Jan 31, 2009, 4:43:38 PM UTC | Total Edits: 1 | Last edited on Jan 31, 2009 by 5065 on [Art] Burke's Scar
First of all, I learned this year how hard it is working with gouache. I had to do a realistic rendering of a photograph I took of a frog using only Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White and Black.
Yours turned out freaking awesome. It's not a perfect realistic rendering, but the illustrative quality is both interesting and very appealing. I love the blue monochromatic scheme you've got going on too.
Also, what did you do to get the effect in the sky?
To be honest, the effect for the sky was simple. I took a very crappy, kind of cheapo brush you could find anywhere, and just blotched it around. Made sure it was a brush I didn't love and just dryly blotted around paint. I didn't make it too wet because it would water down the texture. The technique is in the color I would think. Just using lots of white, blue, and grays when needed.
That one was 10"x15". I have another one I'm going to upload that was 20"x15" and also done in gouache. Right now, I'm doing a 20"x30" gouache painting for class. FUN TIMES.
To be honest, the effect for the sky was simple. I took a very crappy, kind of cheapo brush you could find anywhere, and just blotched it around. Made sure it was a brush I didn't love and just dryly blotted around paint. I didn't make it too wet because it would water down the texture. The technique is in the color I would think. Just using lots of white, blue, and grays when needed.
That's really neat.