Elaine Leon Fashion Illustrator Graphic Designer

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Hand Mixing Gouache with Kremer Pigments and Schmincke Binder

Did you ever wonder where Van Gohg, Monet or Renoir picked out their paint tubes? Well, they didn’t. They bought pigments and elements such as grounded stones, plants and charred bones, mixed them up with binders and solvents and created paint. There something awesome about mixing your own paint. Though it may be overwhelming to some, for me it’s a right of passage. After researching the matter for about 4 years, I decided to give it a go. Kremer is a great pigment company and  ...

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South Tropic Hula

She is by far my favorite! South Tropic is part of my color theory final and this color combination is actually one of my faves. Sweet, tropical and cool, this beach kitten is ready for a Luau! In other news I am doing the 27 things in 9 days Feng shui thing again. I will update you on how it goes!

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30 Watercolors in 30 Days, creativity, inspiration, watercolor

30W30 Neutrals

Neutrals? This is hard because what are neutrals to you, are not neutrals for me. For 30 Drawings in 30 Days I decided to do Fall colors that are neutrals. In terms of color theory, neutrals are the colors you would get when you mix complementary colors and add black or white to manipulate the value of the hue. Once again, I had no clue what to draw and her weird hair shows it. Maybe I`m too critical. Meh! Enjoy!

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Elaine Leon Fashion Illustrator Graphic Designer
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