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watercolor and gouache, 5x7"

This thing is smaller than it should have been. It's about the size of a postcard... so a lot of the paint was later applied with a liner brush. D:

Further experiments with mixing watercolor and gouache! I've set aside my gouache paints except for a large tube of designer's white, which I mix with my regular watercolors to make colored gouache. The result is a separate pallet of gouache colors that properly matches my watercolor set.

Line art for anyone curious: [link]

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:iconnightmarehound:
Man, it would be sweet to see the progress with this one.
I especially love how the background colour changes so smoothly behind the wheat/barley/thing.

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Keep your shoes on.
:iconmoonytash:
The corn looks amazing! This is some work!

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"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
-- Confucius
:iconmybreathingselfagain:
I had the same thought as ~NightmareHound, perfectly well done! How long did this take you?

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"Out beyond ideas of right-doing and wrong-doing there is a field. I'll meet you there."
- Rumi
:iconfireeyes-dragon:
the colors on this are so beautiful. and i can't believe it's so tiny wow. excellent job!

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emily coleman, sculptor
my portfolio site : [link]
:iconrin-rin-rin:
Sooooo beautiful!! @__@ This is one of my favorites from you..I can't stop looking at it. :) The one in brown is my favorite!

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:iconskrir:
This is great. Really, really nice.

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~ Skrir
:iconalexds1:
Daaaang that is amazing. I didn't notice the red-wings so much on first glance of the sketch but here they stand out just enough. Lovely details!
:iconemla:
Thank you!

The crop is actually wheat; Corn stalks are much larger, and the grain they bear is covered by a fibrous husk until it is harvested and shucked.
:iconemla:
Thanks! I did most of it in watercolor first, and because I was planing to pull out the wheat with the gouache I was able to ignore it and just make a smooth was for that transition from the sky to the grain.

I wish I could show some process on this one! Alas, I didn't take any photos of it while I was working. Maybe I'll have to make a habit of doing so for now on.
:iconemla:
Thank you! I think it probably took me about nine hours combined, which is unusual for something this size.

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