It's been a long time since I last used Koh-I-Noor aniline paint. I felt its colors were too strong when I had a restrained mood anyway. But now I feel the need for bright, vibrant colors again. There is no more room for greyness now. If I mix these 9 colors (I didn't use white, gray, black), the colors won't fade or become muddy either.
With this post, I primarily want to give technical help to those who are new to aniline paint.
Aniline paints contain a concentrated colorant. A very small amount of them is needed, especially for faint tones. Therefore, it is important to try dilution and mixing on a white pallet / porcelain plate beforehand. If you use certain colors (two types of blue, dark green, purple) too concentrated, they will look almost black. This way, you can also paint colored shadows because there is really no real black or gray shadow unless you stick to black and white. Aniline is also excellent for monochrome painting.
Light colors (yellow, orange, red, light green, brown) do not go dark, only their saturation increases. This sometimes results in unnatural variegation in pure colors.
Strong colors can be dimmed with white, possibly a little light gray. But you should use it sparingly because it will dull some colors.
I painted the picture layer by layer, starting with subtle, faint tones. I allowed it to dry completely before painting each new coat (sometimes with a hair dryer). At the very end, I used a white gel pen for the glittering highlights.
Balance stones - aniline on Fabriano 17x25cm watercolor paper, UniBall Signo white gel pen.
Before I painted the balance stones, I played with simple stains. They could be lightened with a little clean water and darkened with another layer.
Where water dripped onto the slightly wet surface, smaller spots formed.
In the end, I drew the outlines in white and black and darkened part of the background with dense lines.
Bubbles #1 - aniline on Fabriano 17x25cm watercolor paper, UniBall Signo white gel pen, Centropen black - fine line, alcohol-based felt tip pen.
The second version started in the same way as the first, I even drew a pattern on just a few bubbles (pebbles).
Bubbles #2 - aniline on Fabriano 17x25cm watercolor paper, UniBall Signo white gel pen, Centropen black - fine line, alcohol-based felt tip pen.
