Swimming With the Fishes

 

I explored a new site for guidance with painting Khoi fish.  I have to admit, I have never done anything like this but, feeling confident, I gave it a try.  I looked for a new YouTube video and found the following;

Easy Watercolor Painting Ideas - Koi Fish

Easy Watercolor Painting Ideas - Koi Fish - YouTube

This video provided great guidance but wasn't quite a beginner level. Though, with video, I was able to stop the recording, rewind, and replay which I did many times.  I learned a few things from this video such as the wet-on-wet dabbing technique as well as pre-drawing the fish I wanted.  It also showed and explained how applying water around the fish drawing will allow for the blending of colours (wet -n-wet technique) where you want it. 

I started sketching two fish which, in itself, was a little daunting.   I used a mechanical pencil as I tend to use a lighter touch with them, and had my trusty eraser.

Using a wet-on-wet technique, I wet the paper everywhere except where the fish were and then dabbed various shades of blue all over.  The various shades of blue looked like water.

Once the paint was dry, I added the oranges and red for the fish

** One issue - the fish bled… maybe when I applied the water I went outside the lines?  However, it looks like the blur from underwater….interesting.