Painting 33

Ref 1010; Gel Ink pen & Watercolor // Detail build up with ink

The reference has been taken from a similar painting which I´ll be reproducing but now in watercolor, over cold press paper.- This is my second exercise with gel ink pen (wáter base) to integrate throught out watercolor

 

 

Material needed; 3  gel ink pens;   brown; blue & black

                                        watercolor;      indigo blue; turquoise;

                                                               cad yellow médium;

                                                                ochre; cerulean blue

                                         Gouache:        permanent White

                                          Brushes;        Round fine & médium

                                         Graphite transfer paper .- just for main references

                                         Absorbent Tissues

 

Stage 1.- Transfer of main lines to work with  

 

Stage 2;  This was my first try with graphite paper, .--I did too much pressure and I had to erase some zones, leaving just the main reference lines on it .-then I start to define those lines with brown ink, and even with your finger touch you can difuminate a bit the color over the paper to start working in shadowing, I did the same for the sea with my blue ink pen  

 

 

Stage 3.- Once this definition is about 60% complete, I start to work with watercolor, mixing ochre and cad med yellow for shadowing on the ship´s sails, and raising paint with paper to integrate, accordigly, once dry I reinforce some additional darks with black ink



 

 

Stage 4.- Now I start to work with the sea and sky background with pale colors

 

 

Stage 5. Complete definition.- ropes and moorings highligthing with ink / watercolor and additional shine with permanent White either at the sails and/or the sea foam 

 

 “Traveling tends to magnify all human emotions.”