Dawn-&-Dusk
Fates' Summit
Been a long absence but here’s my latest project! It’s the first work I’ve brought myself to sign so far. I’ve done one more between this and my last posted project, but couldn’t find myself to post it. This project was done on Arches 140 lb Coldpress Watercolor paper, Lukas 1862 Aquarelle, and painted entirely with a size 4 winsor & newton sable rigger. Though that may have proved to be a mistake when I likely should have applied the roof with my largest brush in a thick application. Instead doing 3 choppy layers seems to have gotten me too dark of a value, it’s really the only thing I’m disappointed about in the painting.
Overall, I’m really very happy with the result, and even if I wasn’t I had one heck of a time painting it! Best fun I’ve had in some time when I started working on it. There was something spectacular about laying down the wash for the sky and watching the masking fluid save the “Light” behind it for the falling snow, I think it’s my favorite part of the painting. I did use masking fluid in other areas too though. I saved the white of the moon with it, all the characters were covered up with masking fluid so I could work freely with washes as well as a few elements in the background.
As for the subject matter, I was looking at the ice levels of croc, and it dawned on me to paint a snow scene. Though this time, I wasn’t going to try to emulate the landscape of the game, instead, I took inspiration from the final boss level on tbe snow island to give me an idea of what to do, and I drew up the landscape of the painting with the thought of a snow scene in mind. Then I added a few characters, and a couple of in game items (The box, the cage, the key) and arranged them into the landscape. I think this painting has really shown some progression from the flaw of making a “Flat” landscape all the time. I’m finally getting more complex ideas down onto the paper, the contour of the land is not a straight and flat “Cake layer” as I might call it. There’s depth, and height, curves and interest. Your eye is going somewhere other than on a flat lifeless plane, and I’m very pleased with this.
Adding in the croc characters also gave me the chance to draw and shade living creatures. It’s very crude shading and fairly simple characters …. but I think it’s a good start. I very much like how the (Apparently they’re mountain goats, who knew!) who in the game form the “Ice demon itsy” turned out. Love the warm creamy color I used to insinuate white fur.
I also used masking fluid on the trees and mountains for lumps of snow, I love the effect. I think the best looking thing in there is the trees, the shading turned out quite nice. I do admit, it was spectacular laying down that “Reflection” in the ice as the coat of PG50 (Cobalt Teal) was still wet. I think I finally let go of some fears in this painting as well, and just allowed myself to put paint down a lot less hesitantly, and I drew the outlines much less fearfully. I started this project late one night just to have a good time painting (and boy did I ever) and yet I think it’s brought me the best results I’ve gotten so far. In throwing away my expectations of the “end goal” I ended up losing myself in the journey to the finished painting, and I love the result.
Anywho! That’s all I thank anyone who takes a look sincerely for checking out my work. Until next time!
The list of paints I used in the painting will be listed below. I will list the Pigment Color Index name, the common name, and then the “brand” name Followed by the brand of paint and line.
PR122 (Quinacridone Magenta) “Magenta” ~ Lukas 1862 Aquarelle
PR255 (Pyrrol Scarlet) “Cinnabar Red” Lukas 1862 Aquarelle
PY65 (Hansa Yellow Deep) “Indian yellow” Lukas 1862 Aquarelle
PG7 (Phthalocyanine Green) “Viridian Hue” Winsor & Newton Cotman
PG50 (Cobalt Teal) “Cobalt Turquoise” Lukas 1862 Aquarelle
PB27 (Prussian Blue) Winsor & Newton Cotman
PB15:6 (Phthalocyanine Blue Red Shade) “Phthalo Blue” Lukas 1862 Aquarelle
PB29 (Ultramarine Blue) “Ultramarine Deep” Lukas 1862 Aquarelle
PBk6 (Lamp Black) Winsor & Newton Cotman
The masking fluid is also Winsor & Newton
Disclaimer: The Characters of Croc are Copyright Argonaut Software & Publisher Fox Interactive.
