Our SVS Virtual Studio FEBRUARY 🙃2021
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@Melissa-Bailey-0 This is wonderful! I love everything about this sunset project! Would you mind telling me what weight & press of watercolor paper you're printing on, and what printer you use?
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@xin-li thanks so much! Will keep an eye out for your process video too.
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@Valerie-Light thank you!
️For this project, I'm using Fabriano Artistico soft press, 140 lb. Usually, I use hot press so the texture of the paper doesn't show up heavily in a scan. This is my first time using Fabriano's soft press for a project but I have used it before for one-off pieces and loved it. It's one of my favorite watercolor papers!
The printer/scanner combo I'm currently using is an Epson Workforce 7610, which is no longer being manufactured and is known to be a glitchy printer. However, I took a chance on it because it was all I could afford at the time -- it IS glitchy but when it works, does a nice job of printing and scanning. I'm currently researching other printer and scanner options -- will probably stick with Epson (but get a more reliable model) or go with Canon, as their products get good reviews from art professionals as well.
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@Melissa-Bailey-0 Thanks for the the thorough response! One more question: are you buying the fabriano paper in a printer-friendly size, or cutting down from big sheets?
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@Valerie-Light cutting it down from big sheets. It’s more affordable that way. Because of my lack of large storage in my studio, I order paper as needed from Blick, doing the math and ordering how many sheets I think I’ll need, plus one backup.
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More clouds practice. I got this really cool book full of photo references for artists. Such a great resource for guilt free reproduction.
Also newfound respect for those landscape artists who do a great job with sunsets. Clouds and lights are hard...grrr. -
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Hoping this flows
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@Braden-Hallett your talent shines, as always!
One question though: are these items meant to be what is in his bag? Is there a way to visually communicate that the floating items are in his pack?
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@Melissa-Bailey-0 That's a good idea! Maybe I'll have the brain-in-a-jar strapped to the outside of the bag
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Sleepless nights means the occasional Patrick Stewart head drawing
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Making progress on my book, Mustard Thinks Twice.
These are 2 page spreads, full bleed. Border and Gutter hidden.
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Hello fellas!!
Just trying some new ink lines!
Thoughts appreiated!
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I'd imagine that fitted pressure suits are super itchy.
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Sun and her lover, Moon. A new illustration project I'm undertaking as the first book to be published by a new publishing house! Needless to say, I'm stoked!
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@Binski congratulations! Great style!
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You that 'I didn't know you could fly' moment in movies, where it turns out the wings totally work, or the fat robot dances gracefully around the clouds? Yeah, I never liked that moment
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@Braden-Hallett Haha, love this on so many levels!
