Photo of the day.

[moonvoice]

Finished but not Officially Finished (as it is currently sitting with a whole lot of heavy things on it to stop the board from warping.

Comments

[jet-ski.livejournal.com]

this is just.... WOW... :P

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

And right up until the end I was like 'oh no, the colours!' and then at the end it was like 'oh right, it worked out how I wanted it to.' Lol.

Squidtacular Love

[perzephone.livejournal.com]

OMFG!

Waaaaaant!

Teh colors, they steal my soul!

Re: Squidtacular Love

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaay!

[wolftale.livejournal.com]

oh my goodness, it's just wow!

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

*bounces*

[skyfiery.livejournal.com]

I don't know why, but I find this piece absolutely adorable. =)

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Yay! :D

[pyewackettt.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, nice work!

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :D

[psychrobia149.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD! I am so in love with this piece!!!! SO AWESOME!!!!!!!

*wants* :D

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Yay! *bounces*

[feralkiss.livejournal.com]

(I hope I did understand "warping" as you meant it)

You can use a wet sponge to wet the whole paper surface/material before you start arting. While it's wet you "stretch" the paper on a board (you can find very basic wood ones in art stores and other places) and use non-permanent adhesive (no idea what it's called in English, we call is re-positionnable adhesive) to frame the entire piece of paper on the board. It's also good to have such board(s) to paint because you don't get your desk dirty. :)

The paper is going to dry "stretched" and then you can paint/use wet techniques on it without having much curling issues afterwards, and you won't have to make things sit under piles of books and whatnot. If the wet & stretch steps were done properly, your art will keep it's neat & flat shape.

Just wait for the paper/art to be very dry again between each step. :) (Ie. don't remove the art from the board if it's not perfectly dry.)

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

I don't actually work on paper, I work on illustrator's board (which I think is called bristol board elsewhere?), so the actual surface itself doesn't crumple, but if I work enough water on it, it will warp. If I place two heavy things on it for about three hours, it will dry flat, and it'll be fine.

The reason I use illustrator's board is so that I don't have to go through the process of stretching paper. Also, paper just doesn't take as much working as bristol board.

[feralkiss.livejournal.com]

Depends what kind of paper. :)

Bristol board isn't the best material for watercolours and the like. Sorry it was just a tip to save you the trouble. ^^

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but watercolour pencil is terrible for fineliners. :(

Ultimately, I pick my base material on what would be best for the fineliners. And then I pick an illustrator's board with a slightly higher rag count, so it'll still have some tooth. It's sort of... there is no 'perfect' papery/boardy type medium for the things I try and combine. Watercolour paper is awesome for watercolours, and even for coloured pencils, but it destroys fineliners really quickly. Flat illustrator's board is great for fineliner, but less good for watercolour pencils. And so on.

[hazey-sunshine.livejournal.com]

Everything about this is just wonderful.
The bubbles and the metal... the contrast between the streamlined creature and the confusion of the swirling waves and clouds... just mmmm.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

eeeeeee thank you. :D

Is that Jemima Puddleduck, in your icon?

[anrui-ichido.livejournal.com]

I *LOVE* this!

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Eeeeyay. :D

[bodlon.livejournal.com]

AWESOME.

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Yay! :D

[skitty-kitty.livejournal.com]

absolutely love the colors in this, and the design!

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D

[silverjackal.livejournal.com]

This is *amazing*. I love the colours, and the shading of the storm. :)

[amethyst-clan.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is just adorable!

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

This is really gorgeous. The colors are so rich, and I love how the gold? around the squid looks like it is emitting light.

[bodylove.livejournal.com]

oh very dark and mysterious, captivating, I love it!

[shimmerhawk.livejournal.com]

Wow! The color scheme is different from what you usually use. I love it. But then again I'm a big fan of blue-grey tones.

[limiinal.livejournal.com]

So awesome. I love how the subdued color choices play up against the copper outline of the squid.

[kehleyr.livejournal.com]

Oh soooo gorgeous! Do you ever paint mermaids?

[silere.livejournal.com]

That is epic. I want to see it BIGGER.. <3 <3 <3

I love the rolly waves and clouds.. stormy deliciousness.

[makhsihed.livejournal.com]

Your art just keeps getting better and better.

This is incredible. I love the subtle range of color, and the storminess of it, and the light-beams on the squid are just amazing, and the bubbles! ...and the stylized waves and clouds are just perfect, and... I think I might have to get a print of this. :D

I love the waves and clouds. I can't get over how awesome they are. And how they help with framing/composition. And the stylized wonderfulness of them. and yes. */fanbabble*

[earthguardian.livejournal.com]

THAT'S FANTASTIC!

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

Steampunk and squid- two of my favorite things!

[jkoyanagi.livejournal.com]

This, definitely, is my favorite.

[ariestess]

That is just incredible!

[tigerweave.livejournal.com]

I love it! And I love the orange outline very much. Really makes it :-)

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It's bronze metallic paint (which shows up as a glowing orange in the right light, and then a really dark metallic bronze in other lights. :D)

[tigerweave.livejournal.com]

Sounds suitably steam-punky :-D

Hey your icon reminds me of the saying "dyslexics of the world, untie!"

[thunderbiscuit.livejournal.com]

Oooooooh man.

*picks jaw up off the floor*

[moonvoice.livejournal.com]

Eeeeeeyay. :D

[sheistheweather]

Gorgeous!

[corvus-animus.livejournal.com]

This is absolutely astounding!