Hi, This is a very typical scene in the Pacific Northwest, where we get a lot of rain! It was something that I wanted to do in real watercolor, but I did it in Artrage first. Then I got the crazy idea for the raindrops. I kind of like the idea of it, because while it looks like it could be a "real" watercolor, it would be almost impossible to get the raindrops in true, transparent watercolor. In art rage I did it on a separate layer.
It reminded me of a few years ago, I went with another artist to a beach community art weekend. A watercolor painter whose work I really like, was trying to get the effect of raindrops by spraying some sort of clear polymer on the back of the glass on his framed prints. I thought it was pretty clever, but the other artist I was with thought it was just terrible. She thought it was just terrible that he was selling prints, and then doing such a commercial kitchy/cutsy thing to his work?? A TRAVESTY!!!! I feel if you can't have fun with art, what is that point! There were a lot of tourists in town, and if he felt he could sell more by selling prints and doing something different, than all the more power to him!!!
Anyway, I decided to try and add raindrops on another layer to this so here is my question is, do you think they work? any suggestions for the piece in general?
Elaine
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