Another practice with abstract painting with watercolors! This time, a larger paper was chosen, an A3 sheet from Canson’s Watercolor paper pad. I also went for another brand of watercolors just for variety. How about some Gansai Tanbi set from Japan?
The Beginning
With a big calligraphy brush, I set about filling in the sheet with some curves and round shapes. Pink first, followed by complimentary shades of violet and lavender then moving along the color wheel onto blue then eventually green.
Getting Warm
Noticing how the colors, though beautiful, were rather cool shades, warmer tones of yellow and gold were introduced. How about some kawaii shapes like bunny and teddy bear heads? Important thing is to let the first layer dry completely before painting over it with a complimentary shade so they don’t mix and get muddy. And love how the bottom layer shows through too! I then thought it would be an idea to incorporate neon pink and orange to make the painting more interesting…
Adding Detail
Without going overboard, I doodled in some fine details with Uni Posca paint pens in a variety of colors. Small blue dots, for instance, and some streaks in white. At one point, I thought it would be a good idea to draw the eyes on the animals then changed my mind and now regret the white circles are still visible. Tried to go over them with more yellow paint but to no avail. Oh well! Perhaps enhancing the gold with Uni Posca marker in a matching shade may distract us from the mistake. And here we have it!
So much fun experimenting with watercolors and having a go with my Gansai Tanbi watercolors again. Haven’t used this set in ages! Compared to the Kremer Pigments set, though, the colors come out less intense, resulting in a more transparent finish. Both are nevertheless wonderful to work with in their own ways. Looking forward to more practice with different kinds of watercolors!
My Kawaii Quarter 