Red-Lored Amazon Parrot and Barred Owl: Water Color over Ink

Two drawings I did recently for some presentations.  The ink drawings were sketched, then scanned and printed out in smaller versions which I then water colored for the final product (which allows me to try again if I mess up the coloring).  I really like the final look of water-color over ink, and scanning and printing copies of the ink drawing lets you try out a variety of color options without losing the original! 

Water Color over Ink drawing

Water color over ink.  I'm very happy with how it turned out.  I really don't know much about water-coloring, so this is a nice way to fake it.  For more water-colored items, click here.

I used some old water colors I found at home; nothing even remotely fancy.

Minnesota Song Birds: Water Color

I finally had a chance to color in my new Minnesota song bird drawings.  I used old water-colors (I think originally from a coloring book...they're quite old) and colored in a print out on 110lb card stock.  The card stock isn't made to be water-colored, and the paper did warp a little, but not too bad.  Coloring over printed (or drawn) ink can be tricky because you can fade the ink lines if you make it too wet or brush over it too many times.  However, it meant I could try again if I messed up by just printing out another copy.

The original ink drawings are here
The first set of birds are here
Other water color pieces