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Apatosaurus head - Watercolor

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A print I did of my B&W drawing of a Brontosaurus/Apatosaurus head, finished in Cotman watercolors, watercolor pencils, and white pastel pencils.  Highlights are done in white gouache.

I noticed the black dye used in the prints is very hydrophobic, so the watercolors tended to move away from the darker areas of the picture.  The watercolor pencils were great because they allowed me to fill in the gaps.  I only used the white pastels for a couple areas because they didn't have much effect when applied over the colored pencil.  I think I only used them to lighten some scales at the top of the head and for highlights inside the mouth.  I tried using it in the eyes, but decided to resort to gouache for the rest of the hightlights.

I had the B&W print made at FedEx-Kinko's on 11x14 90 lb. mixed media paper - they did a phenomenal job and the print doesn't run at all when water is applied.
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3702x2964px 4.88 MB
Date Taken
Sep 5, 2016, 8:16:05 PM
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TPH-Original's avatar
You colored it! It looks awesome!