!
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This is stunning! I am new to watercolors (started in Feburary) and I am always blown away by how great they are. Your work is an example of that! Great job!
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It's just a pity he knows how beautiful he is.
The skin tones are beautiful in this.
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Aw, does he? Ah well, I loved painting him. Would be nice to paint him in real life though!
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Wow amaizing 
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That would be very cool - amazing if he actually saw it. x
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I've commented before but this still amazes me, its what made me want to try watercolour portraits and it's still my favourite portrait. Really amazing. Could you tell me a bit more about what water colours you used, maybe a link and your brushes or techniques? especially for hair. lovelovelove this
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ok. The brushes are Isabey - I find they are a bit more expensive, but they never lose their point and have a great firmness. I did nearly all the painting with one size 4.
The paints are Holbein watercolour - they type that you buy in tubes and then squeeze the paint into empty pans. These retain their moisture but of course you have the luxury of all the colours at your disposal and don't have to choose beforehand (as you would with tubes). I love them and wouldn't use any others.
The hair is a technique that I developed and teach regularly. You paint the hair as flat colour, then just as it's on the point of drying you scrape it off with an angled point (I just cut up old credit cards into quarters, then you can use the sharp or the blunt corner). Now this technique needs practice. You need thick and darkish paint (it won't really work with light or watery paint). If you scrape into it straight away you get a dark line, which can also be useful. But if you wait for it to lose it's gloss and go matt (but still be wet) and then scrape, you can remove nice almost white lines. Have a go!!
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Thanks so much for taking the time to write this! This is very useful information, i had no idea what watercolours to buy beforehand or what brushes were best but something of your style is what I would be aiming for.
The technique I will try thankyou for telling me about it
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No problem, glad to help. If you can't afford the Holbein, Winsor & Newton pans would be my second choice - but make sure you get ARTISTS watercolour - the Cotman & Georgian ranges are students and pretty low quality.
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Alright thanks
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Thank you - I really enjoyed painting him
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