Three Snakes

This painting looks like a watercolour painting, right? But it is not. I was still using my neocolor II watersoluble wax crayons, the Neocolor II, but in a somewhat different way. Instead of dipping the tips in the water I used a wet brush to take pigments from the tip of the crayons and then painted with it. This makes it look much more transparent and delicate.

 

Snake character

There are thousand videos on YouTube where you can learn acrylic painting. There are thousand videos on YouTube showing you how to paint with watercolours. But it looks like the neocolor 2 crayons from Caran d'Ache are merely looked upon as a medium for children or colorists. There are only a handful of usable videos for someone who - like me - wants to use these watersoluble crayons as a medium for painting.

So I have to experiment myself, learn which things work and which do not. In general I like experimenting - but having somebody to learn from can make things a lot easier and time-saving!