It's been a bit hard getting back in the game after Inktober. I've really been looking forward to trying many new things, things that I only scratched the surface of during Inktober. My body has been aching to get back to painting with gouache and using colours. But for some reason I've just been too drained of energy to pick up my brushes.
I've had an idea stirring for a while. A painting I wanted to paint for one of my dearest friends. I'm so glad I found the energy to get painting again. I've scanned the painting along the way so you can see the piece come to life.
I started with a light sketch and taped the edges with washi tape.
Using liquid watercolour I painted the base of the background.
With gouache I painted a delicate sunset and started to indicate where I wanted the clouds.
I had a bit of a discussion with myself at this point of the painting. I wasn't sure how detailed I wanted to paint the clouds. I knew I wanted it to rain in the scene, and that the raindrops would take a lot of focus, so I wouldn't want to have too many details in the background. I went back and forth and actually created some pretty interesting colours hidden in the clouds by doing this.
For the final step I added raindrops and small lights below.
I've never painted a painting like this before. I really like creating scenes with a bit of magic and I can't wait to explore it even more.
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Liquid watercolour:
Royal Talens
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