Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Spooky Enough For You?


Done with gouache first, painted very heavy. I left the paper white where I wanted it to end up black. When the gouache was dry I quickly painted india ink over the entire project. That's the scary part. When you can't stand to wait any longer you wash off the ink under running water. I think it turned out pretty good for my first attempt at using this technique.

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17 comments:

Fabián Fucci said...

Very nice scene and mood!

Anonymous said...

Really good!

Digital Scott's Illustrationblog said...

Great illustration! Now I want to try this technique.

Anonymous said...

I love your style here, and the technique is really interesting! It reminds me of the batik process.

INDIGENE said...

It's great when you take a chance and it comes out great! I'm going to try it! Beautiful work!

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Daisy Church said...

very cool atmosphere! I really enjoy the effect of the indian ink on the piece- very spooky indeed! :)

Kelly Meyers said...

just great!

Unknown said...

That is definitely spooky enough. Great illustration!!

Angela said...

This is great! I've recently started experimenting with this technique as well and I love it.

Mark Cavell said...

Love the fee, SPOOKY. For me has a 1950’s vibe.
Also I think your painting of “son and son” is beautiful.

Mark Cavell said...

Sorry, that should say FEEL. I must learn to type.

Unknown said...

This is gorgeous! And a really interesting technique, lovely!

Thanks for the comment on my blog, too~

.......... said...

this is great!!
btw, what's the best way to remove an india ink stain?
would love to try your method but knowing me, a mess WILL be made...

Tracy said...

Wow, this is great! Love this technique :)

Anonymous said...

This is GORGEOUS, the textures and everything are so beautiful...I wanna try!

Vickie said...

Wow. That's a neat technique. Great painting, too. I'll have to give it a try.

Christy/Tiddly Inks Digitals said...

Very interesting technique. Thanks for sharing...I definitely would like to try this! :D
The illustration is topnotch too! I love the feel of the pure black.

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