Art: Famous Grey Nightshirt (G)

[sigune]

My latest experiment with watercolour - Snape, nightshirt courtesy of Goblet of Fire, utterly G.

Concrit very welcome.






This time I used a method totally different from my usual stuff. Instead of making a detailed pencil drawing, I did a light sketch that served just to make sure that everything would end up in the right position; then I drew just about everything with my paintbrush. The paper has a very grainy surface - it's the same as I used for The Beautiful Narcissa.

In a sense I'm pleased with the result, but not entirely. I don't know - I don't seem to be able to do really fine work with watercolour, and half the time I'm not sure just what I'm doing and what effect it's going to have. I kept adding to the background washes, and I just couldn't get them to look the way I wanted them to :(. It was difficult to figure out when to stop - I had no idea whether I would improve the picture or make it worse. I also lacked the courage to paint closer to the outline of the shirt, the flame and the candle. There is always this white line between my figures and the background :/.

...Just how often do I have to tell myself to take classes before I'm actually going to make time and really take some? :P

Comments

[mistress-kabuki.livejournal.com]

Here via hogwarts_today...

He's so cute! I don't know how you got the precise lines with watercolor cause it never came out looking so clean for me. I'm particuarly fond if his dangling hand, his hair and face, and those feet ...

Nice use of lighting too, with the candle and the twisting stairs. Very creepy, gothic atmosphere as befitting Severus. Lovely piece, thanks for posting this!

[sigune.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much!

The precise lines are painted wet on dry, and I do have a very good brush - it's a large petit-gris (no. 10) with a very fine point. I'm exceedingly fond of it :).

I have never been very good at the dark-and-light stuff, and when I work with inks I make them flat. But watercolour sort of urges you to play with light, and that's what I tried here. It was fun :D.