This is a painting I made several months back inspired by the larger fantastic engraving by Hendrick Goltzius of Apollo: My meager little piece was made with the watercolors from Kuretake Gansai: www.kuretake.co.jp A little about the paint: from what I understand, they are a bit different than Western Watercolors - mainly they include some metallic watercolors and the regular colors are quite vivid. Another feature is that they "lift" much easier during the painting process. Watercolor paints that lift easily is a feature I like, as it allows me to make changes a little longer, but apparently, professional watercolorist don't always like this characteristic. Goltzius is interesting to me mainly due to his dramatic figures, which are often depictions of Greek Gods or religious scenes (as was in most demand in those days). Besides his beautiful depictions of the human body, which are striking even though in black and white (he was an engr...
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