why don't you copy and print your original work and colour it then?
Yeah I was thinking about that but I can't print on to watercolor paper. My mom had the idea of using her light tablet and tracing it on to another sheet of paper. Wanted to avoid this cause it's probs gonna be super tedious but it might be my only option lol. Thank you for ur help tho (●'◡'●)ﾉ
oh sorry this sucks. I went to an art course and the first thing we learned as beginners were to copy the original work before colouring >.< lucky you having a light tablet. good luck!
Do you use gesso when you paint? If you don’t then i’de try applying a good amount of gesso before laying down your pen work. That could help with the bleeding.
I personally never use pen because I find it just shows through any sort of painting which I’m not a big fan and it’s also harder to fix any mistakes once drawn. If you want to be able to see your lines better without using a pen then I would use a thicker/darker pencil. You just have to be really careful with it because although it usually doesn’t smudge with paint or water it can smudge very easily with your palm. Using a darker coloured pencil will also make it show through the painting, if that’s your desired look. However I would also be careful about what brand you use. Try getting a brand with a harder graphite so it doesn’t muddy the water or painting, also try using less water if your going to do this method.
Ok so I'm a new kind of stupid... I like to ink my drawings before I add watercolor and I don't have like a trusty pen, some are waterproof others aren't I usually just test random ones to see if they are waterproof. Any wayyy, my dumb self just inked an entire drawing in non waterproof pen. I would really like to add water color cause this one of the few drawings that I actually like alot lol, so does anyone have ideas for what I can do so pen doesn't smudge every where or is this a lost cause?