SF&F Picture 37 out of 54 by Helle Jorgensen.

SciFi and Fantasy Art: Autumn Storm - Close-up

A close-up for more details from my watercolour mermaid. Full picture here.

Part of a tour:

Into the Rain

Categories Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters Woman, Women Mermaids, Leviathans, Underwater Creatures

Techniques Pencil/Graphite Pen Watercolour

Date	Name	Comment
18 Aug 2006	Lena Hellen Iachoukova	Loading... Is it your very first watercolored picture? The technique is really good for the first attempt! I really can see that on the close-up. May I ask what kind of paper did you use? Ahh… I do believe the mermaid would look natural sitting on the rock, not just leaning upon it. But perhaps she’s just jumping out of the water… Helle Jorgensen replies: "Well, I think I had some cheap study watercolours as a kid, but since then I haven't been using watercolours for years and years. I think this is a pretty good start. I've been reading some books on watercoloring techniques over the summer, and that might have helped. The paper was something I got at an art supply store; it doesn't have a spiffy brand name or any details on weight and coarseness. It's probably meant for general artistic purposes as much as for watercolours. I just saw it and liked the feel of it; it's slighty thicker than ordinary office paper, a little bit darker, and with a slighty coarser structure. It wasn't expensive, so it appears to be good value for the money."
19 Aug 2006	Vincent James Bernardo	Loading... Well... for your first water color in years, this would be a pretty good start. When I use traditional mediums, the only fantasy creatures I can draw are living jellys and blobs. Good to see that you didn't over-saturate this close up. Helle Jorgensen replies: "Oh, yes, I'm happy enough with this one, but then I had some good advice from a friend . And happily, I managed to keep my hands off Pixia's tone balance adjustment function. (Though here I played a little bit with the colour intensity to make good for the fact that the scan was not quite as intensely coloured as the original piece). As for you, I sincerely doubt that you can only do blobs in traditional media! Maybe your artistic self-criticism just takes over too much?"
30 Aug 2006	Anne .Inkeri.Anu Hänninen	Loading... She is adorable, with that sad look on her face...Autumn can be such beautiful season, but days like this I feel better if I may stay indoors! Don´t know what difference that would do in her case, though...smiles Helle Jorgensen replies: "That's a sweet comment. We're getting lots of rain where I live now, so autumn does seem to be just around the corner. The beautiful colours of the season aren't quite here yet; it'll be a while still. But I do like the melancholy of autumn weather. Of course, it's generally better when it is followed up by a cup of hot tea after coming back in! Poor mermaid, I don't know how she'd handle that. She'd have to hope for a ship to come by, I suppose."
1 Oct 2008	Marjolijn Feddema	Loading... Haha, I like it. Never seen anyting like it. Great idea and I like your use of colors. Helle Jorgensen replies: "Thanks! I do like how this one came out."

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