Sat, Jan. 12th, 2008, 04:03 am
Second ACEO: Little Peep
Sat, Jan. 12th, 2008 09:32 am (UTC)
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) dozaloz
You're really good with watercolours....I would like to see more :3 Very niiiiiiice Sun, Jan. 13th, 2008 05:31 am (UTC)
neondragon
I get a little bit shy about watercolors because I have a hard time composing the color on a piece ahead of time. In Photoshop I cannot really make a true mistake, as I have all my colors on separate layers and can edit them to my liking without worry about mistakes: The undo button is fantastic! Watercolors are especially unforgiving, as they're not opaque and if I make a mistake, I can only try to blot it up, dillute it with water, or paint over it with acrylic (and that would mean using acrylic throughout the piece so it doesn't look awkward that there's a spot of it there.) Sun, Jan. 13th, 2008 02:02 pm (UTC)
dozaloz
You'd be surprised how forgiving watercolour actually is. If you make a mistake, there's a technique called 'lifting' thw watercolour. Wait for it to dry and then use a regular Acrylic brush (as the bristles are thicker), wet it with clean water and 'scrape' the watercolour off. It really works! There's a clearer example here http://www.watercolorpainting.com/watercolorpainting/drylift.htmAnd you can make all sorts of cool textures, like with salt and cling film. This site http://www.watercolorpainting.com/watercolor-tutorials.htm has some excellent hints and tips :3 I sound like an advertisement 8D But seriously, it doesn't matter if you make a mistake. I find that's part of the experience - if you make mistakes, you learn. Sure it isn't as easy to fix as with digital art, but it's part of gaining experience. Sat, Jan. 12th, 2008 10:18 am (UTC)
runcible
Sooo beautiful. :x Sat, Jan. 12th, 2008 10:45 am (UTC)
mythori
Hm. I just realized that you draw very small. Maybe that's why my linearts aren't so smooth and clear like yours. I draw too large. Makes somehow sense. Looking at this makes me want to get out my own watercolors I bought some time ago. But I truly suck in traditional coloring. And on the other hand I have barely enough time to color my stuff at all. Say.. what is your time effort in this? How long did you paint on this one? Sun, Jan. 13th, 2008 05:32 am (UTC)
neondragon
This one took around 2 hours from start to finish. I normally don't draw this small. This is 2.5 x 3.5. Normally I draw on 11x14 or 14x17 inch paper. I like drawing BIIIIIIG! Sun, Jan. 13th, 2008 11:04 am (UTC)
mythori
I'm a bit confused now. The sizes are really very big (We use the Din system so I had to ask wikipedia for the sizes). When I am drawing too big I start to mess with the lineart. I can't draw long lines nice and straight. Maybe I need more practice in that. =) Also I kinda can't get the whole body on the paper. Our normal DinA4 sizes would be 8.27 x 11.69 inch. But actually drawing very small makes a lot fun! I tried it out yesterday ^^ anyway, thanks for being an inspiration. I sort of lost my faith in watercolors. I tried them out but I got the feeling the result would never be very nice. Looking at your small drawings and also at Blochs very amazing work makes me wanna try it again. =) I just hope the ink I used for the outlines won't fade when I work over them with watercolors. Sun, Jan. 13th, 2008 02:44 pm (UTC)
neondragon
If you use a waterproof ink like microns and wait for them to dry fully, you should have little fade. I did have a touch of fade here and there, which I cleaned up after word, but for the most part the line work held. Sat, Jan. 12th, 2008 12:27 pm (UTC)
pile_ou_face
Really cute! Sat, Jan. 12th, 2008 02:35 pm (UTC)
firehorsey
Awww he's cute... And very well done. Sat, Jan. 12th, 2008 03:09 pm (UTC)
devlindreadwood
tooo fucking cute ruby, just too fucking cute Sat, Jan. 12th, 2008 04:36 pm (UTC)
beccastareyes
Can I ask a question? I do watercolor, but I tend to not draw my sketch directly on the paper, since I have a very messy sketch style, so I end up erasing a lot of the extra lines, which ruins the 'tooth' of the paper. What do you do? Do you just draw very lightly, or use a softer pencil, or are you just a neater sketch artist than me? Sat, Jan. 12th, 2008 08:51 pm (UTC)
neondragon
I always draw very, very lightly and then work to dark. The light lines are easy to erase without much digging. I only erase once, when I ink, so I'm not constantly tearing up the paper. If there's something that I don't like in my sketch stage before the erasing, I just draw over it LIGHTLY until it looks right and ink those lines. Sun, Jan. 13th, 2008 02:07 pm (UTC)
dozaloz
Sorry to butt in, but I really recommend investing in a light box :3 You can go over your sketches and get really clean lines without having to rub out over the ink. I find that rubbing the lines out after you've inked tends to fade it, but with a light box you can just ink straight onto a new page. It's good to draw lightly on the original piece of paper or use scrap paper to begin with so as not to waste paper (save the trees!), but the piece of paper you trace on to can be any thickness and you don't have to worry about ruining it. Light boxes are a miracle invention TwT Mon, Jan. 14th, 2008 11:53 pm (UTC)
neondragon
The problem with this and a light box is that I'm working on 140lb Archival Arches Watercolor paper. It's a 100% cotton paper that's very thick, so it's great for watercolor. Mind you, it's no 300lb stock or anything, but still VERY opaque. Tue, Jan. 15th, 2008 07:55 am (UTC)
dozaloz
There is nothing a lightbox cannot handle! *powerfist* Sun, Jan. 13th, 2008 12:52 am (UTC)
xrecklessredx
I love the way you draw your dragons, and I must say that this peice came out very well! His expression is adorable, and the little frills on his cheeks are a very nice touch. Mon, Jan. 14th, 2008 03:21 pm (UTC)
erkegris
oh, that's so cute. And the ACEO is a really good idea. Now that's actually something I could sell on ebay too: Living in Sweden makes it difficult to ship stuff to the US(where most of the customers come from) without really expensive shipping costs, but this is so small even I can ship it! :D Btw, I was wondering how you did to get so many different products with your art on to sell, did you have to buy huge amounts of everything from the producers or how did that work really? Mon, Jan. 14th, 2008 03:23 pm (UTC)
jenelycam
How adorable!!! Mon, Jan. 14th, 2008 11:26 pm (UTC)
drakel
Nice to see youre still doing artwork since you havent been keeping up on your website. You should know, would you recommend Columbus College of Art for Animation? It's about time I start looking at/applying for grad schools and I'm not sure if I'm ready to leave Ohio yet, especially if I get this internship at this webdesign firm there. That could very well be the start of my career. Mon, Jan. 14th, 2008 11:51 pm (UTC)
neondragon
Actually, the website has been frequently updated of late. THough the last update entry was 2 weeks ago, the 75% of the comics are now archived (I'm waiting until I finish all 300+ pages before I link them up where people can see them) and the store has slowly been being updated and reformatted. Lots of stuff happening, just not lots that is currently visible. Seems silly to announce each and every page that I reformat, but it's much easier to announce "Hey, the store, timescapes, phantom 20/20 are now fully updated and functional." so I'm waiting for when I reach that finish point! I have no regrets having gone to CCAD. Its a fantastic art school with a massive rediculous program of everything you could ever want to know. When I went there the staff was quite good, but I know a few of my favorite teachers moved on or retired. Tue, Jan. 22nd, 2008 06:36 pm (UTC)
drakel
Thanks for the advice... I may have the opportunity to work for a company in Columbus that will pay for my schooling at Full Sail, so we'll see. |
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