My latest watercolor painting.
I used student quality paint on cellulose paper.
I also used that blue masking liquid again. This time I did NOT accidentally use a heat tool (and soak the liquid latex into the paper…), but I DID tear the paper in several places when I carefully removed the masking latex. I should have used cotton paper… (but that’s expensive).
Anyhow, I hope you like my new painting.
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This is so bright and cheerful! I love the gradient colours of the background as well as the subtle shading you used to delineate the petals.
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You captured the lovely petals of the iconic daisy!
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Love the contrast and colors. The painting is gorgeous!
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This is so beautiful. I would hand that on my wall.
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These make me happy, just like actual daisy flowers do! The white and yellow really jump forward from the greens.
A couple of process questions for you, out of curiosity. Do you work from a photograph? Did you use salt or something to give more variation to the background?
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This is so cheerful and pretty. It would make a lovely note card.
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Beautiful!! Your paintings are lovely!
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Thank you very much, @wittychild, @AIMR, @Tapestry, @J-squared, @endymion, @AntBee and @Bunny1kenobi !
@endymion, yes, I work from a photograph. I have it in front of me on a tablet when I paint.
And I also printed a black and white version in the desired size (with increased contrast) and traced the flower petals from it onto the watercolor paper (on a light box) with pencil.
The background in the photo was just plain grass, so I played around with different layers of paint, in yellow ochre, a beige color, two kinds of green, but also two kinds of blue and even some red.
And I indeed used a little bit of sea salt, which in this case unintentionally left totally white spots and I just kept them, because I liked the effect.
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Simply beautiful.
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Thank you, @gozer !
Congratulations! Your Daisies are a Featured Project this week!
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Thank you, @MistressJennie !
This is beautiful! I love how 3D it looks, and the depth of the background texture.
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Thank you, @LittleCogs !
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