Watercolour Pom
Well, all finished!
I’d like to say thanks to the awesome Teresa of Lost In Wonder for the wonderful advice she gave me on DA. Of course this is just a small practice painting, but I am new at this, and her advice really helped me decide what my next step was going to be. Please give her blog a visit, she’s insanely talented, and I absolutely adore her paintings. You won’t regret it!
For sale, if anyone’s interested! Originally offering for $5, but feel free to make an offer if you’d rather pay less. It’s 6″x4″, postcard sized, has a postcard address/stamp layout on the back. Front is pretty much just as you see here, except without the website watermark.
Keep reading to hear me ramble about the process and what I learned. =)
Differences from the previous WIP are: I deepened the shadows a teensy bit with a purple hue, though over top of the yellow and the previous shading it got to look a little muddy. I think it still added a bit more life to it than leaving it the way it was, so it was a positive change. Then there are the obvious additions of the background and shadow.
I actually really like the blue background, but I think I need to learn again how to stretch my paper. I had a lot of warping occur along the sides, which prompted me to do a lot of lifting excess water with paper towel to struggle to keep it even. I think it turned out pretty well considering the warping problem, more even than I expected! Yet it still has enough uneveness to keep the background interesting, and has that watercolour look about it, which I like a lot.
Once I had finished the painting I struggled with coming up with ideas for how to finish it to tie it together. I finally decided on adding the “Pomeranian” label/title on there, which might fit with the rest of the breeds if I decide to make it a series. I dunno… I think next time I’ll have to come up with a more interesting font, and spend more time on it.
Anyway, on a whole I am satisfied with it, and I had a lot of fun! I can’t wait to start my next one… but what breed should I do? Any suggestions? 