A new discovery…I don’t often use additives/mediums, occasionally I’ll use a flow enhancer for large areas but that’s only when I can get the lid off the bottle without breaking my hand (must remember to clean the bottle before putting the lid back on)…Anyways…
The flat colour of this medium was perfect for my snow and having never used it before (I got it with a bundle of paint tubes) I thought I’d use it and see what happened (I love experimenting)…you could go too wild with this and end up with something very tacky but in moderation it’s gorgeous (I think it is anyway…haha) x
Anyways, look what it does (if you havent seen or used it before)…
This is the colour I wanted (and I expect how it would reproduce in print) – this is how it comes out of the tube:
And this is what happens when you look from the side:
Isn’t that lovely!
I’ll post the full illustration tomorrow when I can hopefully get some good light to photograph it properly…x
I love your work, you are so inspiring. I am very interested in creating more children’s illustrations, and it is awesome to see what others like yourself are doing. I don’t ever use additives and I am very curious about trying a few out after reading this.
Thanks Sarah – I’d love to see what you come up with by using different mediums – the texture that you have in your watercolour illustrations are amazing without x