I created this parrot for the 4x6 swap (during our 4x6 zoom meeting). He’s done using liquid graphite, india ink, white ink, and a touch of metallic watercolor.
I adore the way he turned out.
Initial sketch:
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Such fascinating creatures! The couple down the street have 2. Cute but loud, oh my gosh.
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Gorgeous!!
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Thank you, @Magpie & @Bunny1kenobi!
Wow! That metallic watercolor adds just the right something.
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Absolutely stunning! The life you captured in this creature is unreal! It looks as if you could ruffle those feathers and the eye seems sooooo real.
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I love this, and the shimmer of light from behind gives him an ethereal look.
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Oh so lovely! I can just imagine touching those fluffy feathers through the screen 
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Awesome sketch and painting! I’ve been so curious about the graphite watercolors. What do you think of them?
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Thank you, @Abbeeroad, @Kwality570, @gozer, @PrincessP!
@curiousfae - thank you! I used liquid graphite rather than graphite watercolors. It’s interesting and can be thinned like watercolor or ink to get different values. At full strength it’s a deep grey and has a metallic shine that you can amplify with a bit of buffing. I can send you a bit in a tiny container if you’d like to play with it.
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That’d be sweet! I appreciate that.
How about the next time we swap? And I can send the sample of the new granulating watercolors if you haven’t tried them yet. Kinda neat!
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Ohhhh, definitely a yes!