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DarknessOnly13 [2016-04-28 21:27:33 +0000 UTC]
this is so helpful, thanks for sharing ;;
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CombotheBeehen [2015-01-30 13:05:08 +0000 UTC]
Good about who have no scanner and using PS for more light and more visible your works :').
Great tutorial, anyway!
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yf19-sama [2015-01-21 04:23:48 +0000 UTC]
I would recommend getting a decent scanner, for archival purposes is very good to have the 300dpi version of your draws.
Photos not only lose colors but also sharpness and textures. That way you can print with proper definition the final works if needed too.
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Qinni In reply to yf19-sama [2015-01-21 04:53:30 +0000 UTC]
ah, the problem is decent scanners are big and hard to carry around. I live all the way across the country from my home right now for work, and when I did this tut, I was studying in China xD;. I might invest in one if I ever become...more serious about traditional work? but for now my major work is still digital (well....mostly, lol. i have less time for digital work rn cause of work), so not yet. thanks though xD;. maybe someday :3
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algonquinpaddler [2014-10-05 22:54:33 +0000 UTC]
This is amazingly helpful - thank you so much!! How exactly do you avoid getting white paint on the parts you don't want splattered (like The Doctor and Idris in that piece)?
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fluffy-over-dose [2014-09-03 03:18:14 +0000 UTC]
Whhaaa!~~ You're so awesome I'll follow you now~~
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Medical-Shenanigans [2014-04-26 04:40:28 +0000 UTC]
I've been wanting to get into watercoloring so these tips are exceedingly helpful
thank you so much ;w;
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KemikLy [2014-04-26 03:58:32 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much for all your helpful posts; they truly are inspiring!
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Deerockin [2014-04-20 00:16:00 +0000 UTC]
this is an awesome tutorial, makes me want to paint!
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aevrynn [2014-03-30 18:41:40 +0000 UTC]
I suck at painting almost anything... so thanks for posting this.
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MattStar1980 [2014-03-13 21:57:23 +0000 UTC]
You're art is amazing and your tutorials do all aspiring artists a great service. Β Thank you!! Β As a matter of fact; I found your Daenerys walk through very informative and am actually taking an older piece and reworking it with your final rendering tips.
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PenguinEsk [2013-12-07 13:35:44 +0000 UTC]
um for your doctor who drawing (Atleast i hope it's doctor who, but the one you cut out) did your paper buckle when you painted on it?Β
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Qinni In reply to PenguinEsk [2013-12-11 02:59:35 +0000 UTC]
all my paper buckle, even just a little bit! however, the thicker your paper is, the less they buckle. relatively, the less water you use on it will have similar effects. The only way to have paper not buckle is to prime it first....i think it's called priming? well, basically you wet the whole layer of paper, wait for it to soak a little , and tape it onto a hardly piece of drawing board that's not too thin because thin drawing boards might bend/buckle because the pull of the paper will be too great when it dries (the paper expands when it's wet, which is why it buckles when we paint. If you pre-soak it before painting, tape it down, and let it shrink and stretch as it dries on a solid piece of wood, it will not buckle when wet again ). It's a bit of work though, but it feels fabulous xD. it might also take a few.....quite a few tries to get this down properly, honestly v_v;;. they should sell these tape that are only sticky when wet though....i think it uses rosin or some kind of sap? sorry, my information's not complete because i get a lot of my supplies in China and have no idea what they're called in english >_<;;. anyways, those tapes are the best, because what people usually do is they cut out their work after they're done, and for the paper that's stuck on the board, you can just rinse or soak in water, and it should come off after a good soaking . but like i said, it's a little time cosuming and messy though.Β
...this is the tl:dr video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_uedfβ¦
it's on how to stretch watercolor paper xD;; sorry, i only found it after i rambled >.>;;
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oscarfl [2013-11-03 00:03:50 +0000 UTC]
Thanks for sharing this tutorial.
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MeliYensen [2013-10-31 00:57:34 +0000 UTC]
Oh thank you for it!!
