Today I decided to take a break from drawing characters and go for plant life :D
I decided to go with some ol' fashioned apples. I bought some masking fluid for the first time a while ago and never got to test it out, so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity.
This time I took photos of the process with my phone, since I didn't want to stick the painting with the masking fluid in my scanner, prefer not to risk it XD
Painting Process
I didn't take shots of the sketch process, since it was a quite simple one, so will jump straight to the coloring part :)
- 1. Applying masking fluid -
Since I wanted to start with painting the background, I added masking fluid all over the leaves, stems and apples. Since this was the first time working with masking fluid I needed some getting used to it XD didn't expect it to be fully water-like... I thought it would be at least a little thick, but oh boy was I wrong. So I applied it with an old brush that I had and let it dry aside for 30 min.
-2. Painting the Background-
Since I had fully covered with masking fluid the necessary parts, I went straight ahead boldly with lots of water and painted in my background wet-on-wet. I also used some tissue to lift up the color and to give the illusion of clouds.
-3. Removing masking fluid and adding flat colors
After letting the Background dry, I peeled off the masking fluid and started laying my base color in all the shapes
-4. Adding shading-
After the base layer of paint has dried I started adding shading and defining the shapes, which makes the painting way more detailed and starts to look more put together
-5. Adding deeper shadows and putting final touches-
-6. Adding sharpness and final touches-
After letting the paint dry again I defining the details and shapes a bit more with some sharpened pencils. At the end just added some highlights on the apples with white ink and this is the final result after scanning the painting:
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Very nice and lovely study, hentikage :D. I really like all the colours here, they speak to me of a simple and beautiful life.
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Yes, it is quite relaxing to paint plants and animals, have to do it more often :)
Glad you like it, @scrawly <3
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Neat work @hentikage! First time to know this masking fluid. So interesting. Is it like rubber cement you rub them off or you could pinch the edge and pull it off?
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Thank you for commenting @naomipangolin :)
Yes, when it dries it turns into rubber like consistency and the water and paint do not stick to it. When I am ready to remove it, I just rub it of with my fingers - just need to be careful not to tear the paper, because it is glued to it quite strongly :)
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These are so wonderfully coloured and very nicely presented in its process of making, @hentikage! Love it !!!!
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Thank you, @veryspider :) Glad you like it <3
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i love the texture on the apples, looks ready to eat 😋
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Beautifully done! I had never heard of masking fluid, and it was interesting to hear about it and see how it is used.
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