#zestit

[susurrusone]

Little saw whet owl. They are so cute. Tiniest owls in the USA. I tried out a new technique here and it did not work out. I used brushable wax resist ( brand - zest it). It’s a way to preserve white portions of your paper but I went too far thinking it was saving me time but I couldn’t keep track of where I had put it since it is not visible once brushed onto the paper. Now I know it’s best to use it just for very small or well defined areas. I tried to fix parts of the owl with dr ph martins white ink but I lost the clean transparency which is what makes watercolor beautiful and different from oil, acrylic and gouache. On to the next one… a commission that includes a child with his spirit animal - a dragon! I know I’ll need to paint this a few times before I get it right. For those watercolor artist that have read this far…do you experience similar struggles with watercolor? (I’d love to hear how you handle it! #sawwhetowl #watercolorpainting #zestit #bleedproofwhite #artofinstagram #selftaughtartists #watercolortricksandtechniques #watercolorsaves #watercolorstory #natureartist #paintingtheskykingdom https://www.instagram.com/p/CSOJQmSsGsZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

[shoilaartstudies]

Colored pencil - flower

Yet another colored pencil draw along to Kirsty Partridge’s patreon tutorial “Using Solvent with Coloured Pencil : Beginner Coloured Pencil Tutorial Series “. So first time using solvents. It was used to especially blur the background but to also blend the flower.

I grabbed some pencils based on the tutorial listing, considering differences prismacolor, vs. luminance and what options I had available, and also with the exception that I decided to make blue background.

I did not look at the reference painting after sketching the outlines. I mainly just drew along with the video, so final piece is not that accurate :D I mainly aimed to practice the technique. (just one screen to look at the video)

This was a nice practice, experiment to make more ‘painterly’ work with pencils. However, as solvents are involved, not sure I will do this that often and perhaps instead stick to the mixed media combination of watercolor base and details with pencil.

I used in pencil some toilet paper and the two old brushes for blending (more shorter and stiff bristle would have been better to blend especially around the petal edges with more accuracy).

(paper: Daler Rowney, Smooth - Heavyweight 220g A4)

[colourmanic]

#EzRepost @circe_gaia_hydre with @ezrepostapp Start my spring break with Bowbo the 🤡 from #lacysunshine , #thesunshinehobos @lacysunshineart . Colored with #carandacheluminance blend with#zestit . Have a funny week-end every colorist . Thank you again for your precious support . #instacoloring #lacysunshine #carandache #clown