Watercolour.
2. 'The elf or fairy queen'.
Mix of techniques, including wet on dry, and stencilling. I used matt medium for stencils on the background to provide a bit of resist to the watercolour.
3. 'Naomi with a weaver bird'.
I tried a technique that was new for me, which was dry brush on wet alla prima. The advantage is that it produces a well blended colour area quite easily. The trick is to adhere the backside of your paper with water to an acetate/plastic sheet. This prevents water-loss and so the edges of the different tones combine and blend.
Its gives a fairly classical look to a portrait.
There are so many ways to use watercolour....I find I am engrossed with this medium these days.
What is your favourite medium these days?
Have a happy weekend.
Enjoy Hallowe'en!!
2 comments:
I love each of your lovely paintings. Especially the last lady's skin looks very smooth. Interesting technique.
As I am selfmade painter I try to use easy medium. Last I bought colored pencils and like to work with them when get an inspiration🎃 have a happy time 😚
I love these! I like to hear how you made each one. I am a beginner with watercolor, but I love it. There is so much to do with it. I want to try watercolor on Yupo paper. My most familiar media would be acrylic, but I really do like much more about watercolor.
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