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Published: 2010-10-27 21:09:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 3103; Favourites: 158; Downloads: 253
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I'm not having any luck with watercolours lately. I'm just glad I had the intuition to scan this before I ruined it.Coloured inks, watercolour, salt, masking fluid, slight saturation adjustment in Photoshop.
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True, if you put it that way 
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Thank you, I'm glad you like it!
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Hey there I found this piece via Gold-Seven and it was an instant favorite.
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I like inks because it's much easier to create effects like salt texture or waterdrops on them. They're much more sensitive to these things than watercolour. Do give them a try when you can!
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Thank you so much!!! 
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Salt is such wonderful stuff to use with watercolours
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WOW. How come I've never seen this one? Staggering technique, wonderful feel. Fantastic image.
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Wow, that's a whole lot of compliment there. 
The technique happened because this is 80% ink, and inks are much more sensitive to water drops and salt than watercolours (at least in my experience). I just (ab)used that as much as I could.
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Very interesting. I've debated trying around with ink as well, and it seems I really ought to. Sounds like multi-coloured coffee!
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Actually, I don't think it behaves like coffee. You said coffee is more forgiving than watercolour... well, ink is less forgiving. It stains and there's absolutely no way to lift it off the paper once it's dry. But I often prefer it over watercolour because the colors are more vivid, you can cover large areas faster, and it's easier to avoid hard edges where you don't want them (if you paint wet on wet). Plus, the previously mentioned fancy effects.
Definitely give ink a try! I find it very useful and fun
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No luck?! Curse your humility!
I love this 
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Remember that I did ruin the original after all (I should scan it for you to see 
And yes, any shortcuts that keep me from drawing millions of detailed tiny things are welcome!
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The devil's in the details, as they say
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I am madly in love, how you work with watercolor. * __ * You do invent, or somewhere you take these techniques?
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Oh, they're well-known techniques (such as using salt). I guess what makes my watercolors different is the fact that I use many layers.
Thank you *_*
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just keep practicing. i had problems with watercolors when i first used them also. just do a bunch of doodles and practice.
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I have about 10 years of practice already, and I think I master them well enough
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oh - wow, you are a maestro!!! lol. Well, I loved the colors. And I understand that completely.
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mwrawr, quelle beaute! simt.. foarte fluid..
PS:
salt?
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Yess it's right there in the description babe <3
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This is really, really beautiful. Maybe you ruined it later on, but right when you scanned it, this painting was just about perfect.
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Wow! I can't believe you like it so much. Thanks
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Well, you DID adjust the colors in photoshop, or something like that, so... maybe the original looks ugly...? XD
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Hah no I think I actually went a teeny bit overboard with the saturation, so this version is uglier. I assure you the tweaking is minimal, anyway
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Well, then I don't know. It's very atmospheric, and has cool shapes and patterns and stuff..... Yeah, I dunno. No accounting for taste?
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Well ok, ok, you're allowed to like it 
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Look at all those crazy things salt and water are doing.
Your Windsor and Newton are awesome, may they have a long and prosper life.
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Except the only thing Windsor&Newton here is the blue. Inks ftw!
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Oh, next time you feel that the colors are taking an odd turn, why not wash the paper (in the sink)? It will leave a faint trace of color that you can use for the background or to build a color scheme that you might like more.
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Inks don't wash off, as far as I know, and I use more ink than watercolour when painting lately. And I do like the colours here, why are you saying this?
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Because you always seem to be displeased with the way your watercolors turn out.
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Um... that's not entirely true. I did ruin the original, but I like this version that I scanned. And even if I could wash off the mistake, it would ruin the background which is a pretty big deal. I'm afraid I'm not one of those magical people who can correct their watercolors.
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It is beautiful. Creates a special mood in you. Scanners are watercolourists' best friends.(
Why are there hoses from one figure to the other?
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