🎨 Amor Canalis - Original Painting (+ details & progress)

One of my latest watercolor painting with its complete process.

Amor Canalis - 2018

Watercolor and thinliners on paper. 32 x 24 cm - (12,5 x 9,4 in)

Details

Progress

Pencil. For this painting, I used this block of watercolor paper 300gr. The 10 pages are sticked together on their side with a sort of glue. It does prevents a bit against warping but it's not very efficient. It is better to avoid using this if you plan large, plain colors with a lot of water. But to start something without the hassle of preparing a proper watered paper, sticked on a board etc .. (like I do for bigger works), it's ok.

Inking over the pencil. Just the important shapes and not too detailled, altough it is part of a first layer of details but let space for more later.

Erased the pencil. I am still not using blue pencil like I was planing to because they break so easily. So, ending up with smudgy areas. But since I cover everything, I don't mind that much.

A first layer of micro-splashy textures throughout various drying times.

Now rudely placing the shade zones of that outer layer.

While I accentuate everything more and more, I added those textured Indian Yellow lines on the visages. They will lean towards ground oranges. I keep the lighted areas out of color as much as I can.

Darkening the outer layer.

Accentuating shapes, adding more details and color patches.

From now on, I start to re-outline and to touch up with white gouache and Mitsubishi Pencil - Uniball Signo.

One of the last step, the cast shadows. Sometimes they are not necessary and it can be easy to ruin everything with them, pay attention!

Time to find a spot for the signature.

Done!

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