Animator René

YouTube video by Shana Circe Dorland's Wax and Watercolor

And here's another method you can try out using Dorland's cold wax medium.
youtu.be/8H7TTIHyunk?...

I varnished two paintings with cold wax, and one with Matthew Bird's method. Good results and I'll share pics. For now I'll say that I prefer gloss varnish on gouache, and cold wax for watercolor.

Blog — Matthew Bird Fine Art

Here's the one I did follow from Matthew Bird's blog.
matthewbird.com/blog

You'll have to scroll until you see, "The Substrate," in bold letters. You'll also see a picture of Golden's soft gel gloss.

YouTube video by Lena Rivo How to Varnish Gouache Paintings for Framing without Glass Tutorial

Hi Jana, I found a few reliable sources. youtu.be/7YefJEGvYtY?...

I didn't follow this method, but it's similar to what I did.

It's time I varnish them and figure out whether I hang them in my home or sell them, even though I have no idea how to go about selling art. Although I am tempted to keep the green snake.

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Rift of the NecroDancer
Watercolor
Arches hot press 31cm x 41 cm 12'x16'

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#rhythmgame #traditionalpainting

Rift of the NecroDancer
Watercolor
Arches hot press 31cm x 41 cm 12'x16'

Just for fun I added the logo on the 2nd image.

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#rhythmgame #traditionalpainting

My first airbrush. I was worried that I would ruin the painting by spraying watercolor paint on dry layers of watercolor. I'm glad to say that it worked out. I'll show the final painting in the next post.

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And some more close up shots.

Background is done. Here are close up shots of the Rhythm Rift monsters.

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I really like the sketches you made of everyone at Jam City. Especially the one where Mary, Alice, and Sidney are hobbit size. 🤣

After a few thumbnails I develop the idea and take my own reference photos. Several hours later I completed the final drawing and transferred it to a hot press watercolor paper.

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It starts with a thumbnail.

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Thanks so much to the Fallbrook Art Center and to juror Frank Eber for selecting my painting "Light in the Forest" for the 16th Annual International Signature Watercolor Exhibition
On display from 15 April - 17 May 2025 #artwork #watercolorpainting #imagination @bsky.art

Leon Belmont
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Watercolor on hot press paper

This was very fun to paint.

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Leon Belmont
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
Watercolor on hot press paper

#castlevania #castlevaniafanart #castlevanialamentofinnocence #ps2 #playstation2 #watercolorpainting #watercoloronhotpresspaper #leonbelmont #belmontbloodline #belmontclan #vampirehunter #fanart

This is my first time painting on hot press watercolor paper. So far it's been really fun, a bit of a learning curve, and I think I like it more than cold press watercolor paper.

This is about the halfway point. I think I can finish tonight.

Thanks dude

Ink drawings of The Penguin. Drew this about 3 weeks ago, finished the show one week ago, and I'm motivated to do more fan art.

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Leon Belmont
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence

I made this color comp as an idea for a future painting. Planning on doing more thumbnails and color comps of other Belmont's. Maybe.

The interface is confusing. I'll figure it out eventually.

Castlevania is my favorite video game series, with Metroid a very close 2nd. Anyways, I also thought it was good, but do you wonder if it's losing some of its identity? Idk, maybe it's just me.

Leon Belmont from Castlevania: Lament of Innocence

First post on Bluesky.
Learning more about painting and character art by studying Ayami Kojima's art. This is Leon Belmont from Castlevania: Lament of Innocence.

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