I wanted to share some new watercolour sketches I've been doing during the life drawing sessions at a studio I work at. I'll put up more later provided there's an interest. Sorry these aren't image links...
So, some of these are finished after the session with inks because the pencil disappears under the paint. I learned from that I either need a darker pencil, carbon pencil, or to use ink. The basic process: Sketching it quickly in pencil and then quick in watercolour, then going back and forth between the two till I'm out of time and my short term memory runs out of detail from the model's pose. I usually keep going after the pose changes if I like what I am doing and want to finish it.
I'm also starting #watercolor, purposely spelt the US way because that's how most people know it online (so people should avoid creating a duplicate with the UK/Canadian spelling). Watercolour is a very specific and unique medium that requires its own painting technique; it's very dissimilar to acrylics or oils. I think the tag will open up people to the world of watercolours, as I find peoples' understanding of it is associated with touristy street/farmer market art, greeting cards, something to do with only flowers, or gimmicky effects. In reality, watercolour has many contemporary applications - ie. it's a popular medium in the comics industry, for children's books, and often a go-to quick medium (along with gauche) for designers to lay down colours. Watercolour is commonly regarded a lesser medium because it used to be that the materials were low quality and didn't have longevity. After industrialization and developments in science, modern watercolours are an equivalent to acrylics and oils when properly handled, with the added bonus of being not as poisonous.