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Scarab 2023 10 01

8×10 inches on Strathmore 400 drawing paper. and .

I’m going to call this one done. Overall I like it but of course there are a few issues.

Number one: I screwed up when I taped it and the lower left hand corner is nothing like square.

Number two: the watercolor leaked under the tape and while you can still tell where the border is, it’s nothing like as clear as I would like. This is probably due to using way too much water on paper that’s not made for it.

Number three: The tape pulled up some of the paper. Again probably due to using way too much water on a drawing paper.

Number four: The front legs should be more angular.

I go back and forth on the whole issue of paper. I prefer 300 lb watercolor paper but it’s expensive. On the other hand it’s so hassle free. No taping, no wrinkling, just cut it to size and go.

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Minor update to Tree Medallion #1

Just a minor update to better define the “halo” on it’s lower right hand side.

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Tree Medallion #1

An early experiment (they’re all experiments, aren’t they?) with colored pencil over watercolors. It was a bear to photograph because my camera was making it look way too grainy. I ended up using the blur filter in order to make it look right. Still a little work to do on it. I want to define the right side of the “halo” a little more.

4×6 inches on (I think) Fluid 100 HP paper.

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Mermaid Series 1

Mermaid series 1
Colored Pencil and Watercolor
3.5 by 3.5 inches
Fabriano Artistico 300 lb HP paper
#mermaid #TraditionalArt #watercolor #drawing #ColoredPencil #MixedMedia

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Went a Little Crazy with the Watercolor on this Scarab Background

So I was a little bored with this colored pencil drawing of a scarab and I knew I was planning to try a watercolor background even though it’s not watercolor paper. And things happened… I’m actually pleasantly surprised by how well this turned out. I knew the paper would buckle, especially given that I really soaked it with water, but it’s dried perfectly flat. The paper is 8×10 inch Strathmore 400 drawing paper. Now I have to go in and punch up the colors on the scarab.

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Minor update on Tree Medallion Colored Pencil Play

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Playing with Colored Pencils

4″by 6″

Lately I’ve been getting back into colored pencils. Mostly because they require so much less planning than watercolors and it just feels freeing to use a pencil instead of a brush. I’ve also discovered Derwent Coloured Pencils. I’ve tried both their ColourSoft and their Colour Drawing pencils. They are much softer than the Faber Castell Albrecht Durer pencils I had been using. They also seem to be a hair less shiny, having more of a “sheen” than a shine.

I’ve also started using a program called Excalidraw to make notes about my process. I hate to think how many times i’ve looked at an old drawing and tried to remember what colors I used in it. This is nothing like a finished piece. It’s just for play.

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Watercolor Tree October 12

This one is almost done. I’m trying to decide if I should define some of the edges a bit more. I am starting to feel like I am getting the hang of this painting stuff a bit.

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Spiral Tile

Watercolor Spiral Tile

This is one that I find myself liking more and more as time goes on.

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Ghost Dog

Ghost Dog in watercolor on Winsor & Newton professional cold press paper.