I was inspired to draw a frog as we have quite rainy days,
which is a very good thing for the nature,
...and for me as I hardly can stand the heat ;-)
A frog in my mind, I began to sketch in a thick cardboard at the dimension for a bookmark
(unfortunately I didn't think to shot this stage, in fact I didn't thought to share the process at first, the idea just came a bit later..LoL)
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Then I colored the frog with my Derwent Inktense pencils, a mix of green and yellow
They are Ink pencils that are watersoluble
You can use them dry but I prefer to use a brush and water which turn the colour into dazzling ink ;-)
Same colouring with the stars, in pink,
but here I used my fav Neocolor II that act like the previous, but are water-soluble wax pastels
Then I colored the background with yellow and orange Neocolor that I washed with water,
and forgot to take a shot ! _
...will do better next time ;-)
Then one of my favourite stage is to play with shadows
I say one of my favourite when in fact I enjoy all the stages of a painting, so they are all my fav but for different reasons and feelings _
So I took the perfect tools for that : the Faber-Castel Pitt felt pens...
I use them in the places I want to highlight, darken or accentuate
these felts are wonderful as I can blend the color as long as they are not dry,
usually with a Q tip, and sometimes with a wet brush like here...
then they become permanent when dried ;-)
I outlined the froggy creature with a 0.05 Uni Pin fineliner,
which is water and fade proof pigment ink
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I painted then a verso,
which is usually a less elaborated one,
yet with the same vivid colors and using the same tools....
The triangles are made with a stencil and not by adding white but removing green, I rub a damp cloth on the stencil and as the ink is water soluble, all the parts moistened through the stencil will have the Color removed ... how clever is that ? _
Here are all the magical tools I've used to make this bookmark,
- including a white POSCA for the little white dots,
- a turquoise matte flow acrylic paint from JOSONJA for the stains of blue in the background
- a UNI pencil 0.7 for the sketch
At the end I would coat it with layers of glassifying and vitrifying resin, without solvent or acid, which makes the whole very shiny, smooth and resistant _
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I was lucky that sun came back yesterday
and I could shot my pretty frog through the hydrangeas...
today is raining again, and very strong, so I stay at home and begin another bookmark ;-)
You can buy my bookmarks as I offer them as #steemgigs at price 5 SBDs
I will create another post to show you which are still available ;-)
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I think it took me almost as much time to create this explanatory post as to create this bookmark !_
I wonder how many people will really have read it ..;-).
So if you leave a comment, can you tell me what tool allowed me to make the triangles quickly ...?
Yes I know, it's mischievous, but I really spent hours elaborating this post for you, so I allow myself a little fun ;-)
And I also love to spread rewards ..LoL
Have a dry or wet, wonderful day my sweet dears ! _
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