Fates' Summit
Been a long absence but here’s my latest project! It’s the first work I’ve brought myself to sign so far. I’ve done one more between this and my last posted project, but couldn’t find myself to post it. This project was done on Arches 140 lb Coldpress Watercolor paper, Lukas 1862 Aquarelle, and painted entirely with a size 4 winsor & newton sable rigger. Though that may have proved to be a mistake when I likely should have applied the roof with my largest brush in a thick application. Instead doing 3 choppy layers seems to have gotten me too dark of a value, it’s really the only thing I’m disappointed about in the painting.
Overall, I’m really very happy with the result, and even if I wasn’t I had one heck of a time painting it! Best fun I’ve had in some time when I started working on it. There was something spectacular about laying down the wash for the sky and watching the masking fluid save the “Light” behind it for the falling snow, I think it’s my favorite part of the painting. I did use masking fluid in other areas too though. I saved the white of the moon with it, all the characters were covered up with masking fluid so I could work freely with washes as well as a few elements in the background.
As for the subject matter, I was looking at the ice levels of croc, and it dawned on me to paint a snow scene. Though this time, I wasn’t going to try to emulate the landscape of the game, instead, I took inspiration from the final boss level on tbe snow island to give me an idea of what to do, and I drew up the landscape of the painting with the thought of a snow scene in mind. Then I added a few characters, and a couple of in game items (The box, the cage, the key) and arranged them into the landscape. I think this painting has really shown some progression from the flaw of making a “Flat” landscape all the time. I’m finally getting more complex ideas down onto the paper, the contour of the land is not a straight and flat “Cake layer” as I might call it. There’s depth, and height, curves and interest. Your eye is going somewhere other than on a flat lifeless plane, and I’m very pleased with this.
Adding in the croc characters also gave me the chance to draw and shade living creatures. It’s very crude shading and fairly simple characters …. but I think it’s a good start. I very much like how the (Apparently they’re mountain goats, who knew!) who in the game form the “Ice demon itsy” turned out. Love the warm creamy color I used to insinuate white fur.
I also used masking fluid on the trees and mountains for lumps of snow, I love the effect. I think the best looking thing in there is the trees, the shading turned out quite nice. I do admit, it was spectacular laying down that “Reflection” in the ice as the coat of PG50 (Cobalt Teal) was still wet. I think I finally let go of some fears in this painting as well, and just allowed myself to put paint down a lot less hesitantly, and I drew the outlines much less fearfully. I started this project late one night just to have a good time painting (and boy did I ever) and yet I think it’s brought me the best results I’ve gotten so far. In throwing away my expectations of the “end goal” I ended up losing myself in the journey to the finished painting, and I love the result.
Anywho! That’s all I thank anyone who takes a look sincerely for checking out my work. Until next time!
The list of paints I used in the painting will be listed below. I will list the Pigment Color Index name, the common name, and then the “brand” name Followed by the brand of paint and line.
PR122 (Quinacridone Magenta) “Magenta” ~ Lukas 1862 Aquarelle
PR255 (Pyrrol Scarlet) “Cinnabar Red” Lukas 1862 Aquarelle
PY65 (Hansa Yellow Deep) “Indian yellow” Lukas 1862 Aquarelle
PG7 (Phthalocyanine Green) “Viridian Hue” Winsor & Newton Cotman
PG50 (Cobalt Teal) “Cobalt Turquoise” Lukas 1862 Aquarelle
PB27 (Prussian Blue) Winsor & Newton Cotman
PB15:6 (Phthalocyanine Blue Red Shade) “Phthalo Blue” Lukas 1862 Aquarelle
PB29 (Ultramarine Blue) “Ultramarine Deep” Lukas 1862 Aquarelle
PBk6 (Lamp Black) Winsor & Newton Cotman
The masking fluid is also Winsor & Newton
Disclaimer: The Characters of Croc are Copyright Argonaut Software & Publisher Fox Interactive.