Difficulty in drawing dry brush

Difficulty in drawing dry brush
JuicyStar07 Video drawing This technique requires a lot of fine corrections, during working there is always a lot of waving with your hands while rubbing the paintbrush, so you must paint carefully - you can accidentally knock something, sending a blot of paint in portrait, which, if not removed instantly, often causes permanent damage. In such a case you must draw the whole portrait again, which is particularly unpleasant if you draw a pair or three persons so you need to paint with greater caution and absolutely utmost care. Also brushes wear down and you must buy new ones. It is very difficult in this
technique to paint color portraits, as colors are very limited in comparison to traditional oil portraits on canvas where the canvas can be repainted several times until you get the desired color. With dry brush technique you do not have that freedom: colors should be more or less correct immediately. It is also very difficult to find a good eraser to lighten parts of portrait, highlights, glare, hair, etc., even in specialized stores and salons it is a great rarity. The eraser gum must be soft and should not be completely solid. For black and white portraits there is a certain type of paint called Tiondigo which is popular among artists, but it's also very difficult to find. Strangely enough, its production was cancelled and on the black market it is very expensive. Brushes quickly wear out due to constant grinding so it is necessary to buy new ones frequently. It can also happen that there is no adequate watercolour paper in the shop - which can be absent there for a long time.

How to keep a portrait in technique of dry brush
How to keep a portrait in technique of dry brush When you need to transport a portrait without a frame, you place it between 2 sheets of thick cardboard or gently roll it to put in a tube. A portrait without a frame must be handled carefully. Watercolor paper, though dense as drawing paper, easily crumples. It is not recommended to keep a portrait in tube for a long time. A drawing or painting on any type of paper should be stored away from direct sunlight in a frame under glass, thus protecting the portrait from dust and moisture for many years.