I’ve stretched Arches Natural White Watercolor Paper
1/4 sheet (15″X11″) onto Grafix Incredible Art Board 24″x32″. Now the test of how effective it will be as a support for starting, working and finishing a watercolor piece. The real test will come when the paper needs to be removed. How easily will the gummed paper tape be lifted off the board without damaging either the watercolor piece or the board held fast by gummed paper tape.
Tag: Arches
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Grafix Incredible Art Board
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Current Thoughts on Process
Take Mi-Teintes sheet stretch it like watercolor paper, then size with rabbit skin glue with a 20 parts water to 1 part rabbit granules. Complete to the best of your ability. If life study is canceled draw from Robert Beverly Hale’s, “Anatomy Lessons from the Great Masters”.
Using D’Arches 140 LB. CP. work with the newest 5 color watercolor QoR set I created. Get to a place of finish. Foreground should be bold and strong using 4 out of the 5 colors and in the background will add Titanium White. Some highlights may be applied on the form using Titanium White. This because the Mi-Teintes will most likely be a color, which will diminish the intensity of highlights.
Finally, the oil will be started on stretched canvas isolated with Rabbit Skin Glue and primed with a traditional emulsion ground. Then the image is inked on with India Ink bound with a shellac binder. This ink is applied using traditional bamboo brushes. Let the ink dry on the canvas. Once the “cartoon” is finished and dry, the normal oil painting process begins.
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Contour Figure Watercolor
Contour drawing coupled with watercolor painting on D’Arches 140 LB. CP. Done at the life study sessions. Think and pattern after Daniel Novotny’s watercolors. Bring gear + hair dryer.
Start boldly, then work back into subtleties. In the end more about removing and cutting back into the piece than adding.
Aquapasto is a watercolor medium that I have in my “kit”. Remember the YouTube video that explored this medium for watercolors. I can augment the watercolor to act like an acrylic where I can mix it like an acrylic apply somewhat thickly and finally cut back into it. Bring Chinese white with you for enhancement.
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Large Watercolor
Full sheet 22X30 D’Arches 140 CP. In 4H pencil work out the composition (Golden Mean). Draw a figure from, Robert Beverly Hale’s book. Next do your landscape using muck colors.
