In the recent IYP swap I created this Frog Prince watercolor for @jemimah. I floundered for a while on what to make because Kirsten is such an amazing artist and her watercolor skills are frankly intimidating. But watercolor is my current love so I dove in anyway.
The sketch was originally just a regular frog but my inner niffler demanded he have a gold crown. My plan was to use goldfoil on the crown but I was so afraid of messing up the finished piece that I chickened out. Instead I mixed gold mica powder with paper medium and applied it as a paste. I didn’t have any gold ink on hand, alas, and wanted something more substantial and opaque than mettalic watercolor.
Here’s a shot trying to show the gold of the crown:
He’s so beautiful, I love him!! Mr jemimah adores him too! He’s the perfect subject for me.
I’ve always had a soft spot for our green friends (when I was a teenager, my nickname for several years was Frog lol). Funnily enough, there is currently a fat frog living in our swimming pool, he’s been there for a couple of weeks (the pool isn’t green, but clearly not chemical-y enough to deter him). I’m making friends with him while I figure out how to catch him and transport him to a reserve here that has a lovely lake with plenty of waterlilies.
I love the fact that you’ve made friends with the frog in your swimming pool and hope you are able to rehome him to the water lily pond! Every frog deserves a good water lily pond.
I’m so glad we got to swap and that you & Mr. Jemimah liked the Frog Prince piece I sent.
This is incredible. It completely intimidates me, and I don’t even use watercolors! It’s epic-ly amazing. I adore everything about this little guy. You really made him so mystical and enchanting. The crown is the perfect touch.
This painting is fantastic! Frogs (and especially frog princes) have a special place in my heart so when I saw this I was enamored.
I was doubly impressed by your very creative idea to mix up a sparkly paint for the crown. I get what you mean about not wanting to mess it up with the gold foil… it’s not the most predictable of mediums.
Mr jemimah adores him too! He’s the perfect subject for me.
Congratulations! Your awesome Frog Prince painting is a Featured Project this week! 
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