Watercolor Fantasy Deer Tutorial

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·@fairyberry·
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Watercolor Fantasy Deer Tutorial
Dear Hive artists and art lovers,

I want to show a watercolor picture of a beautiful deer. I didn’t strive for a true-to-nature representation,but rather thought further. A deer with such branched antlers, of course, does not exist in reality. There is a stylized golden plant motif on his forehead, with the cosmos with  stars in the background. 


![20211108_164619.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/fairyberry/23xp6YmaVCC3qv68ZGVvueYqwnUvHNLdESkRWMywdB8CxdvnTErMVdDoczKAEog2Wch9V.jpg)

**Well, let's begin with a pencil sketch then masking with masking gum.
I used Campus masking-gum, made in France.**

![20211108_151639.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/fairyberry/48hnMMYq9nQi8T9VwdDNwpRne5JnQB9qBqdmW1Bq5TDvV5dEv4bsxsP8rWutqw53rK.jpg)

**When the masking gum totally dried, I put some rainbow colors on the previously moistened paper (using a sprayer)**

![20211108_152822.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/fairyberry/EpJZxM941CLgVwqp9k8S2Sdh35VQZT1Cy2BRdDJFXXpCGTvrrGcwbmnqBFMCJemDT6R.jpg)

**Some more darker tones were added. Before that, I removed the gum from the stripes - they were unnecessary.**

![20211108_155212.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/fairyberry/EpA3UtA6SU6dyCnWDCKcybscBw7uZV7pRzruT5Ma7MPV3bp3fpyxZ86WDXzYN5Qf8CQ.jpg)

**The most dangerous step is splashing - with a toothbrush. A huge dark purple spot was in the wrong place.** 


![20211108_155605.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/fairyberry/EpNouhsvfHjt84TxCp54nAePKNrVeXcx3JJw76PDZoCT7ygMFPSn7o8vhDkfJezvp76.jpg)

**I let it dry then continued with splashing white tempera. Then I removed the masking gum.
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![20211108_160816.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/fairyberry/EppLc1v6s2czEuMKNwpugZAVoXBVFiB8xyrBsnyB3o68QowDJjBkKacoHXcdmca1Yz4.jpg)

Painting the face - the speciality is ambiguous color

![20211108_162340.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/fairyberry/EpJZ8Pi8wsHxd7sNB9iutNuPAoKHcP5o3PPrMozKPc2hA7wdBXfB9mM6XswKVaqh5Wq.jpg)

**Drawing with black fibre pen and white gel pen, painting the golden decoration on the forehead, then some gold on the antler.**


![20211108_164619-1.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/fairyberry/EpCAwoCQZvZcNqDhrR9Kti6feZdqjHkYTDWGfeY7xqzqdYJvWGh4wJP2CSDLQbP9cU7.jpg)

***
In addition, here is a puzzle, of course also my watercolor, based on a [photo](https://www.posterlounge.co.uk/p/732610.html#paid=20982).
Is the deer watching the rising sun or you?


![20211108_140844.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/fairyberry/243WWAz6dvVNz1DYvarziEPqaxfXfzcTCQpHDXjAFUYHZ4Few5boR6fPRv3SQMKLRzRvG.jpg)



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