"Drowning" [watercolor]

in #art • 7 years ago

Hey guys, I did this watercolor when I was going through a phase of practicing my washes - and in this particular piece I wanted to practice graded washes from one color to another - or in this case 3 different colors: light blue to indigo to purple. I struggled with it a bit at first, I did probably 5 trial runs on other paper before I finally did this one, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

Here is the framed piece (picked up the frame at a thrift store for like $2):

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     7 years ago  

    WoooW,

    Can we Bid on It?

    Hehe, just joking, it is just so beautiful,

    Regards & Love,

    @DoWithLove

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     7 years ago  

    thanks :)

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     7 years ago  

    Nice grediantions, I still struggle getting an even grade of color as I move through different tones.

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     7 years ago  

    well this one was about my 6th try!

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       7 years ago  

      Looks very interesting! What watercolor brand did you use?

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         7 years ago  

        for this I think I used Cotman

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         7 years ago  

        Thanks. I really like the shades of blue in these paints

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           7 years ago  

          Thrift store frame - perfect!
          This makes me think of dreaming underwater, or something to that effect. Your practice works are much neater, cleaner and more well thought out than my chaos. I like both ways ☺

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             7 years ago  

            well you should really see my practice pages before moving onto this one, those were pretty bad! lol
            I've found the best places for frames is actually Ikea - best frames for the price, by far.

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               7 years ago  

              Ikea for cheap frames, thanks for the tip ☺

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                 7 years ago  

                Nice job, looks good in that frame

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                   7 years ago  

                  Nice colors! I like it a lot :)

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                     7 years ago  

                    Tsk, tsk.. Man, I'm shaking my head because of this beaut! I love the gradient and the almost galactic-looking water. Most of all, I love the use of the whites. The balance with the colors really make them pop. Another masterpiece from the early years, brother!

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                       7 years ago  

                      Thanks again! I need to get the Learn art with me videos rolling so we can start making stuff together! I'm actually planning on recording another one today.

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                       7 years ago  

                      I hope my "result posts" for every edition would encourage even more user interaction for the videos. I haven't gotten the chance to try out the eyes to get a headstart on it, and I'm looking to buy a basic watercolor set in anticipation for the dry brush ones.

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                         7 years ago  

                        Dry brush is actually a totally different thing! So don't buy watercolor stuff for dry brush! (although it will be good for watercolor stuff ;) ) Dry brush uses oil paint and a little sewing machine oil and some synthetic brushes (which can be watercolor too actually). I'm gonna try to pump videos out a little faster, at least the beginning ones, we'll see how it goes.

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                           7 years ago (edited) 

                          '>.<

                          See, this is why I need to learn art with you!

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                             7 years ago  

                            Hi @ artistchristian I sent you 1 SBD to your wallet, thanks for making an excellent content!

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                               7 years ago  

                              Wow! Thanks so much! I appreciate it! I'm working on a new "Learn art with me" video as we speak and will upload it tomorrow!

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