Hey guys,
So I'm really in love with Ralph Steadman's ever-so-slightly more controlled works, found in books such as I, Leonardo and Still Life with Bottle. They're so beautiful to me and far more captivating than his crazy stuff with Hunter S. Thompson. I'll put some examples down here to accompany the message. Anyways, I was wondering if you could identify what he's using to paint? I can see that he's probably using a dip pen with different coloured inks for the linework. But I struggle to paint with such smooth consistency and control with coloured ink and watercolour, with the former especially leaving loads of streaks. I'm wondering if you think he's manipulating acrylics with loads of water/thinner/gesso to work as nice soft washes like watercolour but also getting that boldness of colour from acrylic? It's very hard to pin down! Lastly, perhaps I'm being silly and he's just got supreme control and mastery of watercolour.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
