I did a demo under the painting, the first is a photo I took of a similar plant. You can click on the pictures to see them larger. I prepare the yupo paper, a couple of colors of watercolor are washed onto the paper, I blow on it and tilt the paper till I like the effect. I lay it flat and I let this dry overnight. Then I took a gel pen, drew the plant. The gel pen I used has ink that is not waterproof so it washes off.
The last part of the demo shows where I have wet sections of the flowers with plain water, blot with a paper towel. Then I start laying the colors in the blotted flowers and leaves.
I am enjoying doing something different other than my usual oil painting. The painting is 5 x 7 $100.
2 comments:
Love this painting Lori! I thoroughly enjoyed your demo and learning how it was painted. I bought some Yupo paper a while back but haven't used it yet. You've inspired me to give it a whirl.
Thank you Marina! Its lots of fun and if you just use watercolor it will all wash off if it is no good. So just dump some paint on and play. Very easy to fix mistakes.
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