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  2009

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  quickdrawl

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  this was for a challenge on conceptart. I found out that watercolor doesn’t work well AT ALL on regular moleskin
  tags: art nouveau | watercolor
   

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  trebor61 10:32 am on January 13, 2009 | #

  I’m afraid I found this out some time ago. Watercolour doesn’t seem to lie properly on regular Moleskins. It soaks/doesn’t soak into the surface in a random fashion. I have also found getting watercolour Moleskines difficult so I now buy them on line two or three at a time. The paper, in these sketchbooks is a sort of cross between a Hot Pressed and slightly textured which works reasonably well. I think your effort, in this “post” is to be commended since you seem to have overcome the difficulties. Well done!

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  Alexandra 11:38 am on January 13, 2009 | #

  I agree with trebor61, your drawing turned out amazing, even with the watercolor difficulties

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  Levity Freeman 12:20 pm on January 13, 2009 | #

  Beautiful! Especially considering the paper!

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  roseindigo 2:41 pm on January 13, 2009 | #

  I also agree. It’s a beautiful drawing, especially considering the difficulties with the watercolor. I LOVE the watercolor molies and use them for all my watercolor sketching these days. I got some regular molies for Christmas, and discovered that I don’t like the way colored pencil works on the regular paper—the color is not saturated enough, but they are great for a clear ink line.

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  r_sail 3:23 pm on January 13, 2009 | #

  You just have to use less water in your mixture. I’ve never had a problem with watercolor in either the unlined journals or the sketchbooks.

  Granted, it’s not watercolor paper, so, you can’t expect much from it. Nice drawing, though.

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  quickdrawl 3:43 pm on January 13, 2009 | #

  hey thanks everyone!
  trebor, I think I’m going to try a watercolor one next, the only reason I didn’t this time was because of the landscape thing. the paper sounds awsome though, so I’ll have to make due!
  roseindigo, I actually think colored pencils look awsome on regular, maybe it’s just the way the brand you use reacts though. I agree about the pen though, it’s amazing to use.
  r_sail, I’ll have to try that next time. course, my technique is to use a lot of water, so I’ll just have to adjust a little for moleskine

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  Sarah 4:24 pm on January 13, 2009 | #

  Gorgeous.
  Don’t give up on watercolour in your moly.
  A whole host of posts to EDM suggested adding a little liquid soap to watercolours as it helps it break through its barrier.

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  r_sail 5:14 pm on January 13, 2009 | #

  You can still use plenty of water, you just need more pigment in it.

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  Margie 8:56 pm on January 15, 2009 | #

  Roseindigo, Prismacolor pencils work fantastic in the regular moleskines.
  Quickdrawl, This piece looks really good.

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