The night is alluring. I dont mean Im attracted to the dark Nosferatu-style or that I have the full collection of KISS greatest hits. Instead, I find that sketching night scenes is quite a challenge, given the little tools a sketcher can carry. A pencil, a couple pens, watercolors and limited time.... When I began sketching I did not know how to get it, since using watercolor everything tends to look as a sunny midday flowery scene in the park. But some time ago, Robert Muts told me his secret: Before applying watercolor, he paints the shadows with an ink wash, leaving only what will be in the highlights untouched. After that, all hues done in watercolor will be subdued. It has to be waterproof (Noodlers in my case) ink, otherwise it muddles when wet again. Also, in real life colors in the dark desaturate to the point of total dark. And coloring a highly desaturated scene is a real challenge. So I try once and again. This sketch was left unfinished half a year ago. I never found the time to finish it, but yesterday I sat and gave it the works.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:06:47 +0000
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