This piece is of a butterfly. I was looking through Pinterest for inspiration and stumbled upon a bunch of images of green butterflies. I found the colors to be intriguing as they were very nature-like, like leaves but more fantastical. They also looked a lot like watercolor –– particularly the spots and veins of the wings.
Mort Solberg said in the article “Why Watercolor?” that “The wonderful 'accidents' that happen with the flow of watercolors can not be achieved by another medium that I know of.” I was surprised that this was true in digital watercolor. The brushes mimicked real watercolor which allowed colors to flow together and mix. I was able to achieve some interesting textures, both intentionally and by mistake, that added more depth to my painting.
Between working with the pastel and watercolor brushes in Photoshop, I prefer the pastels. I found it difficult to work with watercolor in illustrator because of the qualities of the brush. It was hard for me to transfer what I had learned about analog watercolor to digital watercolor which made it harder for me to get accustomed to painting in Photoshop. After I got a hang of the brushes, it was really cool to see how the digital brush mimics real watercolor and it became easier to apply different techniques.
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