Varda finished
Added 2018-06-12 10:22:43 +0000 UTCHere she is! I finished her last night already, but didn't get round to scanning and flattening until today.
Varda. Watercolour and gouache on Canson Aquarelle cold-pressed paper, ca. 21x15 cm.
Flattening is another thing I've recently learned - it's dead easy to get a warped (non-stretched) watercolour painting to lie absolutely flat again, even flatter than it comes from a stretcher: I spray the back with water, out it between two heavy watercolour paper pads with a piece of kitchen roll on the back, and put my schoolbag on it. An hour, and it's dry and flat, and the water doesn't harm the front!
Here's the piece without the mat (and without colour distortion; the light today is impossible for photographs).
Comments
You flattening technique is exactly what I needed to hear. I've got a couple of watercolor paintings that even with being stretched just do not want to lie flat, and it's been very difficult to get a good scan. I'll try your method!
Thalia Took
2018-06-27 20:40:23 +0000 UTCShe is gorgeous!
LO
2018-06-13 05:24:15 +0000 UTCShe is so beautiful, I love her face. And the hair with stars makes it feel quite magical.
Matěj Čadil
2018-06-12 22:09:04 +0000 UTCThis is beautiful! I love the colors! <3
Adele Lorienne
2018-06-12 20:24:38 +0000 UTCOh, the stars! It's so lovely.
Laura Michel
2018-06-12 20:05:46 +0000 UTCAbsolutely stunning! *o*
Litsen
2018-06-12 17:59:18 +0000 UTCBeautiful, Jenny. It all came together. Take care of your eyes. Prayers...
Steven Tryon
2018-06-12 13:17:53 +0000 UTCLovely work: the colours work so well for her
Erin and Dale
2018-06-12 12:50:03 +0000 UTCA! Elbereth Gilthoniel! .... <3
"Blade" McMicking, D.I.
2018-06-12 12:31:44 +0000 UTCBeautiful. The stars make the piece magical but all of it: her hair, her eyes, the colors. Stunning!!
Isabella C
2018-06-12 12:16:01 +0000 UTC
