#experimentingwithwatercolors

[itsredwritinghood]

I have a lot of cacti 🌵 in my yard (you can see a few in bloom if you swipe). Before I moved here, I’d only seen cacti bloom in photos. Now I get to see it all the time and I love it. I #painted this when I was playing around with #maskingfluid. This was also my fist time #paintingwithink. I mixed my yellow and blue ink and came up with the background color. Now back to my collage studies I go. #watercolors #watercolorpainting #watercolorart #experimentingwithwatercolors #mixedmedia #poscapensart #learningtoillustrate #journeytobeanauthorillustrator #cactusbloom #illustrate #illustration https://www.instagram.com/p/CjGFv4Fr0Ey/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[itsredwritinghood]

Here are my painted and finished cacti 🌵 from yesterday. I experimented with masking fluid and color pencil details on the first and pencil under-shading and dip pen/ink details on the second. I still need lots of #practicepracticepractice but I like how these came out. #saillustration2 #storytelleracademy #watercolorpainting #watercolors #painting #learningtowatercolor #experimentingwithwatercolors #mixedmedia #dippenandink #maskingfluid #undershading #learningtoillustrate #journeytobeanauthorillustrator #watercolorillustration https://www.instagram.com/p/CidZ80OPleg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[itsredwritinghood]

Just playing around with #watercolors in my #morningpages this morning. My brain wasn’t ready to form words at first, so I went with #painting. Now to get to work. I’ve got a lot of homework to finish and submit. Have a great weekend everyone 😉#watercolorpainting #watercolor #watercolorart #watercolorsketch #sketchbook #experimentingwithwatercolors #watercolorflowers #learningtoillustrate #journeytobeanauthorillustrator https://www.instagram.com/p/CiVR-ZBrAdO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[itsredwritinghood]

More #watercolorflowers for my #sketchbook. I was playing with #layeringcolors and more #lineworkpractice. Now to write my #morningpages before I start the days work and classes. #painting #watercolors #watercolor #watercolorsketch #watercolorart #learningtoillustrate #illustration #illustrating #journeytobeanauthorillustrator #learningtowatercolor #experimentingwithwatercolors #playingwithpaint https://www.instagram.com/p/Chr_MfSLlr-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[itsredwritinghood]

I was taking a walk the other day while thinking about things to #paint in my #sketchbook and I saw this circle of leaves. It inspired my to make the next pic (swipe). I wanted to play with leaf shapes and #wetonwetwatercolor I think it was also just my brain saying I’m ready for Fall especially as I prepare for day 2 of the current heat wave with the promise of triple digits today🥵🤬. Stay cool out there 🌬❄️ #watercolors #watercolorpainting #playwithwatercolors #painting #learningtoillustrate #illustration #illustrating #journeytobeanauthorillustrator #comeonfall #sketchbookinspiration #experimentingwithwatercolors #illustragram https://www.instagram.com/p/ChU9MiVrzci/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[itsredwritinghood]

I’ve been slowly making my way through @adolfoserra ‘S #illustrationtechniquestounlockcreativity class. At the end, he said to use the techniques he shared to experiment and create pages in our #sketchbooks with themes like this one which is of random foliage. We are to try out palettes, shapes, push ourselves to try things we’re uncomfortable drawing/painting, makes mistakes, and just see what we come up with. Maybe our explorations will spark an idea or maybe it will just get us to face our fears. I had fun creating this page and have already made a long list of pages I want to create as I fill the rest of this #sketchbook and possibly more. As you can see, I’ve already made some mistakes, but I’m learning and can’t wait to explore more. #painting #watercolors #watercolorpencils #oilpastels #neocolor2 #inkdrawing #experimentingwithwatercolors #illustration #learningtoillustrate #illustrating #illustragram #journeytobeanauthorillustrator https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgw7TxArwJs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[itsredwritinghood]

Day 50/100 #the100dayproject This is another #wip. In my broken concrete shape hunt for my #transparentlayers bird I noticed that I pass a bunch of arrows everyday. Road arrows, arrows on signs, spray painted arrows to mark water and gas lines, detour arrows…arrows everywhere. I took pictures of all the arrows and traced them using my iPad. There were like 25 different arrows and this is just a long the 2 mile route I take on my walks. I decided to combine it with the theme of the paper airplane, watercolor transparency, and warm colors. I’m not done with this one. #tracing and #painting all these arrows took a lot of time. I keep changing my mind on how I’m gonna finish it because I keep thinking of new things to try. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what I do. #watercolor #watercolorpainting #playingwithwatercolors #playtolearnlearntoplay #creativeplay #paintingarrows #arrows #transparentwatercolors #paintingwhatisee #somanyarrows #learningtowatercolor #experimentingwithwatercolors #watercolorsketchbook #sketchbook #currentwip https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb3IXQBvCGs/?utm_medium=tumblr

[itsredwritinghood]

I added the #coloredpencil details yesterday on all my #watercolorfish My favorites are the 2 little fish. My husband loves the green and burgundy one. They have now been added to my #watercolorsketchbook that is rapidly filling up (*see full page in my stories). I used to have trouble filling #sketchbooks because I always had this idea in the back of my head that if the picture wasn’t perfect, it wasn’t worth wasting the paper. This thought kept me from really #drawing for a looooong time. I’m so glad to be working through my shit and finally feeling free to play, practice and make mistakes to get better in more ways than one. #watercolorpainting #watercolorart #mixedmediaart #learningtowatercolor #playtolearnlearntoplay #creativeplay #selflove #playingwithwatercolors #prismacolorpencils #winsornewtonwatercolors #journeytobeanauthorillustrator #experimentingwithwatercolors #lettingthecolorsbleed https://www.instagram.com/p/CaxaZwsLe6W/?utm_medium=tumblr