Beautiful job! I love how you add color, you started with a couple colors and added more slowly. I’m such a big fan of yours and your progression in a single piece! ❤
Another great video. Looking forward to seeing where you take it from here. I was just thinking ( as the video ended) that the crows looked pretty light now that he background is started. But my colouring is still at the "test all the colour crayons by chewing them up" stage of development. Glad to hear that you are able to sit and enjoy your personal colouring again. Thinking of you as you heal. Pats to Hamish.
I've used both a heat gun and a hairdryer. Issues with the heat gun are: the end gets REALLY hot so you have to be careful with burning yourself or a surface when you are done with it, you can scorch the paper pretty easily if you aren't careful, it can cause tape to lift if you use it to mask, it will seal masking fluid to your paper so it can't be removed, some mediums like acrylic or wax can melt, and you have to let the paper cool after or it can affect the performance of next thing you apply the page so it's not really faster. I prefer a hair dryer.. the cheapest you can find that has speed and temperature controls. I keep mine on low cool. Cheap ones don't blow as hard and are typically lighter and smaller. I've also used a hand held battery operated fan which is portable and very quiet. Timing is key for drying, watercolor takes a bit of time to actually "do it's thing" so if you dry too soon you stop that process.. IE blends, granulation, separation, and blooms. It can also move paint around if it's really wet (which can be fun, blowing at it with a straw is also fun) it can ruin your day if it's unintentional. It can really help prevent blooms where you don't want them though as well when glazing, and allow you to paint next to a previously painted area safely much quicker. It can take a long time for paper to dry completely, especially heavy paper or paper in a block, and it can be easy to go into paper you think is dry but isn't too soon. I was told "when in doubt, dry it out", when I was learning "serious" watercolor where blooms, bleeds, and such are considered a mistake (vs "fun" watercolor where all that stuff is awesome). I've also found some papers warp more when artificially dried, they will flatten out more if you let them dry naturally (Arches in particular likes to develop a curl, I think it's because made on a cylinder mould).. but some papers benefit from it.
I love where it's going! Got that book as well, still choosing a page! 😆 I do have a heat gun and yes, it's fast and works better than hair drier. Word of warning - it intensifies the buckling though, especially if you just dry from one side of the page. If you alternate between drying from the front and back of the page, it buckles less but still more than natural drying. That is often the reason my watercolour pages can take quite long, if I want several pages, I often try to let them to dry naturally. Ironing really does help the wrinkled pages but I'm often too lazy to get the iron out...
It's very pretty !!!!
Looking beautiful and love the purples 💜💜
She’s going to be gorgeous heading out for a walk but I’ll finish this video later ❤
Beautiful job! I love how you add color, you started with a couple colors and added more slowly. I’m such a big fan of yours and your progression in a single piece! ❤
Another great video. Looking forward to seeing where you take it from here. I was just thinking ( as the video ended) that the crows looked pretty light now that he background is started. But my colouring is still at the "test all the colour crayons by chewing them up" stage of development. Glad to hear that you are able to sit and enjoy your personal colouring again. Thinking of you as you heal. Pats to Hamish.
Good Morning, Jackie
This picture is looking so Beautiful! I look forward to seeing the next video! Have a Wonderful Day!😊💜
Thank you!
I've used both a heat gun and a hairdryer. Issues with the heat gun are: the end gets REALLY hot so you have to be careful with burning yourself or a surface when you are done with it, you can scorch the paper pretty easily if you aren't careful, it can cause tape to lift if you use it to mask, it will seal masking fluid to your paper so it can't be removed, some mediums like acrylic or wax can melt, and you have to let the paper cool after or it can affect the performance of next thing you apply the page so it's not really faster. I prefer a hair dryer.. the cheapest you can find that has speed and temperature controls. I keep mine on low cool. Cheap ones don't blow as hard and are typically lighter and smaller. I've also used a hand held battery operated fan which is portable and very quiet. Timing is key for drying, watercolor takes a bit of time to actually "do it's thing" so if you dry too soon you stop that process.. IE blends, granulation, separation, and blooms. It can also move paint around if it's really wet (which can be fun, blowing at it with a straw is also fun) it can ruin your day if it's unintentional. It can really help prevent blooms where you don't want them though as well when glazing, and allow you to paint next to a previously painted area safely much quicker. It can take a long time for paper to dry completely, especially heavy paper or paper in a block, and it can be easy to go into paper you think is dry but isn't too soon. I was told "when in doubt, dry it out", when I was learning "serious" watercolor where blooms, bleeds, and such are considered a mistake (vs "fun" watercolor where all that stuff is awesome). I've also found some papers warp more when artificially dried, they will flatten out more if you let them dry naturally (Arches in particular likes to develop a curl, I think it's because made on a cylinder mould).. but some papers benefit from it.
Great info, thank you 😊
I love where it's going! Got that book as well, still choosing a page! 😆
I do have a heat gun and yes, it's fast and works better than hair drier. Word of warning - it intensifies the buckling though, especially if you just dry from one side of the page. If you alternate between drying from the front and back of the page, it buckles less but still more than natural drying. That is often the reason my watercolour pages can take quite long, if I want several pages, I often try to let them to dry naturally. Ironing really does help the wrinkled pages but I'm often too lazy to get the iron out...
Thanks so much