Spirit Fox - Work In Progress
Work In Progress=Updates
I am reworking an old watercolor painting, you can see the finished piece on the link I posted at the end of this article. I didn't like how the fox turned out, but my skill-set wasn't advanced enough to copy what I had in my minds-eye. After two years on Steemit painting almost every day for 4 to 6 hours so I could post an article or two a day my skill-set has improved.
I was going to use gouache paint (opaque watercolor) to go over the foxes first coat to lighten it up and go back over with new textures and colors.
I decided to go with Gelly Roll gel-pens because my ink pens hate gouache paint. It's the pigment, it plugs up my porous ink pen tips. I have paid for all my art supplies, quality art supplies, especially watercolor supplies are expensive from my Steemit profits, thank you Steemit! So I could paint and draw as someone possessed.
I used the opaque no sparkles white gel-pen #31031 using short lines to add texture. I am going over the white texture with gel-pens and micron permanent colored pens. The gel-pens blend well and I have to wait for the gel to dry before I go back over with my ink pens.
So far I am happy with the results, I should finish up with this piece in a couple days. Today I had to mow the lawn and make bread, so I was busy most of the day.
However, I was able to sit down for a couple hours and add some color so I could share the results with all of my Steemit friends.
If you want the bread recipe, please ask me, and I will write an article about how to make bread and cinnamon rolls. I can't eat sugar or wheat, but I enjoy making bread and watching those I love to eat my artwork.
A link to My Blog
You say in some day you can finish the paint but now it looks beauty and colorful i can't wait to see it in full color, about the recipe i would like to try some of them because in my coutry you can't find something like that i mean bread cinnamon rolls is something too much american hehehe, like her the empanadas or buñuelos. Regards dear friend
Wow, that looks yummy @dim753, your food is from corn flour right? I grew corn on my farm, dried the corn, cooked and soaked the corn kernals in lime, and ground it into flour to make corn flour...OMG, my empanadas tasted terrific, I've never eaten fresh corn flour before, I think I would get so fat living in South America....hahaha
Hoe about corn rice? It tastes good.
I've never had corn rice...I'm drooling though, maybe because I haven't eaten a lot today @immarojas...hahaha
Healthier and nicer...a bit heavy to the tummy. Let me know how that goes😊
It's not exactly corn flour, i mean the original recipe is based in a dough made with cooked corn, but now to simplify the things big companies sell something similar to corn flour to make it hehehe, you have to eat empanada and arepas de huevo wowwwwwwwwwwwww so tasty my friend. Regards
Is that brown round thing an egg?
No they're calling buñuelos and are made with common flour, eggs and cheese they're so tasty too with chocolate or coffee wow.
@reddust, Glad to see another working process of Spirit Fox. Better color using on the drawing. Very interesting task for buying every watercolor supplies and quality art supplies through steem profit. Everyone don't do. But fashionable persons know what's better decision.
@madushanka, I joined Steemit to learn about cryptocurrency, be part of a cool beta testing project and hopefully pay for my art supplies. I didn't come to steemit to get rich or pay the rent, I couldn't see a social site making that kind of money for a ordinary person like me...lololol
I am happy with the result with the fox and my experiment with Steemit <3
Top quality gel pen art design. I love your naturalize vision @reddust. I prefer to read bread recipe definitely. If you can post it highly appreciate.
Okay, two request, I will write up a bread recipe tomorrow, thank you @dragonking
Ar the different colors you used symbolic of anything spiritually with reference to the fox? I know you like those new jell pens. Thanks @reddust.
Yes there are spiritual symbolism involved, but my Tibetan friends would maybe frown on my suggesting foxes have rainbow bodies...hahaha
But the rainbow has many ancient symbolic meanings depending on the culture and the time in history.
Michael Sheehy reviews Rainbow Body and Resurrection by Francis V. Tiso. From the Winter 2016 issue of Buddhadharma.
Rainbows in mythology
That´s a very nice Spirit (I would say Rainbow) Fox.
For me, judging watercolor painting is like wine tasting: I know nothing about the art. I can only say if I like it or not. Regarding the Spirit Fox I can say that that picture is alive. The eyes of the fox are so real and he is trying to say something.
@marcusantoniu26, pay attention the fox may speak through other things that happen to you through your day... ;-) <3
Be careful in Native American lore the fox is a trickster and female spirit...hehehe
So is the fox a she-fox?
I don’t know, I haven’t asked, but the Fox spirit trickster is feminine energy
It's kinda cute! Can't bake sorry @reddust... how about a smoothie?
@immarojas, I've been doing watermelon and banana smoothes but that's kinda boring lolol
Not if watermelon!! Just add nuts.
I love to freeze my watermelon and blend it with water, such a yummy summer drink.
absolutely chilled or frozen...not too sweet nor bland..perfect!enjoy @reddust
it looks so cool I love your work, it's wonderful to see the progress ... You're wonderful
Thank you @denissemata, I hope you and your Mom are doing well <3
Thank you very much dear @reddust We are pretty good despite everything that happens in the country. And how are you doing?
@reddust,
Spirit of fox, yeah it seems to be a hard work! Because, a lot of color lines and sharp hairy of fox need to draw by different colors of pencils, brushes and have to deal with a lot of layers! Probably this might be one great artwork comes through water colors in next couple of weeks or days time!
I think if you get a free time, it's nice to hear how to make a bread! Yeah it could be used to make one at home (Probably my wife)!
I hope you might draw more layers on this artwork! Actually it's a great imaginary of course!
Cheers~
Fox art with gel pen on previous water color paint is amazing to me, it seems almost 3D art. Its feel pretty good yo watch your drawing.