Painting 33

Ref 1009.- Ink and watercolor // Getting watercolor granulation to enhance glass appearance

Final result for this process

My reference it was a photograph which I changed a bit for my comparisson crystal purposes

I copied keeping the lines fairly loose and free (this is my first intent with this type of "colored gel ink - just silver and black colors" in a light pencil drwg as my guide over 190 gr cold press paper

Before start to work with ink lines, I gave a watercolor  wash  in a wet on wet condition
then I start yo use silver and/or dark ink in a damp condition which Works to add additional line´s texture and shadowing

 

The following step is the important one, to add granulation, because some pigments tend to precipitate or break up, when mixed with wáter, resulting in a grainy appearance, this can be disturbing if you are trying to lay a perfect flat wash, I just put the paper with tap wáter the rsult granular quality adds extra interest

Finall I start to define lines , as this is my first intent like I said the large bottle left side was made a Little be different from the larger at the right side, the granular effect looks more in the left side more alike to cristal and to complete the painting to add 3D appearance I added permanent White "gouache" into the reflections center of all bottles, cleaning up also the reflections
Note like I said it was a test and I didn´t take care and many pinture are outside its borders