been using watercolor, Dr. PH Martin's synchromatic & radiant
concentrated. Then I found Dr. PH Martin's Hydrus which calims
to be very lightfast. AND THEN I came across Daler Rowney
acrylic ink, which works in the same fashion as watercolor &
from what i've read is super bright and lightfast. Most
importantly I was stoked to find something lightfast even,
though I spray a UV coating multiple times over a watercolor
painting. So I decided to do a little review of the three and some
in progress pictures. Also a little sneak peak of some traditional
style series i'm currently doing.
The one thing I noticed about the acrylic ink was you could lay
down bases with out overlap lines. (Lower skull)
The color I used on the skull was emerald green, which even
as straight concentrate wasn't very bright. I had to mix the
acrylic ink thoroughly to get it to disperse. It almost looked like
when you try to mix water w. oil. I also couldn't get it to
blend like watercolor. But even though, it still had some very
nice achievable effects.
The Green I used on the leaves of the rose was PH Martin's
radiant grass green. Real bright and tolerable transitions.
The black and grey tones were done with PH Martin's hydrus
black. Out of the bottle, like the acrylic ink, its a little bit more
body, and has a plastic like sheen to it. It was a little harder
to move around than normal watercolor, but still maintained a
strong color concentrated, and diluted.
I'll continue to use all three, mainly the hydrus due to how it
acts and the lightfast factor. I feel that the acrylic ink would
work great for boldness. But my heart goes to good old watercolor.
And there you have it, my first review.
