Watercolor Painting | Ponyo's Ramen 🍜

Ponyo, ponyo, ponyo 🎶

The song was playing in my head while working on this painting. 😊

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While browsing YouTube Shorts, my algorithm shifted to watercolor painting content. (I am not surprised!)

I like silent videos or ASMR. Gosh, they are satisfying. 🤌🏻

I was motivated to make a Ghibli-inspired one, but something simple. I then had the opportunity to use my white pens for the shines. 😊

I chose the noodle bowl from the movie Ponyo.

I thought of magnifying the subject, eliminating the bowl.

And it was a time disaster for me. Haha! 😆 🥲. Sketching and drawing the noodles individually was a pain.

I cannot make a shortcut here since it is traditional. It became a mess once I erased the pencil lines. Gosh, debris is everywhere. I kind of regret choosing this subject, but it was a nice practice.

I painted the entire paper with a light brown color. You see the paper is kind of bent because of the water weight. I needed to dry it up first before applying another color.

I first started with the meat by applying light colors and then building it up with a dull pink color. I then applied a yellow color for the noodles (pain).

I had to be careful applying color on the veggie as it can bleed through the noodles. I should have waited for the paper to dry more.

First layer is completed. 👏🏻 I let it be for a day and continued it the next day.

For the noodles, I applieda brown color or shading. For the bowl on the corner, I chose a light purple and bright blue.

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Finally, apply the white markers for the shine of the broth. It was a nice hand exercise but definitely time-consuming. I enjoyed a different outlet of creativity and am excited to do another one.

Final Art 🍜✨

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