the Art of Catalin Bridinel » Favorites http://bridinel.com This Side Up Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:08:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 The white tower http://bridinel.com/favorites/the-white-tower-complete http://bridinel.com/favorites/the-white-tower-complete#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:21:05 +0000 admin http://bridinel.com/?p=335 ]]> So I added more color, texture and splatters to bring it to life. It’s about ISO A3 so I had to scan it 3 times and stitch the images together. This is a lot easier than it used to be with the “photomerge” automation feature in Photoshop.

The yellows came out a little too strong in the scan, it’s a lot more subtle in reality.
View a larger version for a lot more detail.

]]> http://bridinel.com/favorites/the-white-tower-complete/feed 0 Red Koi http://bridinel.com/favorites/red-koi http://bridinel.com/favorites/red-koi#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:17:19 +0000 admin http://bridinel.com/?p=270 ]]> New sketchbook, new scanner… new year. Made with a Pentel brush pen and colored with Koh-I-Noor watercolour pencils.

]]> http://bridinel.com/favorites/red-koi/feed 0 Dome http://bridinel.com/favorites/dome http://bridinel.com/favorites/dome#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:52:44 +0000 admin http://bridinel.com/?p=256 ]]> Painted on Arches torchon (rough) 300 gram paper with Cotman watercolours. After it was painted I stroke the edges with a nib pen and manuscript drawing ink. I’d love to experiment with putting the ink in first but I’m having a hard time finding waterproof ink.

]]> http://bridinel.com/favorites/dome/feed 8 Flowers in the window http://bridinel.com/favorites/flowers-in-the-window http://bridinel.com/favorites/flowers-in-the-window#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:42:25 +0000 admin http://bridinel.com/?p=233 ]]> After a lazy Sunday I just had to splash some paint around. And while spring is not quite here yet it had to be colorful.

]]> http://bridinel.com/favorites/flowers-in-the-window/feed 5 Forest Sunset Watercolor http://bridinel.com/favorites/forest-sunset-watercolor http://bridinel.com/favorites/forest-sunset-watercolor#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:00:44 +0000 admin http://bridinel.com/?p=141 ]]> After working mainly with ink in 2008 I decided for the new year to experiment with some color. After some thought i chose watercolors. I just love the textures and the way the colors mix on the paper.

Another thing i like is the way the whole process is so unpredictable. The ink runs, colors blend, washes fade when they dry. Not to talk about splashes and other totally random techniques. This is my very first watercolor in a long long time so I’m surprised of how nice it turned out.

]]> http://bridinel.com/favorites/forest-sunset-watercolor/feed 2 World in the Middle http://bridinel.com/favorites/world-in-the-middle http://bridinel.com/favorites/world-in-the-middle#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:00:10 +0000 admin http://bridinel.com/?p=111 ]]> My favorite and the middle part of a triptych. See the other two parts.

]]> http://bridinel.com/favorites/world-in-the-middle/feed 0 Invitation to Dream http://bridinel.com/favorites/invitation-to-dream http://bridinel.com/favorites/invitation-to-dream#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:00:24 +0000 admin http://bridinel.com/?p=87 ]]> The watercolor is in fact watercolor (water soluble) pencils. After laying the color of the page I smudged it with a wet brush. The results are surprisingly nice considering the small size(around ISO A5) and the speed af the process.

]]> http://bridinel.com/favorites/invitation-to-dream/feed 0 A is for Apple http://bridinel.com/favorites/a-is-for-apple http://bridinel.com/favorites/a-is-for-apple#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:00:23 +0000 admin http://bridinel.com/?p=61 ]]> I planed to do the entire alphabet but i only got the inspiration for A.
So it’s a tree that twisted into a letter that just happens to be the first letter in it’s name… Apple… oh and there’s a snake… does it get any better than that… LOL

]]> http://bridinel.com/favorites/a-is-for-apple/feed 1 Childhood Dream http://bridinel.com/favorites/childhood-dream http://bridinel.com/favorites/childhood-dream#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 18:00:52 +0000 admin http://bridinel.com/?p=27 ]]> ]]> http://bridinel.com/favorites/childhood-dream/feed 1 No Smoking! http://bridinel.com/favorites/no-smoking http://bridinel.com/favorites/no-smoking#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 18:00:26 +0000 admin http://bridinel.com/?p=13 ]]> ]]> http://bridinel.com/favorites/no-smoking/feed 0