Painting 33

Ref 1021; Watercolor // Brusing Technique to mark and paint lines

Metallic and/or plastic hard blunt edges and/or knives of all sorts are Handy in creating a variety of textural effects and Works well to lift or push pigment creating a number of incised effects by BRUSING the paper fibers with the tool.
I´ve roughly pulled the tip of a rounded tip through my wet dark (shadows) wash here with a pressure great enough to push the paint in the middle of the stroke out of the way while bruising a darker área along the sides.-
This is the result to apply this particular process
Over cold press paper 220 gr

In order for you to see how this technic Works; I look for a paint with dark zones and lines, where can be handly
1st step I did a detailed pencil work for my reference purposes

2nd Step;.- Detailed pencil it was basically do it;  to understand where I need to apply the masking fluid, because the watercolor painting will be applied as dropping color as my main purpose in order to integrate fading effects within the shadow´s área

3rd Step;.- I prepared watercolor pools which I dropped into the painting from the darker áreas to the light ones tilting the drawing accordingly .- previously I wet those áreas with a sponge guiding the color paint as much as possible in a loose way

4th Step;.- The bruise technic is applied rigth here, (before paint dries) all the lines were made with the tip of a rounded tool, the pigment paint follows the stroke and now you have darker color where you needed most as a guide and as final touchs

 

5th Step;.- Once you´re satisfy with lines, you can start to rubbing it off all the masking applied before NOW you have the underpainting in which to work with

6th Step.- Add watercolor as required, (Note It is better to work with watercolor details right after step 4th and take away the masking fluid at the end I did it before to show you the effect of bruise so you be able to see the whole contrasts at current photograph step 5th
As I did I have to take care to add watercolor and I had to reinforce some whites , nevertheless this technic works pretty good mainly in coarse paper