I love painting with watercolors. They’re just so darn much fun. They have a mind of their own, I think. They just go where they want to go on the paper most of the time. To get these amazingly vibrant colors, I use highly concentrated iridescent paints.
I need to quit my day job so I can paint for eight hours a day. You guys!! Come on! You’re supposed to be helping me out here!
Electric Storm (c) Kelly Naylor 2008
we’ve been HAVING ELECTRIC STORMS here in RI since last night…I even went down to the basement yesterday late afternoon w/ my candle, chocolate bar (dark), cell phone, water because of a tornado watch…still raining and very ELECTRIC outside…like your strong watercolor painting!!!
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We’re just getting rain. Lots and lots and lots of rain. I’m glad I live uphill from the river (Hudson).
My problem with most watercolors is they’re too pastel for my taste. I love the vibrant colors on that piece. You’ve opened my eyes to the possibilities. 🙂
You have probably said this before, but how are you uploading your images and still keeping the vibrancy?
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@Haley… The trick is to buy the good watercolors and not use a whole lot of water. The iridescent ones are very concentrated, but most other cake watercolors are too lame for me. I buy the more expensive ones that come in tubes like oils and acrylics do.
@Claire… Most of the time, the colors scan pretty true to life, so all I have to do is adjust the size and resolution before uploading. Every now and again, the scans are crap, so I have to try adjusting the colors using Photoshop. Mostly, that happens when I use the fluorescent paints. Fluorescent paints do NOT scan well at all.