Ah, I didn't worry too much about the drawing. It was just a blur of guidelines. I used a thick sketch graphite lead, so Crawford ended up being a black silhouette, I did the detail with the nib once I had the balance and general pose covered. Then I thought that the nib clashed with the rest of the brush made lines and applied the brush on him, too. Being intentionally shabby from the very beginning gives you a lot of freedom, so I didn't really care for the drawing except as a help in the composition and general "where are things".
Water techniques are incredibly fun, I recommend them. It's frustrating how easily you fuck up in a definitive manner (not so much with oils and acrilics, when you can paint over the fuck-up, but watercolours and ink are crazy!). Fool around a bit, without expectations, and you'll get hooked.
I suspect this week is not going to be a good one, but I'll do what I can!
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Date: 2011-07-10 08:45 pm (UTC)Water techniques are incredibly fun, I recommend them. It's frustrating how easily you fuck up in a definitive manner (not so much with oils and acrilics, when you can paint over the fuck-up, but watercolours and ink are crazy!). Fool around a bit, without expectations, and you'll get hooked.
I suspect this week is not going to be a good one, but I'll do what I can!