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I've been having lots of fun with watercolor lately. This piece was quite the undertaking with the chosen media, especially in regard to getting those bright, deep colors.
I found out about my current new favorite mythological creature: the Grootslang. A terrifying South African creature as old as the world itself. I *had* to draw it.
Hope you enjoy. c: Asking $250 for the original.
I found out about my current new favorite mythological creature: the Grootslang. A terrifying South African creature as old as the world itself. I *had* to draw it.
Hope you enjoy. c: Asking $250 for the original.
Category All / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 960 x 1280px
File Size 359.8 kB
I only recently found out about this guy. It's a South African cryptid called the Grootslang. :) I thought that the idea was really neat and had to take a crack at making one myself. :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grootslang
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grootslang
Oh, I love the colors you used, those highlights are so nice, and the contrast, you hit so many soft spots here XD Definitely one of my favorite pieces, if not my favorite piece from you.
I don't know how much use this'll be to you as I don't know what mediums you have available to you. I've found using marker as a base for watercolor to work well. Using the watercolor to blend and deepen colors when needed. Spares one's poor watercolors some abuse too.
I don't know how much use this'll be to you as I don't know what mediums you have available to you. I've found using marker as a base for watercolor to work well. Using the watercolor to blend and deepen colors when needed. Spares one's poor watercolors some abuse too.
Hey there Akorr! It's great to hear from you!
Thank you so much! I'll see if I can get a print shipped to you once I get those made. ^^
Getting those colors were both a challenge and an experiment! After a certain point, spots can't really get darker or deeper in color so, you know what, we're getting some blue in the brown! Put some orange on the green, it's not yellow enough! And of course, I gotta give credit to the white gel pen. :P
That's a really interesting idea! I'll definitely have to give it a go sometime. I definitely did use quite a bit of watercolor, though I also prize my Copic ink as much as my lifeblood lmao. There's probably a sweet spot that helps conserve both of them.
It does remind me that I have a few watercolor markers lying around! They'd likely be really useful when adding details. :)
Thank you again. Hope you're doing well. <3
Thank you so much! I'll see if I can get a print shipped to you once I get those made. ^^
Getting those colors were both a challenge and an experiment! After a certain point, spots can't really get darker or deeper in color so, you know what, we're getting some blue in the brown! Put some orange on the green, it's not yellow enough! And of course, I gotta give credit to the white gel pen. :P
That's a really interesting idea! I'll definitely have to give it a go sometime. I definitely did use quite a bit of watercolor, though I also prize my Copic ink as much as my lifeblood lmao. There's probably a sweet spot that helps conserve both of them.
It does remind me that I have a few watercolor markers lying around! They'd likely be really useful when adding details. :)
Thank you again. Hope you're doing well. <3
Oh hey there Kalo! How's it going? It's really good to hear from you. ^^
Thank you so much. <3 I used to have that problem too, so I can totally relate.
I've recently started using water brushes for about 90% of the work that needs to be done. I honestly can't recommend them enough, especially for art on the go. The bristles hold JUST enough water to cover an area and not get everywhere. I can then go work on another part while that dries and come back to it by the time the other part is no longer workable. You can, of course, give the brush a squeeze for larger washes, but I rarely end up with a brush that I even have to dry off or rinse due to it holding a relatively small amount of pigment at a time.
Though my process would probably give any "real" watercolorist an aneurism lol! Yeah, we're gonna line the drawing with ink before we paint! Also, we're gonna lay it on REAL thick to create scales!
(Though with that said, this piece did take me somewhere between 12-15 hours, so I guess patience is still worth something now that I think of it :P )
Thank you so much. <3 I used to have that problem too, so I can totally relate.
I've recently started using water brushes for about 90% of the work that needs to be done. I honestly can't recommend them enough, especially for art on the go. The bristles hold JUST enough water to cover an area and not get everywhere. I can then go work on another part while that dries and come back to it by the time the other part is no longer workable. You can, of course, give the brush a squeeze for larger washes, but I rarely end up with a brush that I even have to dry off or rinse due to it holding a relatively small amount of pigment at a time.
Though my process would probably give any "real" watercolorist an aneurism lol! Yeah, we're gonna line the drawing with ink before we paint! Also, we're gonna lay it on REAL thick to create scales!
(Though with that said, this piece did take me somewhere between 12-15 hours, so I guess patience is still worth something now that I think of it :P )
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