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Just some unremarkable and random photos taken during painting process of this piece.
Category Photography / All
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Usually, I use masking fluid to cover the character/s before I do a background, like you can see here:
http://www.furaffinity.net/full/1792723/ or in some of the other progress photos I've posted.
In this case, since the background was so simple and the character so large on the page, I decided not to. The background is mostly acrylic, so it was easier to control, compared to a large watercolor wash. :]
http://www.furaffinity.net/full/1792723/ or in some of the other progress photos I've posted.
In this case, since the background was so simple and the character so large on the page, I decided not to. The background is mostly acrylic, so it was easier to control, compared to a large watercolor wash. :]
Always excellent to see the creation of an art piece, especially ones that involves such detail like this. Love it! Also lovely to see use of reference and thumbnail mock-ups :)
Reading previous comments, I noticed you used a masking fluid to stop interference from the background to the main character? For some reason it never occurred me to use this in any of my paintings over the years XD I'm guessing this can be purchased at any art store?
Reading previous comments, I noticed you used a masking fluid to stop interference from the background to the main character? For some reason it never occurred me to use this in any of my paintings over the years XD I'm guessing this can be purchased at any art store?
The top left one intrigues me. What little I've been taught says you're always supposed to paint the background first. Is there any reason you didn't in this case? Or are you like me and just end up colouring foregrounds first even knowing it's generally done the other way? X)
Well, it sort of depends on the picture. If I'm doing a large sky wash or a lot of background details I'll mask over the characters and work from the background in. With this piece the background really wasn't very complicated so I did it afterwards, mainly so I could see how the colours on the cheetah were coming first and adjust the background colours accordingly. :D
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ohjeez you have hands >w<;;
By the way, I'm just going to comment here because the comments on the actual piece stretch waaaaaaaay too far for mine to even be worth reading, heh.
This is one of my favorites, Blotch. I used to really like cheetahs, and still do. But again, this is just fabulous-- though I expect nothing less from the best.
By the way, I read on your site a while ago that you are a team of two people. One draws the other paints. Is this still consistent? It seems like at the rate you produce, it's only one person. i may have read wrong.
Just to further brown-nose, beautiful job!
Is this up for sale for the Wildfire donations..? Just wondering....
ohjeez you have hands >w<;;
By the way, I'm just going to comment here because the comments on the actual piece stretch waaaaaaaay too far for mine to even be worth reading, heh.
This is one of my favorites, Blotch. I used to really like cheetahs, and still do. But again, this is just fabulous-- though I expect nothing less from the best.
By the way, I read on your site a while ago that you are a team of two people. One draws the other paints. Is this still consistent? It seems like at the rate you produce, it's only one person. i may have read wrong.
Just to further brown-nose, beautiful job!
Is this up for sale for the Wildfire donations..? Just wondering....
I love wips more then finished stuff. i dont know why. maybe its cuz i see the love that goes into it.
what do you stretch your paper on? I havent found anything that sticks. i used to use masonite but it tore up the masonite. also theres a brand of watercolor stretching tape thats removable. dont know how well it works, ive been meaning to buy some. but its better then croppin your pic :D
http://www.dickblick.com/products/w.....-artists-tape/
what do you stretch your paper on? I havent found anything that sticks. i used to use masonite but it tore up the masonite. also theres a brand of watercolor stretching tape thats removable. dont know how well it works, ive been meaning to buy some. but its better then croppin your pic :D
http://www.dickblick.com/products/w.....-artists-tape/
Thanks a lot! I love seeing photos of people's work too, so I understand. :D
As for stretching, I tend to stretch things on wood that is roughly 1cm thick. Thinner woods seem to warp all the time. On this photo I'm using a chopping board made of wood, which is very thick and sturdy. For bigger paper I use chunks of wood I got from Home Depot, the stuff is compressed wood pulp... not sure what it's called but you can no longer see the wood grains in it. Some particle boards seem to bubble when they get wet and reject the tape, I've ruined several pieces that way. :/
As for the tape, I've had massively bad luck trying to use any brands manufactured in the USA. I gave up trying to find one that worked (after destroying many more pieces) and eventually resorted to getting family in England to send me rolls of Butterfly gum strip (which is what I used to use when I lived there, which works well). Here's what it looks like:
http://www.theartshop-watergategall.....scell_tape.JPG
All in all, I've had endless trouble getting stuff to stretch properly and still only have about a 50/50 success rate.
I have never tried the stuff you linked to, so I can't say if it works well... I've also heard of people using staples and a staple gun to stretch watercolor paper (much like stretching a canvas) but I've never tried that, either.
Best of luck!
As for stretching, I tend to stretch things on wood that is roughly 1cm thick. Thinner woods seem to warp all the time. On this photo I'm using a chopping board made of wood, which is very thick and sturdy. For bigger paper I use chunks of wood I got from Home Depot, the stuff is compressed wood pulp... not sure what it's called but you can no longer see the wood grains in it. Some particle boards seem to bubble when they get wet and reject the tape, I've ruined several pieces that way. :/
As for the tape, I've had massively bad luck trying to use any brands manufactured in the USA. I gave up trying to find one that worked (after destroying many more pieces) and eventually resorted to getting family in England to send me rolls of Butterfly gum strip (which is what I used to use when I lived there, which works well). Here's what it looks like:
http://www.theartshop-watergategall.....scell_tape.JPG
All in all, I've had endless trouble getting stuff to stretch properly and still only have about a 50/50 success rate.
I have never tried the stuff you linked to, so I can't say if it works well... I've also heard of people using staples and a staple gun to stretch watercolor paper (much like stretching a canvas) but I've never tried that, either.
Best of luck!
Oh mai!! I must ask...did you use masking fluid to prevent the background color from washing into the cheetah at all? I've always seen peeps mask the main focus while still in sketch form, do the background wash, rub off the masking fluid then paint the main character. Obviously your way works just as good (if not better! :DD ). Just a lil cuirous about how you create your magic on paper/canvas! ^____^
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