I've had this idea in the back of my mind all week, so I finally stopped procrastinating and did something about it. What followed was roughly sketching the idea on paper, and finally painting it on a 15x22 watercolor board.
I'm happy with it because I finally did something past the sketching phase, and I stuck with my main goals - forgoing detail, and working with colors and shading. I'm pleased with the head in the sketch, and I'm happy with the pants and shirt in the painting.
I'm not happy because I rushed it, which is obvious to me. I'm of the opinion that watercolor painting should be approached slowly, and allowing the paint to dry before adding more color. I think there are definitely exceptions, like mixing the paint on the board. However, that can warp the board or make it more coarse if too much water is used.
Since I was overly anxious, I decided to go for a more washed look. To achieve that look, like on the pants, I used a tissue and lifted some of the excess paint by blotting carefully. I had a hard time on larger areas because blotting revealed areas that were lighter than I wanted, and going over those spots were met with mixed results - making it even more lighter after blotting, or making the surface more coarse.
As stupid as it sounds, I'm actually more fond of my creation after thinking over what I did. Also, I pulled the uniform color from the little league team I was on.
Here is the sketch:
Here is the painting:
I'm happy with it because I finally did something past the sketching phase, and I stuck with my main goals - forgoing detail, and working with colors and shading. I'm pleased with the head in the sketch, and I'm happy with the pants and shirt in the painting.
I'm not happy because I rushed it, which is obvious to me. I'm of the opinion that watercolor painting should be approached slowly, and allowing the paint to dry before adding more color. I think there are definitely exceptions, like mixing the paint on the board. However, that can warp the board or make it more coarse if too much water is used.
Since I was overly anxious, I decided to go for a more washed look. To achieve that look, like on the pants, I used a tissue and lifted some of the excess paint by blotting carefully. I had a hard time on larger areas because blotting revealed areas that were lighter than I wanted, and going over those spots were met with mixed results - making it even more lighter after blotting, or making the surface more coarse.
As stupid as it sounds, I'm actually more fond of my creation after thinking over what I did. Also, I pulled the uniform color from the little league team I was on.
Here is the sketch:
Here is the painting: