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A little naiad

03 Tuesday Dec 2013

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art classes, drawing, fairies, illustration, mermaids, Val Webb, watercolor

NaiadI’ve been having fun, creating examples for different watercolor techniques as I build up material for the Draw & Paint Fairies online course. This little naiad (water sprite) is balancing on a bubble that resulted from dripping alcohol into a layer of ultramarine blue gouache. Instant gratification — and a handy way to avoid trying to paint around all those round shapes! I photographed the process, step-by-step, and will weave it into a lesson on color wash backgrounds. I “borrowed” her spiny wing structure from an Asian flying fish.

On the drawing table: Mermaid and friend

04 Tuesday May 2010

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illustration, mermaids, watercolor

I’m in a mermaid-painting mood today. This one is watercolor on heavy Arches rag paper, 9×11 inches.

The letter for today is ‘M’

05 Thursday Feb 2009

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art, illustration, Mardi Gras, mermaids, painting, watercolor

mardigrasmermaidThis Mardi Gras mermaid mixes a marvelous martini.

She’s only half finished, and her entire body wouldn’t fit on my scanner, so I’ll post a photo of the fully completed mermaid in a couple of days. Fun!

On the drawing table: Mermaids!

10 Wednesday Dec 2008

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innermermaid

She’s acrylic on black illustration board — something fun to paint on a rainy night. The black background is interesting, because you simply leave it showing where you want to have dark outlines (the lettering, for example) and the result is a rich, velvety matte black underlying all the bright colors.

mermaid-closeup

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