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The Process
and Method Used In My Artwork:
Step
1. Preparing the paper
A sheet
of quality rice paper is chosen. The sheet is moistened with water
and deliberately folded into a certain pattern or random form, to
give it a texture. With varying degrees of the creases, the texture
thus achieved could resemble that of a rock, cracked porcelain or
other natural patterns.
As a light ink wash is applied over the entire sheet, the top parts
of the numerous folds creases get more ink alone the lines folds
then dents on the uneven surface, so they become darker as the dries
up.
Four separate layers of golden watercolor are then applied over
one another, giving enough dying time between each layer. Buy then,
the contrast of the first black and white ink layer should be greatly
subdued and hidden, although it is somewhere recognizable.
Step
2. Painting
After
drawing the basic design with a pencil, use a fine brush to outline
the contour of the objects. Fill in with color when the outline
is dry. When applying colors, work from light to dark when coloring
petal and leaves. Normally, five different layers of pigments are
used, with each new layer added only after the previous layer is
dry, so that the resulting color is rich, saturated timothy and
delicate.
A final overall layer of gold wash is then applied, leaving out
only the areas of dominant flowers. The painting is then mounted
onto four layers of white rice paper which serves as a backing so
that the gradations of each layer and the subtlety of each color
come out more fully, making the whole piece decorative and elegant.
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