and here is the background on which I painted the sailor
this one, as those who follow my different tutorials know it, is a mix of painting with the water-soluble chalks Neocolor II, collages of various papers (pages of books) and stamps ...
Sorry I thought that tells it all ;-) Because this is exactly that : I paint colors and glue papers and stamps or draw patterns, that's my first step of background creation
And then, ON THAT BACKGROUND, I draw the character...I don't print anything, why Would I, while it is already existing and ready to be used ? ;-)
Maybe you will better understand by having a look to this old complete tutorial post :
it explains in a very detailed way the creation of the background, and then if you are interested you can have a look at the creation of the character ON the background =D
https://steemit.com/art/@barbara-orenya/my-bunnygirl-painting-s-tutorial-part-one-tutoriel-de-mademoisellebunny-1ere-partie-eng-fr
https://steemit.com/art/@barbara-orenya/part-two-of-my-bunnygirl-painting-s-tutorial-tutoriel-de-mademoisellebunny-1ere-partie-eng-fr
stupid question but is chalk not always water soluble? Neocolor II something special? Now i will read the link so maybe I ask without reading if the answer maybe is in your text. Thank you very much!
I don't think chalks are always water-soluble, not that way, but maybe it is only a confusion of terms due to the language, in fact here is what is writen on the NEOCOLOR II : water-soluble wax pastel
they are not that special, as you can do the same with watercolor pencils, but in fact, they have more pigments, I would say, and then the color is more bright and rich and have a density that is not the aim with the classic watersoluble pencils... =)
hope that helps..? ^_^
yes I did look it up and start understanding :-) thank you very much !