The prompt this week-watercolors. I do like to play with my watercolor pencils. For this I used a digital picture, applied a filter, printed the image out, used a transfer process to transfer the image to a piece of watercolor paper, and then highlighted with my watercolor pencils. I did try applying another photo filter over the image after I scanned it into the computer, but everything made the image muddy.
For the sake of experimentation I did two. For one I peeled the paper off about 5 minutes after I did the transfer process. For the second (the water lily) I let it dry overnight before I peeled off the paper. It's easier to peel off the paper after 5 minutes or so.
Watercolor paper works very well for transfers-it's sturdy enough to be rinsed off with a little water....
On the rose, I did use a knitting needle to scratch up the paper a little. It's kind of hard to see in the scan, but I like the texture it added.
There are a few spots on the water lily I wished I'd rubbed a little more. But overall I like it. I'm definitely going to play with this some more.
