First attempts with digital watercolours

[sintra]

Hi All,

Here are my first attempts at digital watercolours, it would be great to here your comments and crits on them.

Kind regards

Darren

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[CADken]

very nice... what are you using for the watercolor?

[sintra]

I used photoshop and 'the dennis technique' glad ou like

Darren

[tomsdesk]

VERY nice, indeed! (IMHO the contrast of the first and the brush technique of the last trip my "pleasing" trigger the most.)

[Ross Macintosh]

Cool Stuff Darren! I like the third one best because the shadows really help bring it alive. In general I'd recommend always playing with your shadow settings to get them positioned to enhance your ultimate image. For me with such a rendering it doesn't matter how accurate those shadows as much as how good the look -- artistic licence.

Regards, Ross

[sintra]

Number 3 is my favourite to, i know what you mean about the shadows its trick getting them looking spot on for these type of images

Darren

[majid]

i posted an PS action here http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=82&t=4616&p=43443#p43443
plz try it and give me feedback plz

[PKast]

I like the angles of your views. I think your Sketchup models are very good. I like the style of the post processing, it's very pleasing. I think you could use some more white around the perimeter, especially on the first image to draw you in on the middle.

@unknownuser said:

Here's a quote from Grant Marshall's "Digital Watercolour Effects on Sketchup Images": "Watercolour artists often don't cover all the paper with paint. White paper can be an important part of the composition and help give life to the image. If your SketchUp images are edge-to-edge colour you'll have missed out on one of the easier 'tricks' and you can run the risk of the end result looking overworked and muddy. Generally speaking, larger areas of white will give the image a quick, sketchy, suggestive feel, while less white might be appropriate if you are simulating a more detailed, more 'finished' painting."

Best,

[sintra]

@pkast said:

I like the angles of your views. I think your Sketchup models are very good. I like the style of the post processing, it's very pleasing. I think you could use some more white around the perimeter, especially on the first image to draw you in on the middle.

@unknownuser said:

Here's a quote from Grant Marshall's "Digital Watercolour Effects on Sketchup Images": "Watercolour artists often don't cover all the paper with paint. White paper can be an important part of the composition and help give life to the image. If your SketchUp images are edge-to-edge colour you'll have missed out on one of the easier 'tricks' and you can run the risk of the end result looking overworked and muddy. Generally speaking, larger areas of white will give the image a quick, sketchy, suggestive feel, while less white might be appropriate if you are simulating a more detailed, more 'finished' painting."

Best,

Thanks for positive feedback all, ver grateful

Where can i find Grant Marshall's "Digital Watercolour Effects on Sketchup Images" ?

Kind regards

[PKast]

Try this website for the complete (unfinished) tutorial:

http://www.marshallarts.co.za/Tutorials/SU2WCtut.htm

Best,

[PKast]

Sintra, I took your first image and ran a quick PS process on it. On one I used a slight textured background, on the other I left it off.

Best,

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[sintra]

Hi PKast,

Nice to see a different interpretation of the the image, i have actually done some tweaking on them myself lightened the sky and decreased the coverage of the sky.

I am really starting to love these type of images i normally do alot of renders in kerkythea and always will do but these are great to do quick to show clients. The clients for the project really liked the images and thought they were hand drawn i took it as complment.

Kind regards

Darren

[mirjman]

sintra: keep us posted as you refine your technique/use it on different projects. It will be nice to see where you go with this

[sintra]

I have another coule of projets i am working on at minute i will post them when finished.

Darren

[PKast]

Yes, keep us posted with your latest work.

Best,

[sintra]

Hi All,

Here are my latest watercolours, there are four different views of the same street scene just from different angles.

Kind regards

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[sintra]

And the final one

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[sintra]

Some more scenes from the above same project.

Darren

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[tomsdesk]

Darren, these are great...your style is quiet, pleasing, and quite powerful! I like the "final one" the best since the shaded wall adds a good measure of interest and a bit of drama (plus the tree shadow adds so much).

Love to see this one with the bike guy replacing the slightly distorted auto on the right...might "slow down" the road to "pedestrian" make it less of a barrier to be crossed.

[sintra]

Hi All,

tomsdesk glad you like them

Here are the latest versions of this project, i have added some sketchy lines to the face of the properties and also to the roof.

Kind regards

Darren

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