Just lately I have been commissioned to paint a Chihuahua and an Alsatian (German Shepherd) in watercolour. I am a professional artist based in Pontypridd, South Wales, UK and take dog portrait commissions. If you would like more details please contact me - Alison Fennell - via my email - eastwitching@hotmail.com Prices start at £75 plus p&p for an original dog portrait at size 8×10 inches. … Continue reading Painting Dogs in Watercolour
OK - for those painters of you who are sitting there with paintbrush in mid-air waiting to get at those mushrooms again here are the next steps! (Here is Part 1 - https://eastwitching.com/2013/02/09/art-demo-watercolour-fly-agaric-mushrooms/ But first - here is how they have ended today after the work I did on them this afternoon…I popped them in a virtual frame to give them … Continue reading Watercolour Demo - Fly Agaric Mushrooms 2nd Part
Now that I have my drawing I am ready to add the initial washes. I use a 3 and a 6 round sable brush, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, Sap Green, Cobalt Blue and my paper is Arches Hot Pressed 90lbs 100% rag. Please click on the image below as it will come up nice and big and you can read what I did. At this … Continue reading Art Demo - Painting a Young Stag in Watercolour
Here we go - for those who want to know how to paint a crab in watercolour - I drew the outline of the crab then painted his entire surface with clean water. This gets the paper ready to accept splashy and watery colour to good effect. Then I banged in some teal blue and let it run - I tip the paper this way … Continue reading How to Paint a Watercolour Crab
Here we go - for those who want to know how to paint a crab in watercolour - I drew the outline of the crab then painted his entire surface with clean water. This gets the paper ready to accept splashy and watery colour to good effect. Then I banged in some teal blue and let it run - I tip the paper this way … Continue reading How to Paint a Watercolour Crab
Here we go - for those who want to know how to paint a crab in watercolour - I drew the outline of the crab then painted his entire surface with clean water. This gets the paper ready to accept splashy and watery colour to good effect. Then I banged in some teal blue and let it run - I tip the paper … Continue reading Art Demo - Watercolour Crab
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