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Published: 2008-01-15 04:46:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 52999; Favourites: 1516; Downloads: 1217
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i think everyone has asked me about splatter technique. so i just went ahead and did a full tutorial.if you have any additional questions, feel free to ask-- but i think i covered everything. D8
i hope you guys find this helpful. 8D
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Incredibly handy! This is an awesome tutorial.
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In the Hake section, you mentioned "lift" does that mean drying the water with papertowels or what exactly?
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yep, that refers to dabbing up some of the excess with a paper towel.
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right ok ty! Big fan of splatter effect. Your apologue stuff has really inspired me for one of my projects that i hope to complete in the future. keep up the good work!
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hey! would it be possible if I use these splatters to make brushes on photoshop and use them for our school yearbook which is currently being created?
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i would suggest making your own. It'd be more personal that way. :]
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I've been wondering about this for about a year.
And now I've found this.
I must go buy some brushes.
Thanks.
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Very helpful, thank you. 8D
And I have a question.
What brand of paint do you use? Is any one better than the other?
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any brand of watercolour will work fine. some are better than others, but you have to find what you like. 
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Alright, thank you! 8D And can't wait for new work, keep it up.
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Oh thanks so much for making this!
this'll be very helpful ^^
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Thank you! I've been using watercolors for a recent project and just gave up. (Used the computer instead, lol)
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nnnnn, i hope i could use this one day C:
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This is a really good tutorial, I've been looking for something like this for quite a while now. ^-^
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This tutorials is so amazing. I have come back to it many many times. Thanks for sharing.
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wow thanks a lot.
i've always loved your peices and i have always wondered how to get the effects you get.
and don't get to caught up with realism(i read the comment response in one of your more recent peices). i love your style and it looks like of others do too. you don't have to change unless you really want to.
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This has to be the most useful thing I've ever seen on dA. Period.
Thank you.
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and for a moment, i thought you were using ecoline (the red) but i was wrong...does it give the same effect with ecoline?
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yes, soft hair brushes work best. >w< and what is ecoline? D:
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oh its the french word...erm, well its transparent color ink, so like watercolor but ink...ok...ill go wiki on this one
"L'Γ©coline est une fourniture artistique. Elle se prΓ©sente sous la forme d'un flacon contenant un liquide qui est de la peinture aquarelle liquide (connu aussi sous le nom d'encre aquarelle)"
so yeah...basically ink watercolor.
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yes, it will work but i'd be careful-- i do some of my stuff with ink (mostly acrylic ink) and I've dabbled in the liquid watercolour before and they're both too highly saturated to be able to get in there and correct if you mess up. Just make sure you dilute it some and you'll be fine. xD
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Thanks so much, I've begun to get into splattering recently and this has been really helpful
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that was really nice of you to put the time an effort in putting is up, i'm going to try this!
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Thank you thank you thank you !!! This is a great tutorial!
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I feel the need to comment on my namesake.
nice job - I have always admired your splatter work
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This is awesome! I'll go start experimenting. Do you use wet on dry, wet on wet, dry on wet or dry on dry? All of them?
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for splatterwork, your brush is wet, your paper is dry. you can get cool effects with wet on wet, but there's no possibility of achieving a splatter with a dry brush.
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very very very much effective for one of my projects! thanks
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this is a really great tutorial and I seriously appreciate the thought and effort you put into making it. I really like the generalized nature of it and especially the tips at the bottom. I would certainly appreciate any other watercolor or general artsy tips you might be able to provide. I'm thinking about starting off in watercolor, but I'm a little unsure as to the materials needed to get started.
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oh my life, you are so talented!!!! all your work is beautiful.
thank you for taking the time to put that tutorial up, I never seem to be able to get it right! plus my art room is my bedroom so i have to be careful until my dad finishes doing up the garage for the craft room!!
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Ah, and I had something else to ask...you said you used Bristol board. Does that naturally not buckle when drying, or is there some method you use to keep it drying flat?
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i usually press it, but if you paint on the back with egg white and water first, it'll curl that way, so it'll end up flat when you paint on the front. :3
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what does egg white do to the paper?
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i actually just found your comment for some reason! >>;; so sorry for the late reply, but i believe that painting with eggwhites on the back of the paper, i BELIEVE the eggwhites work as a sort of medium that will give the paper more hold in the opposite direction so you can load more water on the front and prevent the page from curling from the abuse. I'm not 100% on this or the science of it, but i believe that's the purpose of it.
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Ah, thanks you so much. C:
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Awome, can't wait to try it!
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that was extremely useful. THANK YOU SO MUCHHHH 8D
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I took watercolor in my beginner art class and loved it. Now that I'm taking the real watercolor class next semester, I'm excited to work with them--I hope I can use these techniques somehow! C: This tutorial is easy to read and follow. Nice job.
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Yay Splatter.
This is really useful, thanks ! :]
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I've decided to attempt watercoloring....
and seeing this in my 'in-box' was just in time yo!
hopefully soon i can ACTUALLY paint something on that blank canvas thats been rotting on my wall for a year ^.^
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Screw videogames. Now I actually know how to splatter!
This was so impressively helpful... I can't wait to try it out~
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oooooh, great tut! I must try these.
What size paper do u usually use?
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=O The secret, let out forever!
Lovely tutorial. In art class where we have all of these badass supplies, I go crazy, and I have some pretty cool techniques too. People are like "You're putting too much work into it! D<" But i dun caare.
Good job though
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