The first thing I do after finishing the drawing is transfer it via light box onto the watercolor paper. Then I "ink" it with acrylic paint to make the line work as you can see on the left. In the right image you can see I started to lay in the shadows on the girl. This is all acrylic wash.
It's hard to tell, but on the left I strengthened the core shadows in the same areas. On the right I added the shadows to the fish and the ocean.
On the left here you can see a printout where I drew some test clouds in before painting them in on the right.
And here is a scan of the underpainting. This is as far as I take it with acrylic washes. Next post I'll bring it to final with concentrated watercolor.
wow, incredible work!
ReplyDeleteyour process is controlled. Amazing. Great piece.
ReplyDeleteReally nice! I always love your progressions.
ReplyDeleteFascinating to learn about your process Bill-
ReplyDeleteGOD! I love how you manage to blur the color, the effect of the sea is beautiful
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing your work progress... there's a lot for us to learn in it!
ReplyDeleteAwesome restraint with the two color. GRRRR I'm so jealous of anyone who can do watercolor this well :)
ReplyDeletealways top notch
ReplyDeleteLoving the process layouts with this piece!
ReplyDeleteAmazing work! :D
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