Our SVS Virtual Studio FEBRUARY 🙃2021

[K.Flagg]

@HeatherBouteneff Thanks Heather! Mine too! I'll post the final pics when I get it finished.

[braden H]

Middle grade interiors in a vacuum didn't make much sense, so I'm making some mock ups.

[carlianne]

I wanted to fill my Instagram with photobombing pets so I started a dtiys

[xin li]

A sketch I prepared for a watercolour/gouache + color pencil painting. Well, I actually do not know what I am going to use to paint it. I just want to do the painting traditionally.

[K.Flagg]

@xin-li this idea is great! I can't wait to you finish it traditionally ...it will be gorgeous

[Coreyartus]

Late-night doodling. Developing a body of work I can put into a calendar.

[KaraDaniel]

Revisiting an old sketch. First time pre-deciding my color palette in hopes it will make the process go more smoothly. How do y'all decide what colors to use? I saw an image and liked the colors so I'm going to try and emulate them in this painting.

[Valerie Light]

I've been thinking about the new Mars rover, and I imagined it had a personality, and wound up with this. I'm in love with it.

[MissMushy]

Been all over the map this month so far. Taken on the draw 2500 challenge - so been working on drawing heads of mostly kids

Then switched back to pets for a couple days

I am trusting this will somehow help me get better lol

[Mara Price]

@donnamakesart Lee White always encourages us to find an easy process. They are both beautiful. Congratulations have FUN!

[Tiffany Thomas]

Hi Everyone!!! It's so awesome to see what you all have been working on so I figured I'd share a piece I made this weekend. I've been going back and forth between watercolor and digital painting, so yesterday I decided I would try combining the two. I used the watercolor like an under painting and then added the digital painting on top. Overall I think I'm happy with the effect of the layering but I'm definitely going to explore more to see if I can capture a bit more of the watercolor feel.

Here is the watercolor underpainting and the final version with the digital painting.

[chrisaakins]

Painting some clouds. Practicing my digital painting. I think I am getting pretty good, I must admit. Well, at least I am pleased with my progress.

[chrisaakins]

I added some cacti. Ooooooo. I like it.

[Kim Rosenlof]

@carlianne I love the texture on this. So nice!

[carlianne]

@Kim-Rosenlof thank you!

[holleywilliamson]

Working on a few pieces for my daughter’s room, this is the first one

[Melissa_Bailey]

@Tiffany-Thomas I’ve been experimenting with the same thing! Actually working on a book project right now where the backgrounds are watercolor sunsets, then scanning and adding the foreground digitally. So far, really liking the process! How about you?

[xin li]

@Tiffany-Thomas I love this piece. I think the combination of water color and digital is very successful here. Looking forward to see more with similar techniques.

@Melissa-Bailey-0 I have been thinking doing my next book with traditional and digital combo. I will probably bug you and Tiffany for tips soon - All the watercolour scanning, and technical stuff, hehe...

[Tiffany Thomas]

@Melissa-Bailey-0 Yes! I think there is so much potential for exploration here. I've noticed my style changes a bit when I only draw digitally and there is just something fun and unexpected that happens when you use mediums that are a bit unpredictable (such as watercolor). My background is fine art so I'm used to letting the mediums do a bit of their own thing as part of my process. On the other hand I love the control I have with digital, I can re-size, recolor, layer and move things around if needed, but I'm a bit of an over renderer so I think trying to find balance between the two will be good for me. Are you drawing in Photoshop after you scan your watercolor images?

[Tiffany Thomas]

@xin-li Ooohhhh I'd love to see what you come up with, I think the combination would really lend to your style! Feel free to reach out anytime for tips, I'm still figuring it all out but I'll share anything I've learned