Masking Fluid + watercolor = awesome!

For awhile now I have been following a talented artist on Deviantart. His name is Duss005.
Here is a link to his DEVIANT ACCOUNT.

Anyway, I've been fascinated with his style, especially the way he uses his watercolor. Well after searching through his gallery and finding several tutorials...I decided to try it...generally.

(don't worry Amelia I haven't forgotten your requested one. )

Okay, so I'll give you my process and then the pictures.

Picture 1:
-Make my sketch with pencil on watercolor paper ( 140 lb Canson RouGH surface...the paper isn't all that important though. You would just need a good watercolor paper.)

-Utiliyzing Masking Fluid (I use Winsor and Newton 'Art Masking Fluid'). Utilizing a 50% water 50% masking fluid (pouring a bit of each in a dish, then mixing it up with a stick) I mask. Using a folded up blank index card (he uses cardboard) I apply my masking solution liberally to all the places on the picture I don't want paint on. ( The yellowish color on my paper is the dried masking solution. You will notice the place where the paint dried beaded up is also where it is.)

-Then I paint in my colors one by one after the mask is 100% dry. I started with the background and worked my way from there. I love doing washes, they are so much fun! ^_^ Duss005 gave a good tip about how it is a great idea to use Burnt Sienna in every color. I noticed it adds life and warmth to all the colors. (I use Holbein watercolors...which ironically he also happens to use.)

Picture 2:
-Then after letting the paint dry, I remove all the masks with an eraser, and then further erase all my pencil lines. What you see is what is now left.

Picture 3:
-Then utilizing a nib quill and ink I add all the linework. (trying to remember how all my pencil lines go...haha! though sometimes I make new lines that are better.) Then I scanned my finished watercolor piece in.

Picture 4:
-Utilizing several options in photoshop, I bring my colors back as close as I can to their original state (since some of the color's charm is lost in the scan). Then with the clone-stamp I tidy up the picture, where it might need it. the end.

Picture 1 & picture 2:


Picture 3 & Picture 4:

Water color is fascinating! I do not have the patience to work with it though >.>'

I like the way your image turned out, inking over the water color after it's dry gave it a very nice look. The lines look very bold next to the pastel color.
Looking at this, and duss005's gallery, makes me want to try water coloring again 0.o

BTW, what is she doing in this picture? Does she have the super power of finger glowing? OH! I bet she is part firefly! But, the cube and the tape worm make this very confusing for me... what is this picture about?

I honesty have no clue what she is doing. 0_o haha! ^_^ The reason why she is surrounded by a bunch of nonsense, was that she was part of full page of doodling and testing on the watercolor paper. I selected only a portion of the paper to show you the masking process.