day #120 - in the dead of the night
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Another day that I'm trying to take it easy; still not touching the iPad (the synonym of productivity and rigid practice). Instead I'm still doing watercolor exploratory sketches. I did something that came out as a Minotaur using payne's gray, and another one using my least favourite red (judging also by its unused tile on my kit), an interesting creature walking on clouds.
It's so much easier when using one color and layering it for values. With the minotaur I like the background, the floor and somewhat the tones/values. I hate the short thigh and though I'm not supposed to write these things here, I need to get it off my chest. The second piece is much more interesting; the whole head full of branches is very interesting and I was particularly happy with the shading. The limbs are also nice and the tail is something new that hasn't come out of my brush before. I am starting to create a style with my clouds where I mix hard lines with soft washes. The sky was unfortunately tainted by a dirty sheet of plastic that I was using on the undried piece to flatten the paper. It's okay though, could had been worse.
What do I keep from today? The sense that it could had been worse and that I'm trying to take it easy. It's quiet here.
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