"Confetti from the Sky" October 2016
"Confetti from the Sky" remake August 2017
I've learnt so much in just one year I can't wait to see what the next will bring. It might be fun to repaint this exact same artwork again in 2018.
Now to the walkthrough of this painting.
I always start with a light sketch. Then using gouache I painted the tiny bunny.
Painting the cap of the toadstools was one of the best parts of this painting. Blending the reds was just so lovely. I've found that some colours are more fun to blend then others when painting with gouache. Reds, oranges and yellows are some of the best colours while I find pink quite difficult. It might just be the paints I use so it could be fun to experiment and see if I feel the same with other brands.
The bottom part of the toadstools caused me a little more trouble but that might be due to a very fierce battle that was occurring in my audiobook.
I then added all the small white dots to the toadstools and painted ladybugs on the bunny. Using masking fluid I protected some of the paper in raindrop shapes.
Now it was time for the background. I used liquid watercolour and tried my very best to avoid the bunny and the toadstools.
Once the water colour layer had dried I once again used the liquid watercolour but this time to add splashes. With an eraser I removed the masking fluid and outlined the raindrops, the bunny and the toadstools with pen to make them pop.
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Gouache: Royal Talens
Masking fluid: Schmincke
Liquid watercolour: Royal Talens
Pen: Pigma Micron
What an awesome improvement ! Congratulations !! :)That will be interesting to see if you decide to do it once again next year.
ReplyDeleteAnd didn't you have any problems painting the ladybugs on top of the bunny ? I know I usually struggle so much with gouache because everything blends :D
Thank you so much! I surprised myself a little. I think it would be fun to have this painting as the one I keep coming back to so you're really able to see the difference.
DeletePainting on top of gouache always gives me problems too but I've found that if it's small and simple things, that you don't need to rework too much, it will come out quite well. Also your paints can be the "problem". I have some cheaper gouache paints from Royal Talens and I think that they have a lot more filler compared to some artist grade paints I have from Schmincke, which are more pure pigments. The expensive paints blend easily which can be really good but they can also give you some muddy colours if you aren't careful enough. I like to combine the two actually. The cheaper paints are also a bit more opaque which can therefore be good to use as the bottom layer.
These are some of the things I've discovered with gouache but I'm sure I still have a lot to learn :D Hope this might help you a little bit too.
Oh yes !! It's true that I hadn't even thought about testing several brands to see how they react, while it seems so logical eventually :D
DeleteI think I've used Linel for the most part and most likely my use of it is not the right one either :p
I want to try and paint some small things on top od others now ^^ It sounds like it has to be a delicate and precise work, and I love that :p
Thank you for the tips ^^
-Justine
Once in a blue moon when my paints are all used up I'll try some different brands too! I'm not sure I use it the "right" way either :D
DeleteYay! I hope you do. Looking forward to seeing it.
This is Justine from DA btw ^^
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