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Painting an Iris with Watercolor and Masking Fluid
Community Week
In this tutorial, I'll discuss a few useful techniques for watercolor paintings, using my piece, "Iris: Efflorescence" as a guide:
Choosing your materials
Choosing your photo reference
Creating an accurate drawing
Using masking fluid to save highlights
Using layers of color to build depth
1. Choosing Your Materials
Feel free to skip this part if you already know what you like to use.
Paper:
The most important choice you can make in watercolor is your paper. While it's possible to make good paintings with student-grade brushes and paint, never skimp on paper if you can avoid it. My two favorite paper brands are Fabriano and
Chapter 13 of Novus Lux is (finally) up!
I've got another long-awaited update of my Inuyasha fanfic, Novus Lux, over on ff.net! A summary for any new readers: "A mysterious power awakens within Kagome, flinging her into a world of demons and dark plots she never dreamed existed. Can she harness her power to stop human and demon worlds colliding, or will it ultimately control her? A/U. Violence, Adult situations."
This latest chapter is called, "Naraku's Goal," and you can find it here: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6953793/13/Novus-Lux Or if you're a new reader, you can start at the beginning here: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6953793/1/Novus-Lux Happy reading, my lovelies!
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Chapter 12 of Novus Lux!
Hi everyone! I know it's been basically forever since I updated Novus Lux, but I've finally managed to get Chapter 12: Connection posted. You can read it here: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6953793/12/Novus-Lux Or, if you're new to the story, you can start with Chapter 1 here: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6953793/1/Novus-Lux
Hope you all enjoy it! Let me know what you think! Also, for everyone who's stayed with me so far with this story: a BIG thank you! I know I haven't been great about updates, so it means a lot. :)
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I got a job!
So, after weeks of looking post-graduation, I have lined up a brand new job at a marketing firm. I'll be doing online marketing support for SEO, CPC, copy writing, and helping build websites with their proprietary content management system. :) I start a week from today on July 14th!
In less good news, I managed to screw up my back while cleaning up my studio last week, and have basically been stuck in bed for a week. :/ But, I saw the chiropractor this morning, and it seems to be doing better now. Hopefully after another couple of visits this week, I'll be good to go. I don't fancy being stuck at my desk all day with a lower back issue.
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Wow congratulations on finishing second in the division. That's really impressive for your first time.
Sorry about the car accident, though. That's a real pain. The only major car accident I've ever been in occurred when I was 17, and it was my fault, so at least you're in a better position to deal with it then I was.
I gotta say, you did make me feel kind of bad by calling your 2001 car old. I've got a 1998 Buick Lasbre
But yeah you really should have gotten a police report done on it. That's the standard thing insurance companies use.
Sorry about the car accident, though. That's a real pain. The only major car accident I've ever been in occurred when I was 17, and it was my fault, so at least you're in a better position to deal with it then I was.
I gotta say, you did make me feel kind of bad by calling your 2001 car old. I've got a 1998 Buick Lasbre
But yeah you really should have gotten a police report done on it. That's the standard thing insurance companies use.