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Illusion with Ink & Watercolor

I'll never be able to drawing and paint with realism, so I don't try.  But how to present effects to the viewer of something that I can't draw or paint?

The good thing is the mind is really good at filling in the blanks of images and provide the viewer with with they think they are seeing.  In my latest painting, it's fur.  Fur is not something that I look forward or even know how to draw fur, so I punted and it worked.

So taking the cat image from my drawing last time, I did an ink & watercolor painting of the same image. With only a few lines here and there and then only using a couple of colors (yellow, brown and grey) the effect is completed.  

The resulting image is a Cat, with hints of depth and fur and texture.  All without being able to draw or paint a realistic image.  I'm sure glad the brain can fill-in the rest to allow my rendition to present the look and feel of this cat.

Next on my list of to-do's is another mine building from the Park City, UT area.

Later and have fun!

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