Well, this is the first time I've tried to paint a person, and I think I've done a big disservice to my original sketch (which you can see in my scraps). I've lost a lot of the character the sketch had, and some parts...well, I think watercolors require more patience then I have currently. I finished off the eyes and lips (and sadly the eyebrows...what was I thinking?) with watercolor pencils, attempting for bolder detail in those places, and you can see even then I was lacking in the patience realm and they're all woggly.
I think acrylics might be better for you in early stages, they're far easier to layer. I know I far prefer acrylic to watercolour, I can never get the right shading or definition in the latter. You did such a great job of digitally colouring Edouard, go back and look at the subtleties of that painting as a reference. For the few times I have painted, I've never done so without reference for the main focus of the picture (even if I then changed and heightened it to expressionism).
Practice indeed. All things considered, I'm not all that displeased with this given that I didn't use a reference and it's the first time I've tried something like this with traditional media. With a digital painting like Edouard, I had endless re-do opportunities, ya know?
I eye the acrylics from time to time, but lacking a permanent workplace, the portability of watercolors is an advantage to me right now.
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Practice practice practice.
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I eye the acrylics from time to time, but lacking a permanent workplace, the portability of watercolors is an advantage to me right now.
Thanks for the comment!
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