The end of the Watercolour Paint Journey
For now, this (see below) is the last watercolour painting I have done. I doubt that I have the necessary skills yet. I have noticed that there are many different ways to use watercolour and yes, it is easier to carry around than acrylic paint and there are many different ways to use it.
Some people paint in the old-fashioned way (light colours and no use of white or other types of paint/mediums), while more and more people are using it for their doodles or to paint in thick layers. In the latter case, it may be cheaper than acrylic paint (I haven't really tried that). Painting on canvas with watercolour didn't work for me. I think it's because of the gesso, because watercolour does stain the cloths I use and it doesn't wash out. So painting on canvas with watercolour must be possible.
The portrait below was first sketched in pencil and then I traced the lines with a fineliner. According to the Dutch artist Lineke Lijn, it would not rub off if it got wet.
After tracing the lines with the fineliner, I erased the pencil. Incidentally, I only have Ikea coloured pencils, which are also suitable as watercolour pencils. In practice, I find this very disappointing.
Perhaps a grey watercolour pencil would be better.
Then I coloured everything in with a very cheap box of watercolours (bought years ago at Action?). The paper seems suitable for watercolours, but there is no information on the pad, not even about the thickness. To be honest, I have no idea what this is suitable for.
Of course, the black fineliner did bleed!
Let's say I've at least drawn a portrait.
Because I am absolutely hopeless at sketching, especially in detail, I am going to focus more on that now. I have no idea whether I need to, but who knows, a basic grounding might come in handy, and @aellly is right about that. A pencil is easier to carry around (and cheaper) than a rucksack or suitcase full of painting equipment. So, back to basics.
Now I'm faced with the dilemma of what to draw. It will be something with hair (or fur or feathers). I've since realised that the paper I'm using isn't suitable for this, but I'm going to use it up anyway. It's not for nothing that it's an ugly sketchbook or just something for studies. Those drawings I never used to do because a piece of clay and a camera are one and the same.
I didn't take the time to record all the steps. I just wanted to go to bed early.
21-1-2026
Painting: watercolour - some thicker paper (no name on it - Pepco?) - fineliner - HB pencil
Drawings: some ordinary pencil I assume HB since it's the most sold pencil we have.
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I like your water color art, one thing with water color the more you play with it the more you get a control on the outcome, for a start you did great 👍just keep practicing. I have used water color to paint before but professionally I wouldn’t use that for serious projects, there are good professional water color artist out there though. Acrylic paint is good but it tends to dry faster, I mostly make use of oil paint because it gives me ample time to go in between layers.
This was one of my old water color painting, This was like my first ever attempt on water color.
It was done on a sketch pad paper
https://steemit.com/world-of-xpilar/@iamguchidanart/water-color-portrait-of-a-boy-on-a-newsboy-hat
I like your painting, but this is exactly what I mean.. it's used in a way we would like acrylic painting. I always wonder what people mean by that acrylic paint dries too fast. It doesn't with me. There are times it's still wet the next day (oil paint takes weeks). I assume the reason is the cold and low temp.
Thanks for sharing this.
For now I like to practice with pen (but the ink seems to have a hard time to flow) .
Then that mean you wet your canvas with water i guess, but regardless oil paint is my favour it’s paint, would love to see more of your works. Same here i practice by posting sketches but most real work I do are in oil paintings.
I only wet those spots I will use the paint on. I tried to wet the entire paper but that doesn't seem to work out. Can be me, the wrong paper, the wrong paint or a combination.
I tried on canvas, which should be possible but for that is a different type of "gesso" is needed, and I don't like to buy that. Still, I do believe it must be possible to paint on canvas (or linen or cotton) since the paint remains in the cloths I use to dry the brushes. For sure I will try that, but for now I rather improve my sketching.
I tried watercolour painting for about 4 weeks and I like to do something else and fill out my "ugly" sketchbook with something else (plenty of books I can use for sketch books LOL).
I still cannot make the ink run, very annoying. In between I will sketch with a pencil and not use a raiser.
I really love the fact that you are trying out every method, this is how you tend to find a medium that suits you perfectly. Improving on your sketch will help you a lot, sketching is one of the first step to a successful drawing. I also think there will be a watercolor base paper out there that can help but finding it is another thing.
What type of pen do you use?? have you tried using hot water to heat the ink tube in the pen?
