Busyness was definitely a worry here! But I guess if there are enough 'simpler' sections the effect comes off well :) For the fine lines, I have a size 1 brush that comes in handy for small sections. Most of the time it's a steady hand and just the right viscosity of pigment to water for the line to go on smoothly. Can't tell you how many times my hand puts too much pressure down! Or the pigment isn't wet enough and just leaves a 'chalky' line. But canvas size definitely helps with achieving the fine lines!
I noticed that the pigment dries rather quickly for being so thick, definitely slower than a more diluted mix, but quick regardless (and it tends to be tacky more than dry but it's workable at that stage). But since it is so thick my sweaty palm can smudge the color, even on dried sections days old. Usually I'll have a tissue (or my preferred sweatshirt sleeve with a thumbhole in it) under my palm while I'm working to prevent my sweat from smudging the color. It works too for pencil! I've always been more attracted to opaque paintings, so I guess it's more of a preference to have opaque color than anything technique wise. Though I've never been a 'bleeder' so that may be one technique somewhat difficult to do with thicker paints. Regardless how thick I go, certain colors will always be translucent (certain blues and yellows come to mind). It's that problem which has me interested in buying a set of gouche. I could paint in oils but the smell would kill me and the dry time is too long for someone impatient as myself. And acrylics are too fake and plastic for my taste. I like the reversibility of watercolor and how they handle. I guess I'm just forcing them to do what I want.
They're actually metallic paint pens with the 'brush' tip. The ones that you shake around and then press the nib into paper to get the paint to flow. To be honest, I was pleasantly surprised how well the metallic scanned. But it's true, in RL it's much more powerful.
(I can definitely x-post this! Should I tag it under *resource and pimp? I'm going to have to join the drawmelot here as well)
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Date: 2011-08-19 09:34 pm (UTC)Busyness was definitely a worry here! But I guess if there are enough 'simpler' sections the effect comes off well :)
For the fine lines, I have a size 1 brush that comes in handy for small sections. Most of the time it's a steady hand and just the right viscosity of pigment to water for the line to go on smoothly. Can't tell you how many times my hand puts too much pressure down! Or the pigment isn't wet enough and just leaves a 'chalky' line. But canvas size definitely helps with achieving the fine lines!
I noticed that the pigment dries rather quickly for being so thick, definitely slower than a more diluted mix, but quick regardless (and it tends to be tacky more than dry but it's workable at that stage).
But since it is so thick my sweaty palm can smudge the color, even on dried sections days old. Usually I'll have a tissue (or my preferred sweatshirt sleeve with a thumbhole in it) under my palm while I'm working to prevent my sweat from smudging the color. It works too for pencil!
I've always been more attracted to opaque paintings, so I guess it's more of a preference to have opaque color than anything technique wise. Though I've never been a 'bleeder' so that may be one technique somewhat difficult to do with thicker paints. Regardless how thick I go, certain colors will always be translucent (certain blues and yellows come to mind). It's that problem which has me interested in buying a set of gouche.
I could paint in oils but the smell would kill me and the dry time is too long for someone impatient as myself. And acrylics are too fake and plastic for my taste. I like the reversibility of watercolor and how they handle. I guess I'm just forcing them to do what I want.
They're actually metallic paint pens with the 'brush' tip. The ones that you shake around and then press the nib into paper to get the paint to flow.
To be honest, I was pleasantly surprised how well the metallic scanned.
But it's true, in RL it's much more powerful.
(I can definitely x-post this! Should I tag it under *resource and pimp? I'm going to have to join the drawmelot here as well)