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johncomicMy 26th watercolour is a portrait of my friend's cat — I did it a while ago and have been itching to show it, but now that she's finally received the original, it's okay if she sees it here.
Freddie is actually a good bit darker IRL than she appears here [much closer to black], but I decided to lighten her to allow some under-colours to show through a bit better. And I chose ivory black as opposed to lamp black for the over-colour because of its brownish tone when diluted, which matches the warmth that I saw in Freddie's colouring. This underpainting approach was inspired by something I saw in a book — I'm fairly pleased with how that aspect turned out, and it represents an unusual amount of artistic licence on my part.
Freddie is actually a good bit darker IRL than she appears here [much closer to black], but I decided to lighten her to allow some under-colours to show through a bit better. And I chose ivory black as opposed to lamp black for the over-colour because of its brownish tone when diluted, which matches the warmth that I saw in Freddie's colouring. This underpainting approach was inspired by something I saw in a book — I'm fairly pleased with how that aspect turned out, and it represents an unusual amount of artistic licence on my part.
