I haven't had much time lately for commissions etc but I have been dabbling with small watercolor (gouache actually) heads in black and white. Whenever I'm trying out a new medium, it makes sense to take it easy on myself so in this case, I'm just using diluted black gouache rather than going full color. I start off by spraying some water on a piece of 8.5x11 bristol board, then taping it down and letting it dry, this way it won't buckle once I start painting on it. That green tape is awesome for art by the way, I picked it up at the home depot in the paint department, it peels up easily without damaging the paper. It's called Frog Tape.
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Gorgeous! Is that Scarlett johansson and Ali Larter? Looks great. Watercolor gouache is what Alex Ross uses.
Thanks, yeah I was using magazine clippings for ref. Oh, I know all about Alex Ross, he's one prolific and talented artist.
-->> ..dammit, Mike..
your so cool.
>v<
Looks like you've got Lana Turner, Dick Powell and Liv Tyler in there as well.
Really enjoying your watercolor work.
I love old hollywood pics they're great to use for drawing ref since there is always great dramatic lighting. Don't think that any of these is Liv Tyler though ;)
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