Nib Flash How could I improve my watercolor paintings?
This is an illustrative image of an African boy.
It was done in ink (with pen nib) and watercolour on paper.
Any suggestions to how to improve it?
ps. the flash on my camer was bad...
you handle the watercolour very nicely, it's a difficult medium to get comfortable with. i can see you referenced a photo for this illustration. one thing to remember when doing so, is to (for the most part) NOT follow the lighting in the photo too specifically.
decide where your major light source is coming from, the photo will help. next decide what is in shadow and where in the picture is the translation from light to shadow. then figure out your reflected light. this is light that lives in the shadow areas.
it's best to take every element in your illustration and break it down into simple forms: sphere for the head, block for the torso, cylinder for the arm, etc. within these larger forms, smaller forms will live and be shaded according to their form.
i'll give you a specific example in your picture: the head. while the face is nicely rendered, the skull is flat with no real shadow area. i would say the light source is coming from the upper right. so the side of his head would be in shadow. and because his skull is rounded, reflected light would be apparent on the back planes of his head.
despite what is in the photograph you're referencing, this assumption of how light plays on a form is a perfectly legitimate 'cheat'. after all, you are creating a 2 dimensional representation of a 3 dimensional object.
do what you have to in your illustration to show as much solidity and form as possible. this will make your illustrations seem that much more real.
good luck!
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