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kalicothekat โ Watercolor Tutorial
Published: 2006-10-01 03:15:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 94013; Favourites: 1611; Downloads: 1274
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Okay, huge file, but.....full-view!!Anyway, I started making this earlier this year.....but promptly forgot about it XD. So, I finished it up tonight
. It should be self-explainatory....soo.....Hope it's helpful to some of you! Watercolors rock! If you have any more questions, feel free to ask here or note/email me ^_^.
Oh yeah, and here's the finished picture: [link] (it's really old now XD, but it's the only one I took pictures of while painting
).Picture and tutorial are ยฉ to me
Comments are truly appreciated, even though it's a tutorial x3
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Strathmore! SQUEEEEEEE!!!!
Thank you so much, btw.
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A super- useful lovely made tutorial. Thank you so much!! ^^
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You can tape watercolor to newspaper? Omg! This saves me the pain of trying to buy a painting board! Thank you!
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Do you need a watercolor brush for the masking fluid? Or can it be any kind of brush? it would make sense to buy a brush just for that, no?
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Love the soap tip! And I'm glad I'm not the only one who paints with controlled watercolors.
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very helpful! Thank you so much for posting
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Ooh thanks for the tip about soap! Didn't know about that one! Lovely picture by the way.
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Gracias!, esto me ayudรณ mucho/Thank you!, This helped me a lot
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thanks you!! I had doubts about how use masked fluid, I'm a beginner in watercolors
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Why didn't anyone tell me about soaping my brushes before I whitecoat? So many brushes sent to the dreamlands, so many....
I'll be trying this trick out for sure.
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Thank you for your tutorial. I recently bought masking fluid and your advice about soap works great! Much better than without soap. Thank you for sharing your advices
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I'm so glad it helped you! Isn't masking fluid great?
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it is very helpful indeed. Especially if you are adding wet background. I have used it for one work thought so far but I am going to use it for other works as well
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Thank you so much for your helpful tutorial. I like watercolor, but it is my enemy.
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did you know instead of masking fluid you can use clear candle wax too
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sounds cheaper...but how do you control it and make sure it doesn't damage the paper? And how do you remove it when you're done? Unless it's relatively easy, I guess I'll stick to masking fluid XD.
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i make a pencil out of melted wax i pour into a tiny little mold i make out of tin foil XD and let it dry. then i have a little pencil i can "sharpen" and outline the things i want
after you melt a candle the oils dont show up as much on the paper for some reason.
after i finish painting, and before the white specs, i use a PLASTIC paint scraper and gently flake off the wax, or i use a finger nail or hair clip. have to do it gently tho otherwise you ruin the paper.
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Fossas are amazing creatures! Beautiful painting!
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Ok Thank you! I was wondering how to blend the colors! I used to do watercolors a lot actually...and now I just plain out forgot! XD
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i feel that the background does not have the same impact as the animals within the foreground but still an impressive tutorial i was curious to the masking fluid that's why i read it but now i want to use watercolour again and forget digital
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sorry to say this but you completly screw the amazing animal with this rubbish background
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well, it's a 5-year-old painting so i don't care to even bother defending it, but "rubbish?" That's a bit harsh, don't you think?
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Ok .. a bit harsh maybe, but i mean, the animal is so DAMN brilliant and so well done ! it's just sad that the background you made was this simple and fastly done ...
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wow, thank you soo much! I guess i need to get some masking fluid and masking tape before i get into it.
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OMG thanks! your tutorial has been really usefull!
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Thank you so much, really needed this. Im just starting and this is very helpful. My colours always bleed too much, is it that i use too much water? Anyways its like they say 'Practice makes perfect!' Thanks again
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too much water could cause bleeding, yeah
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Wow! Thanks so much! You have a great sense of humor by the by xD This made me laugh through out the entire thing =] thanks!
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I love you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. My watercolors have been... well, it hasn't gone so great. Trying again now with a better idea of what to do. Thank you again!
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Glad it helps you!!!
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Hey thanks thanks thanks for this tutorial ! : D you know I watched now a lot of tutorial on youtube but also on DA but many of them they just forget that it is a DAMNED tutorial and you really need to take babysteps and explaining things ..for example I really didn't know how to use the watercolor pans like should I take color and start directly or take color and mix with water on palette but know I know how and why ^___^ and for example why people alwaysput tape around the picture. so it was really helpfull.
I still have some questions ..like how much time do you need so that the paper dries in order to add a new layer?
and I know I have to use watercolor paper but they say you need a certain weight or else the paper would be to thin and bulb.
I so love the look of this brushes and I think they also work great can you please tell me the brand or is there where I can order them online ?
thanks !
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I'm so happy it helped you!!
And as for the drying time, it really depends on the effect you're going for and how much water you've used. I would have to say that experimentation is key and to not worry too much about messing it up
And most weights are fine. Strathmore papers are all the proper weights, for example, and cold press vs. hot press just results in different textures, really.
And sadly I'm not sure where the brushes are from 
I hope that helped and let me know if you have any othe questions!
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Hey !
sure haha I will just try experimenting and it's ok I found the brushes at an online store selling them ^^
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This was very helpful, thanks for all the infos and details!
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Great tutorial indeed!
Just a question: can I put the masking fluid even on the finished and full coloured subject (so I don't risk to ruin it while painting the background)
I'm totally new to the watercolour technique so forgive me if it is a silly question ^^'
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cool tutorial! :3 I want tha masking fluid, but they dont sell it here T.T
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very helpful tutorial!
oh and for the masking fluid, my art teacher suggested using a white crayon for an alternative if you dont have fluid because its waxy and keeps water off.
but yeah just an alternative suggestion. awesome tutorial again!
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oh, that would work as well! Neat!
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