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Published: 2007-08-18 23:50:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 1927; Favourites: 39; Downloads: 0
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Watercolour on Arches 140 lb. Cold Press Watercolour paper. Original size appx. 9 x 12 inches.When I ran the poll asking which of my San Diego sketches I should make into a watercolour painting, the overwhelming response was for this one. I did the majority of this painting while I was away at Solomon's Island, Maryland.
Here I was going for something mellow, but not depressing. I used earth tone washes as the foundation for the rest of the piece, making sure my colours didn't get too saturated. After that, I built up layers of more earth colours, dropping in some more saturated pigments when needed (mainly in the flesh tones of the dwarf's face). A lot of blotting was needed to keep all the washes from bleeding together and forming soup on the paper.
I know where I made some mistakes, and I'd go back and fix them if I could, but watercolour is a medium where corrections are difficult once the paint has dried on the paper. I also wish I had Aegerine (PG23) so I could have mixed some richer flesh tints. Overall I'm pretty content with how I did, considering the circumstances. (Maybe later I'll upload a photo of my setup while I was working on this piece.)
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hey look he's in Ireland-during a dry spell!hee hee excellent work!really lovin' yr watercolours-they have a lovely touchy 3d reach out and cuddle quality about them!
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Thanks, glad you like it!
I've never been to Ireland; one of these days maybe I'll get a chance to visit.
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hee hee bring an umbrella-if ya ever wanna visit limerick be sure to let me know and well give ya a place to stay-maybe even feed ya once in a while!but only if yr good.
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He's so cute!
He looks like he's thinking deeply. And it's about something he wishes he could redo differently.
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"Maybe if I had spent me wages on an umbrella in'stead o' beer..."
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I don't think I know a single Dwarf that would regret a beer. XD
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I think you're right.
Though he'd need someone to untangle his beard after he makes his way out of the rain shower.
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...I totally voluniter for that right there. I've even got a beard comb at home. (I do alot of hair for people in my family, and there all fur-bearers.) XD
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Alright, I'll tell him to stop by after the rain lets up.
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Why don't you go cheer him up?
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OMG another stalker
*calls in the FBI*
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great work on the watercolor mate! the colors blend rely well and they give the pic like a rely depressing look. great work!
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Thanks bro, glad you like it!
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Oh wow, I gotta say, I love how this came out.
I was expecting his hair to be orange for some reason, but I like this color better. I think "mellow" is right, because I don't find this depressing, the character is very cute and innocent looking despite his beard and muscles, which I think is awesome. I really think you could be an illistrator if you wanted to.
And yeah, that's the thing that sucks about watercolors, once they dry there's not much you can do to go back and change things, but there's nothing that really sticks out to me as being a mistake here, so I think you did very well with it. I just remembered what my teacher said a few years about watercolors "planned spontaniaty" which at first doesn't make sense, but with watercolors I think it kind of does. Anywho, I'm rambling now, great painting.
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Thanks! I really do appreciate all the comments!
Actually I've done this fellow before, in a work called "Thwack", one of my first pieces on dA. I have it here: [link]
Thanks for the confidence. Sometimes I wish I could be that confident myself.
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Very nice ^_^
It looks like "She is gone..."
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nice work, I think you could actually add some more layers of shadow so it would have have more depth in it
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I agree, the tree looks rather flat. I might go back and add a couple more layers of umber and cobalt blue to remedy it.
Thanks.
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Nicely done... I hope there's no lightning, though, because I believe that's a tree he's leaning against.
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Yep... he'll probably get inside if it starts raining more heavily.
Thanks!
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Nice colours! I lkie it very much, you use aquarels very well!
Watch out that hands and fingers they can ruin a good piece, you know. And I Thiks he's too tall to be a dwarf!
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Thanks!
Yeah, I could have done the hand a bit better, and I do admit the proportions are a bit off.
Thanks for your input.
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no mind 
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Nice picture.Must fav+ !
It's kind of... mmmmm.. I don't can find the word for it.I'll post it when i know it.
But it's a good pic.
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Thanks! Glad you like it!
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yup! I can't wait to see your setup too! it'll be interesting
and aww, the dwarf guy looks so cute here for some reason xD
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haha!! well you managed!
hey.. you're a gallery director?
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lol what's that? "gallery director"
how old are you?
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