Thank you so much, I'm really glad to hear that! I wasn't sure if I could do creepy when I claimed the story so it's lovely to hear you thought that about the drawings!
Wow, those are just stunning! I didn't even know that watercolour could look so clean and precise and yet so evocative at the same time. Astonishing work.
Okay, the interiors are killer. THE BATHTUB SCENE ALONE. And of course, gorgeous perspective and color palette; they really give off a strong New England vibe. The birds and crabs are adorable. And the boys...beyond adorable.
I have a technical question for you. How much post-work (in terms of saturation) did you do on these watercolors? I'm having a devil of a time getting deep, brave colors when I paint. Maybe it's just my fear of messing up that makes me use overly-dilute washes? Or the student-grade quality of my paints? And do you use frisket to keep those nice whites?
This is a wonderful WONDERFUL series. I'm gonna be staring and absorbing for a while, believe me!
Thank you <33 I had lots of fun drawing something for this story! My post-work in Photoshop, that's quite a lot yes. I paint kind of faintly and I used a very yellow paper (that couldn't have been more wrong for this but was what I had) and after scanning it looks even more washed-out so I adjusted levels and color balance first and most. So as for how to get deep rich colors, I'm not be the person to ask I'm afarid. Maybe we can ask salty_catfish? But for me at least, over diluted washes is probably a reason, but that's just about practice I guess? Um, I read a book by a water color artist (don't remember the name) who did photo realistic paintings, she said she could do up to a hundred glaces to get the deep color she wanted... (haven't tried to see if that's the secret though *lol*. ) And I use cheap color too so I can't say how much difference it would make to use better quality. I don't use any masking fluid or something like that, just paint around the areas I want white :)
I'm really looking forward to the story. You two make a GREAT team.
Thanks for the answers. Since I don't have first-hand watercolor paintings to look at and study, I'm not quite sure how the medium is supposed to behave. (I've been using a cool light gray paper myself because, yeah, it's what I could find in a pinch. I need to buy different shades.)
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Okay, the interiors are killer. THE BATHTUB SCENE ALONE. And of course, gorgeous perspective and color palette; they really give off a strong New England vibe. The birds and crabs are adorable. And the boys...beyond adorable.
I have a technical question for you. How much post-work (in terms of saturation) did you do on these watercolors? I'm having a devil of a time getting deep, brave colors when I paint. Maybe it's just my fear of messing up that makes me use overly-dilute washes? Or the student-grade quality of my paints? And do you use frisket to keep those nice whites?
This is a wonderful WONDERFUL series. I'm gonna be staring and absorbing for a while, believe me!
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My post-work in Photoshop, that's quite a lot yes. I paint kind of faintly and I used a very yellow paper (that couldn't have been more wrong for this but was what I had) and after scanning it looks even more washed-out so I adjusted levels and color balance first and most. So as for how to get deep rich colors, I'm not be the person to ask I'm afarid. Maybe we can ask salty_catfish? But for me at least, over diluted washes is probably a reason, but that's just about practice I guess? Um, I read a book by a water color artist (don't remember the name) who did photo realistic paintings, she said she could do up to a hundred glaces to get the deep color she wanted... (haven't tried to see if that's the secret though *lol*. )
And I use cheap color too so I can't say how much difference it would make to use better quality. I don't use any masking fluid or something like that, just paint around the areas I want white :)
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Thanks for the answers. Since I don't have first-hand watercolor paintings to look at and study, I'm not quite sure how the medium is supposed to behave. (I've been using a cool light gray paper myself because, yeah, it's what I could find in a pinch. I need to buy different shades.)
This was really helpful! :D
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