Acorns

[eller]

No sketchbook pics yet, sorry, those will have to follow tomorrow - but here's another postcard I made for Postcrossing.



I used black and white acrylic pens, a grey marker, and... Schmincke is selling bottled opaque white these days (it has to be very new, I just saw it for the first time), and clearly, they developed that product just for me. XD It behaves just like white watercolor (as in, it can be diluted with water), it's just slightly more opaque overall, and slightly less rewettable when dry (which is good for layers) and dries with a matte finish. I'm very happy.

Comments

[amberdreams]

Love your acorns!
I just ordered some white ink I haven't tried before that says it's opaque, we'll see. Using semi transparent for highlights is a good idea though!

[eller]

Thank you! :) Yeah, I had been looking for something that can give me different gradations of white, from completely opaque (which is where white watercolor usually fails) to semi-transparent (which is where acrylics usually fail in that they become blotchy) that can be overpainted with watercolors (which is where ink usually fails)... Someone found a market niche in product development. XD

[rachelmanija]

Those are beautiful!

[eller]

Thank you! :)

[light_of_summer]

Looks great!

[eller]

Thanks!

[sabotabby]

It's beautiful!

[eller]

Thank you!