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On the web you can find hundreds
of sites full of info regarding tricks and techniques.
Lots of illustrators meet and
share insights. Below there is a typical example...
"Do you simplify your colored
pencil/watercolor technique somewhat when you have a textbook assignment?"
Believe it or not, I started
adding watercolor into my colored pencil to SAVE time! As well as add color
saturation while avoiding carpal tunnel syndrome. I like the look better,
and an intelligent underpainting gives you a great final look. I guess I just
shift the ratio more towards paint when I am in a hurry, but I usually end
up with the same look each time. And am growing more painterly lately, as
well. Plus, I can spend as many hours or more working up roughs as doing the
finals. I cannot possibly imagine how you can (pardon upcoming pun) cut corners
on paper sculpture, either!!!
Skip -- About the warping watercolor
paper, recently I tried a light water spray on the back of my curling piece,
then surrounded it with white paper towels front and back and heaped weights
on it for overnight. Very flat the next day, and no ironing! kt. -- Ironing
Artwork I used to always go to the trouble of stretching my watercolor paper
by soaking it in the bathtub and then taping it to a board. This was to keep
it from buckling when the painting was done. Instead, try ironing the finished
art!
Set the iron to it's highest
setting... linens / cotton... and when it's hot... spray the back side of
the finished painting with two or three brief sprays of water from a spray
bottle (taking care not to get any on the front side!). Then place the art
front side down on a clean sheet of paper. I use railroad board, and build
up a base beneath it of old cardboard from the backings of paper tablets.
A short quick ironing will remove nearly all the buckling from the art...
(leaving only s slight waviness) Voila! It's
ready to send off to the publisher! I've used this on both watercolor and
acrylic paintings... without disturbing the image in any way.
What is gesso base technique?
I do really detailed watercolors and any info on preserving it as I work would
be appreciated. I've been using a light fixative over pencil and watercolor
in between layers ...Payne does that...but options would help.
Sometimes I'll give 140 lb. Arches
or illustration board a couple of coats of gesso, then use the watercolors
on top of that. It's fragile, you can remove them with a damp rag, for instance,
or you can take up some of the color, but not all. So if you don't like something,
you can still fix it. Seems to work better on a smoother finish, but I've
used rough paper too.
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