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Painting With Watercolor, Part 5
This is the fifth blog post in the series where I highlight some of the watercolor paintings I've been working on. Previously in this series:Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4 January 2023 - March 2023 All images were painted on Arches, 100% cotton paper, 140 lbs/300 gsm cold press. 33. Bull 34. Jefe's Owl 35. Owl Closeup 36. Michael Franti Red rock Amphitheater 2022! 37. PT Guy Took random photos of people on my travels to Portugal. 38. Flying Critters Wanted to see some sketchbook concepts in color.
Painting With Watercolor, Part 4
Painting With Watercolor, Part 3
This is the third blog post where I highlight some of the watercolor paintings I've been working on. Check out the first post, and the second post if you haven't already. Paintings 23-26: February - March 2022 23. Portrait Sketches Arches, 100% cotton paper, 140 lbs/300gsm cold press. 24. Portrait of Girl Arches, 100% cotton paper, 140 lbs/300gsm cold press. 25. Girl Against Wall Arches, 100% cotton paper, 140 lbs/300gsm cold press. 26. Alien Skateboarding Arches, 100% cotton paper, 140 lbs/300gsm cold press.
Painting With Watercolor, Part 2
This is the second blog post where I highlight some of the watercolor paintings I've been working on. Be sure to check out the first post if you haven't already. Paintings 12-22: March - August 2021 12. Roller Skater Strathmore 467-8, wood based, 140 lbs/300 gsm cold press. Although cellulose paper is tough to glaze, you can still paint wet on wet. One of the advantages for cellulose paper is it lifts really easily! 13. Figure Painting Arches,100% cotton paper, 140 lbs/300gsm cold press Made the switch from pulp paper to 100% cotton paper. What I've learned, not a good idea to be jumping back and forth from...
Learning to Paint with Watercolor During the Pandemic
As some of you may know, I make my living by creating art on apparel and selling at large festivals. It's been around one year since the pandemic hit and all my shows were canceled. My plan was to start painting and selling original art. It was a nice thought. I've been painting digitally for 20-plus years now, and I haven't touched traditional mediums since college. (My preferred medium back then was oils.) The goal was to start learning acrylics rather than oils—the last thing I wanted was to have wet paint that took forever to dry on my tees (or...