{"id":815,"date":"2021-01-05T18:24:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T18:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/?p=815"},"modified":"2023-01-16T11:48:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T11:48:07","slug":"drawing-in-watercolor-fairy-resting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/drawing-in-watercolor-fairy-resting\/","title":{"rendered":"Drawing in watercolor: &#8220;Fairy resting&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contenidos<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a701046d688e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a701046d688e\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/drawing-in-watercolor-fairy-resting\/#Drawing_in_watercolor_%E2%80%9CFairy_resting%E2%80%9D\" >Drawing in watercolor: &#8220;Fairy resting&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/drawing-in-watercolor-fairy-resting\/#Applying_color\" >Applying color<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/drawing-in-watercolor-fairy-resting\/#Materials_employed\" >Materials employed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/drawing-in-watercolor-fairy-resting\/#Final_score\" >Final score<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Drawing_in_watercolor_%E2%80%9CFairy_resting%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><strong>Drawing in watercolor: &#8220;Fairy resting&#8221;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taking advantage of the&nbsp;<strong>Christmas season<\/strong>&nbsp;, full of&nbsp;<strong>magic and fantasy<\/strong>&nbsp;, I have decided to make a watercolor related to some endearing characters that I am passionate about:&nbsp;<strong>fairies<\/strong>&nbsp;.&nbsp;In the work I wanted to convey feelings of tranquility and illusion &#8211; through the fairy resting on the moon, which acts as an armchair &#8211; adding fresh touches &#8211; and healthy! &#8211; such as the fruit basket, and Christmas motifs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Applying_color\"><\/span>Applying color<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After&nbsp;<strong>drawing the sketch in pencil<\/strong>&nbsp;, I let the pencil rest a bit to match the brush and start painting.&nbsp;The&nbsp;<strong>selection of colors<\/strong>&nbsp;is very personal, but I am going to explain how I worked on this example work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" data-id=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-firstlayer-watercolor.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-firstlayer-watercolor.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-firstlayer-watercolor-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">First layer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"942\" data-id=\"817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-skincolor-whitedress.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-skincolor-whitedress.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-skincolor-whitedress-223x300.jpeg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Coloring the skin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"936\" data-id=\"818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-watercolor-moon.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-watercolor-moon.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-watercolor-moon-224x300.jpeg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Coloring moon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"937\" data-id=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-watercolor-paintbasket.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-watercolor-paintbasket.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-watercolor-paintbasket-224x300.jpeg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Coloring the basket<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For&nbsp;<strong>the skin color<\/strong>&nbsp;I have used a 50% mixture of&nbsp;<strong>ocher yellow and cadmium red<\/strong>&nbsp;;&nbsp;in&nbsp;<strong>first<\/strong>&nbsp;place I have applied a&nbsp;<strong>layer<\/strong>&nbsp;quite&nbsp;<strong>transparent<\/strong>&nbsp;to the mixture to&nbsp;<strong>then<\/strong>&nbsp;go adding&nbsp;<strong>additional layers<\/strong>&nbsp;.&nbsp;In the&nbsp;<strong>shady<\/strong>&nbsp;areas&nbsp;I have used a little&nbsp;<strong>brown<\/strong>&nbsp;and later a little&nbsp;<strong>purple<\/strong>&nbsp;to give a more lively touch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Referring to the&nbsp;<strong>dress<\/strong>&nbsp;, the main color is white, so what I did was simply applying color in&nbsp;<strong>areas<\/strong>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<strong>shadow<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>folds<\/strong>&nbsp;of the same, using the&nbsp;<strong>purple<\/strong>&nbsp;. The&nbsp;<strong>white<\/strong>&nbsp;color&nbsp;<strong>of the paper itself<\/strong>&nbsp;will be the one we use as the&nbsp;<strong>main color<\/strong>&nbsp;of the dress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<strong>fresh<\/strong>&nbsp;touch&nbsp;comes from the hand of the&nbsp;<strong>fruit basket<\/strong>&nbsp;, made in a kind of wicker, for which I have used a first&nbsp;<strong>yellow&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>base&nbsp;with&nbsp;<strong>loose brushstrokes<\/strong>&nbsp;to generate the braided look of the basket.&nbsp;Subsequently, its color is applied to each fruit, playing again with the white of the paper to generate highlights of light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the&nbsp;<strong>moon<\/strong>&nbsp;, an element of rest, I have used a base of&nbsp;<strong>ocher yellow and brown<\/strong>&nbsp;for the area of \u200b\u200bthe contours and edges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally for the&nbsp;<strong>background<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; like a galaxy &#8211; I have used&nbsp;<strong>two<\/strong>&nbsp;different shades of&nbsp;<strong>blue<\/strong>&nbsp;(&nbsp;<strong>dark and soft<\/strong>&nbsp;) and&nbsp;<strong>purple<\/strong>&nbsp;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"942\" data-id=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-watercolor-galaxy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-watercolor-galaxy.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-watercolor-galaxy-223x300.jpeg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">First layer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"947\" data-id=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-watercolor-galaxy2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-watercolor-galaxy2.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-watercolor-galaxy2-222x300.jpeg 222w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Adding more layers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Materials_employed\"><\/span>Materials employed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To make this drawing I made use of a&nbsp;<strong>pencil<\/strong>&nbsp;common or pencil for drawing the sketch of a&nbsp;<strong>brush<\/strong>&nbsp;for watercolor&nbsp;<strong>paper 300g<\/strong>&nbsp;weight and&nbsp;<strong>watercolors<\/strong>&nbsp;brand&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.royaltalens.com\/en\/products\/ecoline\/bottles\/?productCode=1125P\">ECOLINE<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;.&nbsp;I recommend using this brand since although it is a little more expensive, its pigment is more intense and of better quality, so we can get more out of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-materials-watercolors.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-materials-watercolors.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-materials-watercolors-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-materials-watercolors-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-materials-watercolors-702x526.jpg 702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ECOLINE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-sketchbook-watercolor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-sketchbook-watercolor.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-sketchbook-watercolor-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-sketchbook-watercolor-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-sketchbook-watercolor-702x526.jpg 702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_score\"><\/span>Final score<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then I show you the result of the work done<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-fairy-finalresult-1-769x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-fairy-finalresult-1-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-fairy-finalresult-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-fairy-finalresult-1-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.susanisaac.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/01\/blog3-fairy-finalresult-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fairy resting<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope you liked my Christmas gift&nbsp; \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drawing in watercolor: &#8220;Fairy resting&#8221; Taking advantage of the&nbsp;Christmas season&nbsp;, full of&nbsp;magic and fantasy&nbsp;, I have decided to make a watercolor related to some endearing characters that I am passionate about:&nbsp;fairies&nbsp;.&nbsp;In the work I wanted to convey feelings of tranquility and illusion &#8211; through the fairy resting on the moon, which acts as an armchair 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