This was my first try at combining stain with the gouache I was using earlier, and I'm really pleased with how it came out. I think I'll be using this method for the rest of my work.
If you look back a few posts you can see how the background in my sketch differs greatly from what ended up in the image. That's because I let the pattern of the wood grain dictate some of how the background fits in. In this piece I used the shapes of two lighter areas of wood to become the shape of the ground.
What a great technique, and it looks awesome. I also really like the abstract elements in the bird.
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