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Published: 2016-08-23 09:34:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 509; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 0
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I'm pleased with how this sketch turned out. Spotted a lizard sunbaking while visiting St. Mary's Island, Mljet, Croatia. (S)he was approximately 15cm long.Schmincke watercolours and Caran D'ache coloured pencils (the lizard) on A4 Moleskine watercolour sketchbook.
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a sketch? รณ.ร
And then so colorful?
Wonderful!
It is interesting how you mix the colors so.
Watercolors are unfortunately not my thing, therefore respect!
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Thanks for the lovely comment 
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I find this very fascinating and impressive as you mix the colors. *.*
(Sorry for the late reply.)
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Thank you. I've become quite addicted to my lovely schmincke watercolours. No matter what you mix, they create lovely colours. If not for their high cost, I'd consider them magical
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Great work, the linework really compliments the colour.
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That's really sweet of you. I almost always forget to say I use a multiliner/linework ink in my materials 
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Thanks! I think I am pleased with that too. The summer sun was so strong and not just warm, but HOT. I feel like I captured that a little with the yellows of the rock and the intense shadows. I couldn't get the lizard as bright and metallic/irridescent as it was in the real life light, but I tried to show its tensed curiosity at my approach, and the feeling of being torn between staying in the sun to bake, and fleeing from my focus. I just wish I could have also captured it's sparkly scales!
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You put a lot of thought into this painting.ย I like that!ย Yeeeaaaah I love that sun!ย I'm also a fan of using warm yellows for that reason.ย I haven't quite figured out how to paint iridescence yet either, so please help me when you do. xD
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I often just cheat and use a wink of stellar glitter brush - instant sparkles lol I suspect the real approach involves way more time than I can usually be bothered to put into it. I've gotten close to it using copic markers and it is a loooong process. I've only ever seen watercolourists mimic it by placing really dark spots against the white of the paper.
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