Xibalba by CiciEnixa

in 2014 Halloween Fan Art Exchange
Xibalba by CiciEnixa
Centcomm
by Centcomm at

CiciEnixa normally does From Dust to Runation she is a amazing artist !

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ProfEtheric
by ProfEtheric at

Nice twist tying in Day of the Dead. Neat!

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Alicia
by Alicia at

Ha ha, so cute and so nicely drawn too! That freakin' frog is FREAKIN' ADORABLE! <3

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CiciEnixa
by CiciEnixa at

A little thing I thought I'd share:

I had a mini heart attack with this one. I haven't used watercolor in years and I was so afraid of messing this up. I thought I'd ink it first before laying on the paint, and that's when I started screaming and reaching for the tissues.

I was using water-based ink pens. My watercolors were making all my ink lines smudge and blot all over the place D: I'm just glad I managed to keep the disaster at a minimum.

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Sleeper
by Sleeper at

This is amazing! Thank you so much!!!

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Stever
by Stever at

I love it! The face is incredible.

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Monday
by Monday at

They're all lookin' stylin.

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graver13
by graver13 at

Yay! She finally got out of the dessert! At least for the holiday. Great job on the watercolor work!

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Waffles597
by Waffles597 at

I was really surprised when you said that was watercolor. I was thinking copics. I didn't even know you could get such vibrant colors out of watercolor.

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CiciEnixa
by CiciEnixa at

Two reasons why:
1. Using water-based pens meant I had to use almost no water for the watercolor themselves, so the colors are actually at their highest saturation, and
2. Photoshop. I adjusted the levels so the paper was as white as I could make it (my scanner isn't very good) without sacrificing the saturation. It ended up helping the colors to become more vivid :)

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Waffles597
by Waffles597 at

That makes a lot of sense. Our greatest mistakes are often how we get to the best result.

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HapyCow
by HapyCow at

Ooh love it, Cici! Day of the dead stuff is always fun to see!

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