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Aikya — Watercolor and Pencil Tutorial
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I wanted to show you the step by step process of a watercolor painting. Prismacolor pencils were used as well!
About half a roll of artist tape was gone though with this tutorial, because I had to keep scanning it in as I went. Watercolor paper buckles if you don't keep it strapped down onto a hard surface.
If you have any questions please ask! Enjoy!
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I try ^^
You like working with watercolors any?
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I've tried, but they weren't very successful... xD
I shall try to upload some stuff after the exams >3
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Cool! I wish you the best on your exams-and once they're over you'll have more time to make some more art!
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Coolness! I suck at watercolour. I hope this helps
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Rofl-keep at it and you'll get better!
Good luck!
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Wow cool! 
And I'd like to mention you draw the prettiest shoulders
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Woot!
Ok go to your local crafts store-mine is hobby lobby-and you'll find artists tape. It's usually blue in color, and it won't tear your paper when you pull it loose. OMG I did that once-tore my paper-because I used some crap tape. Go the safe route and save yourself some trouble
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XD
I learned that the hard way!
Tore a painting half way down the middle...
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Ew, I did that when I first started... You'll still pull some of the edges off, but usually only stuff that was under the tape anyway.
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I didn\'t know I was supposed to tape it down. Thanks.
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Hey thanks for asking-have you ever heard of artist tape? It's a clean release tape-so you won't tear your paper-that you can get at hobby lobby or even hardware stores. Mine is blue in color.
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I haven't heard of it, but it sounds good.
I kinda had one more question and I know it may a dumb one, but I've been wondering about it. 
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Masking tape works well too, just pull off the tape at a 45 degree angle not 90 degree, and usually it won't tear. The tape Aikya called "artist tape" is also known as painter's tape, and like Aikya said, can be found at hardware stores. The only colours I've ever seen it in are blue and green
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Thanks.
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Yes-you want to use a high pound paper. I use 185 lb. cold press acrylic paper. You can get specific watercolor paper. The higher the pound, the thicker the paper. The lower the pound the more likely it is to buckle, but how much water you use also comes into play. If you use more paint and less water then you won't have to worry about buckling as much.
Ok, Cold press means you are going to have more texture, or 'tooth' to your paper.
Hot press means that it's been smoothed out-which gives you more control if you're working with pencils
Hope that helps! Don't hesitate to ask if you have any other questions!
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Okie. That'll be all the questions for now.
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What a helpful tutorial! (Interesting subject matter as well.) It\'s always nice to see other people\'s techniques I think
Now if I could just be bothered to apply those techniques instead of rushing into painting with too much enthusiasm...
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It's fun when people share their techniques! It's always helped me in the past when I can see the step by step process of a work of art, ESPECIALLY DIGITAL ONES! I'm much better with traditional works
I tape my paper to a Masonite board-we painted on them in high school. Here is the link to a painting I did from my old account. [link]
If anything you can tape the paper to a table, that works really well!
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I couldn't agree more, plus I just find it really fascinating to get an insight into how other people create their art. Very inspirational!
OMG, my Mum would go bonkers if I taped wet paper to her table and got watercolours all over it 
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Rofl! I can see how your mom would be like that-just find a board and you'll be good! 
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Well that settles it, must definately get myself a board to paint on!
Eeek, that's good you were at least able to hide it under the rug! I once spilt black ink all over the table I was working on and the carpet, but luckily it washed out. God I've never been so relieved as then! 
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Another thing that works pretty well as an alternative to wood is corrugated cardboard (like they put in calendars to keep them stiff). I learned to use watercolours with cardboard. It's portable, and still sturdy enough provided you don't overload the paper with water
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Thankyou for the tip, I will have to try that
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OMG that's funny-I didn't think ink would wash out of carpet! I'm so glad that didn't lead to any further disaster!
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I didn't think it would either, but I'm so glad I was proved wrong!
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Yay I love this! So helpful and it gives great insight into how you do your art~
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Hey thanks!
It was a learning experience for me for sure-to show the process and everything.
Might do more of these in the future
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Awesome! Will you upload the whole finished picture here?
I appreciate your tutorial
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Glad you like it!
I don't think I'll upload the final picture, just want to keep it there in the tutorial. To tell you the truth, I like the lineart a lot more!
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thanks, this is awesome! I should do more watercolour works...
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Glad that you appreciate it!
Watercolors were scary for me at first-they're seem to have a mind of their own.
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This will help a lot, thanks for making it! But can I ask - it\'s probably a dumb question, as I probably should have it guessed, but what do you use for the details in Step 4? Watercolor paint or pencils?
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Awesome-I'm super glad I could help to inspire!
I used watercolors with a round brush on the background for the details. ^^ There is no such thing as a dumb question! XD
Colored pencils are super fun with watercolors-try it out sometime!
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oh ok! I most definitely will ^__^. Thanks again
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