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CrissyDissy [2013-10-21 12:47:14 +0000 UTC]
thank you!! it was verrrryy helpfullΒ Β Β
Btw do you like doctor who?Β Β Β
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Xiaooyu [2013-10-20 20:20:15 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! this is awesome! ;w;Β
Would you say watercolour takes patience? when I paint, it always comes out kind of messy ;__;Β
What about the watercolour spreading effect? where you put some paint on wet paper and it just kind of runs in all directions by itself? How do you get it to not go out of the lines? :0Β
If you could reply.. that would be amazing ;w; thank you again! (I love your art so much).
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Qinni In reply to Xiaooyu [2013-10-21 00:06:40 +0000 UTC]
no problem, glad it helped
well, honestly, i think watercolor takes practice, not really patience? cause you can usually finish up a watercolor in a day or two, whereas if you do oil painting, well, those usually take me from a week to a month for one xD;;~Β
it's all about water control. if you have just the right amount of water on your brush, it will not run out of control. If it does, it means you have too much water on your brush and you can touch some tissue paper to remove excess water.Β
hope that helps :3.
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Mikisakiiro [2013-08-07 04:57:36 +0000 UTC]
Waah thank you so much for recommending those watercolors! Since I'd been looking for some nice affordable watercolors but I wasn't sure which would be the best I went ahead and ordered them and it's really made a difference! <3
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blissfully-unaware [2013-06-29 02:00:53 +0000 UTC]
I'm shocked you get such good results from "poor" photos! that's the hardest part for me
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KitsukitheFox [2013-06-26 00:55:41 +0000 UTC]
Ahhh! This is beautiful~ What do you use to cut your watercolour paper?
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Qinni In reply to KitsukitheFox [2013-06-26 03:28:23 +0000 UTC]
thanks~! just a standard cutting knife- those you can sort of pull in and out xD;~
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Stalfrost [2013-06-22 11:43:05 +0000 UTC]
How do you make the watercolour so precise and to the point?
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Qinni In reply to Stalfrost [2013-06-22 15:01:06 +0000 UTC]
hm..do you mean the edges? wait for the water to properly dry and really just being very careful with everything.Β
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Stalfrost In reply to Qinni [2013-06-22 16:02:14 +0000 UTC]
Ah, so it's just a matter of being careful. So I'm guessing the same goes for the face?
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prechoco In reply to prechoco [2013-06-21 20:23:28 +0000 UTC]
Oh, by the way, what type of brush bristle do you use? Sable? Artificial?
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Iheartigs [2013-06-19 22:50:22 +0000 UTC]
What colors do you use for the skin?
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Qinni In reply to Iheartigs [2013-06-20 02:06:14 +0000 UTC]
Skin is a various combination of yellow, red, and white, for the Chinese, korean and japanese sort of asians, and Caucasians, and adding hints of brown (or more depending on the race and person) for Hispanic, and Indian, Philipino etc kind of Asians, and African. You can also add tints of blue in the skin but because it's watercolours, you'll have to be really careful.
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Iheartigs In reply to Qinni [2013-06-20 14:48:04 +0000 UTC]
Ah, thanks.
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MonkeyDMaida [2013-06-19 14:20:26 +0000 UTC]
thanks for sharing!!
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feministfangirl [2013-06-12 18:46:32 +0000 UTC]
thanks for sharing!
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Mitsukismirror [2013-06-11 19:33:19 +0000 UTC]
nice tutorial!!! <3
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Gemberry [2013-06-10 07:28:35 +0000 UTC]
Thanks, it's really helpful!
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YarnHeart [2013-06-09 15:21:00 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much! I just have one question.
What do you outline with? Is it water colour as well? Or do you use different coloured outliner pens?
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Qinni In reply to YarnHeart [2013-06-09 15:48:41 +0000 UTC]
it's just watercolor
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Neko-Glo [2013-06-07 06:44:05 +0000 UTC]
How do you color the beautiful dark background then the people in front with outlines? Thats something I've never learn to do.
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