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Hi, 我没有明白你遇到的问题是啥。之前我看到的那个帖子的问题是图片被按照错误的宽高比压缩了。
您好，问题仍然存在，仅得到部分解决。如果您查看我的帖子或博客概览，会发现图片无法正确压缩和显示。评论概览（评论+回复）中的图片也存在相同问题。
只有在打开并阅读消息或评论时，图片才会正确显示。以下是我在列表中看到的内容以及打开消息时看到的内容示例：
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打开的帖子——照片应有的状态 (opened post - right)
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我明白了，看上去是网站在小屏幕（手机或者平板）浏览时，对于纵向的图片有错误的处理，应该不是图床的问题。我会跟踪处理一下这个问题。
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祝您今天愉快。
今天下午上线了一版，应该有所改善了。
感谢您的辛勤付出。我稍后发布后会查看，并告知您问题是否依然存在。祝您今天/晚上愉快。
I do not know what's going on with watercolors and contours that blur like carcasses from tears, but maybe you can apply contours with a thin brush using the watercolor itself?
I don't understand anything about this technique, but the idea seems to work for me.
The pencil drawing is great. I don't have the words :)
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Я не знаю, что там с акварелью и контурами, которые расплываются как туш от слёз, но может быть можно наносить контуры тонкой кистью используя саму акварель?
Я ничего не понимаю в этой технике, но идея мне кажется рабочей.
Рисунок карандашом великолепен. У меня нет слов :)
Идея (не моя) заключалась в том, что нет цвета кожи, если люди стоят под определенным светом, диско-шарами или чем-то еще, что может оставлять разные цвета на коже, волосах и...
Кстати, интересный способ сказать это... Поскольку ничто из того, что я делаю, не имеет названия, я назову это: «Туши от слез...»
Теперь я пробую карандаш и ручки... Полагаю, что на это уйдет как минимум вся жизнь.
Спасибо за ваш комментарий. Мне он очень понравился.
I agree, if the light has a color, then the skin catches reflexes. By the way, this is an interesting approach. This is similar to the results of inversion in photo processing. I'll think about it.
Your pencil drawing impressed me, to be honest. Don't tell me this is the first time you've picked up a pencil.
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Согласен, если свет имеет цвет, то кожа ловит рефлексы. Кстати, это интересный подход. Это похоже на результаты инверсии при обработке фотографий. Я подумаю над этим.
Твой рисунок карандашом меня впечатлил, если честно. Только не говори, что ты первый раз взяла в руки карандаш ))
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You are a great artist. Are you selling on etsy?
No, I don't sell. I save or give away.
这张图片有了立体感，想3D视觉效果。
我猜这是好事吧？你觉得这只鸟的怒视怎么样？我以前旧笔记本电脑的屏幕保护程序上总有一只鸸鹋。😁
这看来不是平面图。而是有立体感了，视觉非常好
(. Incidentally, I only have Ikea coloured pencils) Wow, IKEA, we agree that this place is very nice
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I have that cup too.. You know the one with the milkcoffee (I knew you would respond).. and my desk, chair, and more is from Ikea but it won't last long and the mattresses are bad.
hahaha ,With that reference, I prefer not to buy anything.I'll keep buying coffee. As for the food, it's lacking something, I mean, it lacks flavor, so I'll keep buying coffee and the occasional cake. The mashed potatoes are good, I have to admit.
It's true. That Swedish food, if it's Swedish at all tastes very strange and it lacks a lot. The only thing I once liked was a certain chocolate pie, but they only once sold it. The other one is yuck.... Those small cakes covered with green (fake?) marzipan aren't great either. I like the Dutch ones way more.
Itu gambar yang terakhir membuatnya seksi sekali dengan mata seperti itu, anda sangat jago dalam melukis, teruslah berkarya temanku
The exercise was interesting in itself. It answers the question of what colour skin is. Now, skin colour does not exist; when certain light hits it, you can literally see all kinds of colours, just like with a soap bubble. Thank you for your kind words. When are you going to draw the mountains?
Aku akan mencobanya kembali setelah pulang kampung karena di saat pergi ketempat kerja aku tidak membawa alat tulis sama sekali, padahal rencananya saat berangkat kemarin terlintas ingin menggambar sesuatu tapi janganjan membawanya aku malah tidak membawa baju ganti ku sehingga aku harus segera mencuci pakaian ku setelah dipakai, ada-ada saja yang tinggal 🤦
I always wonder how artists deal with those initial pencil sketch lines. I see some who paint right over them, while others make them disappear entirely.