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Finally... Page 3 of the Traditional Tutorial for acrylic and watercolor... showing you a glimpse of how I work, from start to finish, for you curious folk.Page 1: [link]
Page 2: [link]
I am very exhausted now...
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Questions, comments? I'll take em!
Species, character, art (C) April Schumacher
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Thank you so much for this tutorial! The next thing I'll do when I have a little more time is drawing...drawing...drawing...
I'm looking forward to it! And I really like your Tutorial!
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Ahaha well THIS tutorial scares me a bit, seeing as I am not even at the stage where my finished line art looks even close to as awesome as the sketches for the first page! o_o One thing at a time....but I WAS very curious about how people go about painting things like this, and your tutorial was very thorough and informative, and extremely well made. I'm really glad you made it, it will certainly help me in the future when I actually start getting more experienced with art.
Thank you so much for posting this!!!!! It's seriously brilliant!
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Wow, This tutorial is very helpful! I feel inspired to paint! 
One question though: what kind of paper did you use?
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Then I've succeeded!
I used 140 lb Hot pressed Fabriano Artistico. It's a watercolor paper, you can find other varieties too.
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As enlightening and interesting as this tutorial has been, I'm still baffled as to how exactly you achieve that texture without losing your mind 
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Why thanks! And I just realized I've made an error in my tutorial that I had better fix! 
Which is why watercolor is so much more "difficult" for me, in a sense. Because you can't add the light areas on top, I have to work in reverse from light to dark. 
So hopefully that makes quite a bit more sense!
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Oh... Yeah it makes more sense now!! I was thinking, how the hell does she work light to dark in acrylic 
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Or maybe I'm just special, and work backwards!
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Wow, good tutorial. Sure it will come in helpful.
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Quite a ways to go! Perhaps it is finished, and he's just gone through a rainshower?
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If I used paints, I would so totally jump on it right now ^^ It was great to see how you do your paintings. It sure is a lot of work. And don't worry about impatience. You worked for two weeks on this. I doubt I've spent much more than a few hours on anything traditional. Usually I draw fairly quickly, taking about 2 hours or so for a good drawing. Coloring? Eh, so impatient >.> Takes half an hour with colored pencils. Digital stuff takes me longer.
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Your tutorials are always so incredibly rich with information and detail as to what you're doing. I'm not a painter in regards to things like this (sets for theaters and murals, absolutely), but I certainly have great respect for it.
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I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I was quite certain that I'd never be able to paint, actually...
Sets for theaters? Oh, that sounds like fun!
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Wow, seriously?? Damn, I find THAT really hard to believe. You seem too amazing at it to have "failed" in painting at MCAD.
It is a TON of fun! I design them, then paint them. It's an awesome exercise and an incredible experience to see your once 2D sketches and measurements come to life. My plan is to work at the Children's Theater across from MCAD. That would be so cool! ^_^
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Oh, I was absolutely dreadful at oil painting. Luckily, I don't have any of them with me anymore. They were too depressing for words.
Oh, you so should! I'll be rooting for you!
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Oil takes forever to dry, doesn't it? I mean, the effects are incredible, but you have to have a lot of patience, I thinkβ¦
It's in my plan for life, but plans are subject to change I discovered. Heheh, thanks! That's appreciated!
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They take aaaaages... 
And you're most welcome!
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An excellent tutorial! I really want to go paint something now. So many helpful tips 
I especially think I need to dry working light into dark rather than the other way around 
Thanks so much for sharing your tips and practices
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Oh yes, do! 
It's amazing how much difference one can make with a piece by starting dark and working up to the highlights... makes the hair really look like its laying on top of itself. Best thing I ever learned! 
You're very welcome! Glad I could help!
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Great tutorial April... You done a fantastic job here. Plenty of interest for the viewer. Hope you're having a great weekend.
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Thanks, Aaron!
I am! Hope you're doing the same!
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These are fantastic! Well done tutorial. I wish I could look at bigger images of those WIP shots. Really nifty stuff.
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Now I'm sad I didn't make them bigger... I guess I was worried about the loading times... *sighs*
And thank you!
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Oh, I certainly didn't mean it as a criticism. Just that I love getting in there and looking at details. I'm slightly obsessed with them. 
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Wellll you've successfully convinced me to pick up my paints again
YAY! A wonderfully detailed and helpful tutorial! Plenty of information and great for both beginners and advanced artists!
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Hooray! 
Sometimes I feel like a materials snob... 
Good to hear I have enough information here!
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Oh god, I tried oils in college once and I LOATHED them D: So much work! They blend well, and last centuries, but the whole turpentine mumbo jumbo just drove me bananas.
I tend to use Liquitex Acrylics. They've worked pretty well so far, but I'll have to give Golden a try too! Leaping back into traditional mediums is frightening, though thrilling too. I'm excited to play around with some of your techniques.
Good materials can make or break an image!
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Oh, oils! I couldn't keep the dark areas from mushing into the light areas, and vice versa. OH THE FRUSTRATION! Everything looked like a blur, ugh! And they're so toxic, and get on everything, and yes, that turpentine will mess you up. At one point in time I had forgotten to open the windows and what do you know... I had a sudden stabbing pain in my head and was so faint I could barely keep standing. Of course, I immediately realized what was up and lurched outside. Felt better within a few minutes, but dear god, that had me scared. Turpenoid is much safer on the nose, etc but doesn't quite seem to clean the paint out as well. So I needed more of it. 
I DO give people props for working with oils, though. Much admiration from me!
One of my friends works with Liquitex and Golden. His Liquitex tubes are a little older, so they don't work quite as well, but I hear they can be a nice, slightly cheaper alternative. I hear that Winsor and Newton's line, Galeria, works well, too!
Oh yes, they do! For a while I was also using a cheaper brand of watercolors. Took ages to build up the color. The ones I'm using now are SO much more dense!
Traditional can be pretty scary... no "undo" button!
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I just don't know where people get the patience for oils D: I certainly have impatient artist syndrome.
I miss working with watercolors. Back when I was in High School I had such control with them and a great deal more patience. They're so fun and can be unpredictable
The lack of an undo button is definitely frightening, but I enjoy a good challenge :woot:. And some of my best pieces have come from mistakes!
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Bravo April!
Your tutorial rocks! It is not too wordy, as you were afraid it might be. You gave the reader all the information they needed and added only enough embellishments to make it personal. It is really quite good.
Personally I was never interested in the type of brushes someone else used or the name of the pigments, but for a beginner I can see that information being useful to give them someplace to start.
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Why thanks! I figured that I could get away with giving a lot of information here, since I didn't have a camera to shoot what I was physically doing with the brush... But I'm glad it's understandable!
I figured since there was a fair amount of digital artists that might be curious, it could help them out a bit.
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