I did it! I watercolored without screwing up terribly! I'm not sure my stroke quality is any good, and I can't stay in the lines to save my life - but those things are forgivable in watercolors, no? I declare victory anyway!
Watercolors are scary things, man, as one mistake could result in the entire piece getting scrapped. And I came close to that. As with all damning mistakes, this one came when I was 99% done with the piece. Everything was painting except for the "o" in "of", and that's when I decided to touch a spot in "doom." One hand slip later, I had a brown smudge across the "do." Fortunately, I was able to blot the paint enough to make it negligible.
Wish I could provide a better pic for you, but scanning faint colors seems to be the impossible task. I went to my good scanner, and everything light still came out as a pale cyan. Which really made Tiffany look weird.
Anyway, the next step in watercoloring is to double down on the difficulty and take on a new commission. Wish me luck, as this one will be a doozy.
Nice job! I think the water-coloring came out fine.
ReplyDeleteI also think it's amusing that on all four kids it is their right foot pointing straight at the viewer and the left pointing off at an angle. :-) :-) :-)
I think I draw 90% of my feet that way... It's just what I do.
ReplyDeleteA few hundred years from now art critics will use that as an argument as to whether or not a certain strip is a genuine "Chrispy". :-) :-) ;-)
ReplyDeleteNice! It turned out great! I so want to commission you for one of your fine art pieces (I love those) but I have one small problem... I'm out of wall space! We need a bigger house. More room for books and art, I say! Hey, I have my priorities.
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