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Published: 2011-04-28 00:03:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 11606; Favourites: 590; Downloads: 247
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Complete with state the obvious commentary, woo yeah!It's not a tutorial or anything, just what I do. Demonstrated on something I sketched a few weeks ago when I was sick, well out of it and...watching MLP: FiM, haha uhhhh
I hope it gives you guys who were asking a better idea of how the pencil and watercolour goes together, anyway! If you have any questions I'll answer them here~
"Do you wait for the wash to dry before lining with a 2H?"
Oh, yeah. Lining comes out terrible on wet paper for me. Colour pencil too. The watercolour only takes about a minute to dry. Sometimes I tap it down with my fingers to even it out and dry it faster. I give larger washes about 20 seconds and then flatten them under my hand for a minute or two to stop them buckling. It's not very professional haha C:
"Do you trace your sketch onto a new piece of paper before painting it?"
Nope! I scribble til I get what I want, lighten the lines with an eraser and redefine the ones I need. An eraser pencil is really handy for editing sketches like this, it's just a pencil with eraser where the graphite usually is haha, it's amazing!
Also it's actually reeaally light to begin with, like it is in the first watercolour stage, but when it's just a sketch the scanner picks up everything and darkens it like crazy~
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Wow thanks so much for explaining this
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very nice walkthrough, and absolutely cute little dragon :>
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wow, that is some amazing watercolor techniques, especially how you so smoothly gradiate the shading, mine always comes out blocky, but it is probably just my lack of high quality paper and/or not using the appropriate technique.
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Thank you! Yeah, it can be hard to gradiate shading evenly before the colour concentrates in one area. I have to use really pale washes and build them gradually or I get a lot of uneven strokes. It's easier for me though 'cause my drawings are so small! :'D
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Thank you so much for sharing your drawings! I've learned so much from you I could just kiss you! Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou.
This walk through is awesome. I'll have to try coloring as a series of washes.
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Awwwww man! I'm really glad! :'D
Thank you! <3
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Hmm.. what kind of paper are you using? I find that it's hard to find smooth paper that takes watercolors.. anything I've used watercolors with has been too toothy to look good with colored pencils. Suggestions?
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I use smooth Bristol. It's sturdy and has pretty much no texture, so it's great! It's technically only suitable for light watercolour washes, but if you're careful not to do too much at once it can take most things in my experience 8D
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Well, I'll definitely have to try it.
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ricefish said earlier that she used bristol board. You might also try hot pressed watercolor paper (as apposed to the more common cold pressed). ^..^
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A friend linked me to this piece, and I really loved it. I hope you don't mind but I really got the urge to turn it into a human form. Sketch here: [link] and I'll post it on dA when I'm done. If you like I can send you a link when it's finished and up on dA, and of course I'll be sure to credit you where credit is due. :3
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Ahhh omgosh that's so great! 8D
Haha ahhh man I love his feathery feet and everything! I don't mind at all, thanks for showing me the sketch too, I love seeing things in this stage.
I'd love a link when you're done! I'm definitely gonna draw him this way too and credit you haha :'D
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[link] finished ~ hope you like it
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I...love you. XD
Thanks so much for doing this!
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I...love you. XD
Thanks so much for doing this!
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I was actually wondering what your step-by-step process was since I like the soft grey pencil lines in your artwork more than the harsher results I tend to get using permanent black pen ink for my watercolour paintings! Now that I KNOW ALL YOUR SECRETS, I should give the pencil lines a go at some point.
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I was just never brave enough to use ink for my lines haha :'D
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Thank you for posting this! I have aaalways wondered how you get such magical looking pieces. Glad we get a glimpse of your process
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I've not worked much with pencil and watercolor together, so I must ask, does using the watercolor over the pencil smear the graphite at all?
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Hey, sorry for the late reply! In my experience, watercolour doesn't smudge 2H pencil much, but anything HB and up can be problematic. If you paint carefully without doing too much rubbing with the brush, there shouldn't be much of a smudging problem, but the lines will still fade.
I prefer to paint over lightly pencilled lineart first, then add the pencil shading and details afterwards. I also love the crisp way graphite feels over dry watercolour! (:
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Oh, thank you that's very helpful, and don't worry about the lateness, it's fine
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I believe your artwork coloring is the most amazing I have seen. I am so happy to see this walkthrough, your work is awesome, I love, love, LOVE it.
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Aww man thanks, I'm glad you like it! (:
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Its wonderful to see your process. I have all the mediums and paper to try watercolour images, I just didn't know where to start on my image. This really helps =]
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I'm so excited that you put another tutorial up! c: After you posted your first one, I tried watercolors for the first time ever- and have been hooked ever since. Your tips and ideas really helped a lot.
Thank you so much for being amazing, :3
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Oh what really, that's brilliant! I'm glad you did! 8D
<3
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Never have I been so excited to see a walkthrough. Your watercolours always have the baffling quality of being seamlessly blended but particularly defined. It's brilliant to see some of the magic behind it
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thankyou for making this! it's really helpful aha
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Nope! I scribble til I get what I want, lighten the lines with an eraser and redefine the ones I need. An eraser pencil is really handy for editing sketches like this, it's just a pencil with eraser where the graphite usually is haha, it's amazing!
Also it's actually reeaally light to begin with, like it is in the first watercolour stage, but when it's just a sketch the scanner picks up everything and darkens it like crazy~
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Very interesting that you swap between colored pencil and water color, I always found it sort of just beads the paint over the pencil but perhaps I use one that is too waxy. Whatever the case it sure works for you! 
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Hmm...maybe it's the watercolour? I usually use Faber-Castell art grips, but I mostly used Prismacolor on [link] and that's like the waxiest stuff ever haha. I use a small brush and thin layers that dry really fast, maybe that helps? I sort of paint the way I use pencil as well, rapid back and forth strokes. If colour is concentrating or beading in a place I don't want I tap it out with my finger (definitely don't rub!)
I use Winsor & Newton bristol board C:
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I'm a huge fan of bristol too. I know it's meant for dry media only but I do thin easily drying layers as well so I've never had much of an issue
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Do you wait for the wash to dry before lining with a 2H?
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Oh, yes. Lining comes out terrible on wet paper for me. The watercolour only takes about a minute to dry. Sometimes I tap it down with my fingers to even it out and dry it faster. I give larger washes about 20 seconds and then flatten them under my hand for a minute or two to stop them buckling. It's not very professional haha C:
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Oh, all right.
Thanks for the walk through, I always have room for improvement in watercolour.
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I've always wondered how you create those crazy works of yours 
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Thank you! It's not so much patience as habit, haha. Like I get all anxious if I'm asked to draw a dragon without scales, pfff 8D
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No problem~ Haha, well through your habits it's clear you develop a lot of skill, it's practice after all. C:
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