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©2009 Sarah B. Seiter - Do not use without permission - Colored Pencil/Watercolors - Original 10" X20"

I finished another one :dance: Hope this trend keeps up ;)

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Inspired in part by :icongoldfishdreams-stock: Thanks!

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~moonlight311 Apr 15, 2013
love it your gallery is amazing
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Mood: Love ~gypsydolls Feb 2, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
love it!
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Mood: Wow! ~SunnyKusuri Jan 20, 2013  Hobbyist
beautiful
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*Blossom-Lullabies Jul 10, 2012   Photographer
Your steampunks fairies are my favorite, it's original and very special, and the mix between this two universes is surprising (in first, we can think that there are opposate but you mix them in a such a beautiful way that we see always the harmony in your compositions).
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~karinesnake Jul 5, 2012
love her dress and hair.... well, her wing too lol
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~ABitMadInTheHead Dec 6, 2010  Student Traditional Artist
Very beautiful piece!! I love the translucency of the wings. Might I ask how you were able to draw over the watercolor background - is it just pencil?? Did you do the entire background and then begin the drawing or did you avoid certain areas when painting?
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*MisticUnicorn Dec 7, 2010
Thank you :floating:

I did the base painting with watercolors, then used my colored pencils to finish the rest of the details and refine the image. I then used gouache to paint over the pencil for the transparent part of the wings. I had to lay it on kind of thick where the pencil was though since the pencil is somewhat waxy and resists water to some extent. I have used masking fluid at times in the past, but I find that it usually is not really needed if you are careful and the time spent to apply ad remove it is not worth the trouble.

Hope that answers your questions :D
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~ABitMadInTheHead Dec 7, 2010  Student Traditional Artist
thanks so much for info! I never knew pencils could so thoroughly color over watercolor like that
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*MisticUnicorn Dec 8, 2010
Yes, watercolor soaks into the board for the most part so it is nearly like coloring on the blank board. I use Crescent brand board. Either 100 or 200 weight hot press. I use Prismacolor pencils as well, which makes a big difference in color since they are somewhat soft leaded :D
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~ABitMadInTheHead Dec 8, 2010  Student Traditional Artist
thanks so much for your tips! I have prismacolors too so I'll have to give this a proper go! And again, you do it very beautifully!
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