(Warning, not suited for perfectionist….)
1) Wash it:
create a background wash that is going to be the color of the branch; you can play around with the color, such as lighter wash for highlighted area, darker, duller wash for shadow area. You may want to do a simple, light pencil sketch for the branch map.
2) Friscket it:
Then use a pointed brush to create strokes imitating branches. To do this, you may want to practice on your strokes; traditional Chinese painting could be a good reference to tap into for naturalistic brush marks. It’s better to use brush then incredible nib, as marks would have more fluency. Use synthetic or used brush since Friscket tends to ruin a good brush. To know more about Friscket, enter here. It’s good to have a bucket of water on the side to dip into as frequently as you can to prevent friscket dried out on your brush.
3) Sand it:
sand the area that you wish branches to disappear behind the foliage. Sanding is a process that could be bad or good depending on how you want your final result to look like. It can be good as it not only makes the branches hide behind foliage, and it might also creates some unexpected texture that is aesthetically pleasing, but if you sand it too hard, it will leave some white dots that are going to eat your paints, making them darker then the surroundings.
4)Paint the foliage.
5)Use friscket eraser to remove the masked areas. You have to get an eraser; rubbing won’t help much for the friscket after sanding, as they tend to stick tightly to the paper. Incredible Friscket Kit comes with the special eraser and nib.
6)Tone doown some of the hard edges with wash or by lifting.
7)If you wish, you can repeat the process to create more layers and overlaying effect.
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