Hummingbird Watercolor Ink Help
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@Lee-White Oh fading the edge on the flower and adding the light toned background really helps make the white near the eye pop. Wonderful paint over and tips! Thanks so much Lee! I'll work on that.
Thanks @Rich-Green and @Sergio I'll keep that in mind about the composition tweak and maybe add a bit more detail to the feathers!
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Round 2 with @Lee-White's advice and added a bit more ink too per @Rich-Green. Thanks guys!
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One more mark to help define that wing
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@Charlie-Eve-Ryan it is amazing what an impact that background tone, that Lee suggested, adds to the piece overall. It really does give it a sense of place to the whole thing. Wow today has been a great learning day here at the SVS Forums! So much good stuff to pick up on!
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Much better. When laying in the background, you need to control the softness or hardness of the edge. Wet the paper first and the paint will do the work for you.
At this stage, you can get a soft edge by wetting a bristle brush using CLEAN water and lightly scrub the edge. Pat dry with a paper towel. If it doens't come up on the first try, dry the paper with a hair dryer and do the same step again. The reason for that is scrubbing wet paper will start to destroy the paper.
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Wow @Lee-White thanks for all the input, so helpful!! PS attempting to fix a watercolor painting is both exhilarating and terrifying!
How's this one working?
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there ya go! nice!
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Thanks Lee!!
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So cool to see the feedback and progress. It looks awesome!
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@Spencer-Hale Thanks Spencer. Lee is so generous with his time and always gives really concrete advice. SVS rocks!
