Watercolor paintings of Chinese zodiac animals in Auryn Ink

In 2013 I discovered an watercolor painting app called Auryn Ink. It’s a great app for the iPad. It allows near-realistic watercolor paintings on a tablet. It has good simulations of interactions between pigment and water. I’ve painted a few simple zodiac animals with it in 2013 and 2014. Here are some of them, plus a few other paintings.

A doodle in Auryn Ink during dinner to entertain kids.
A doodle in Auryn Ink during dinner to entertain kids.

The whole thing started with a impromptu doodling of a rat at dinner to keep unruly kids occupied. Then a few days later I doodled something that turned out to look like a dog.

Dog in Auryn Ink
Dog in Auryn Ink

That got me thinking. So I doodled a few more at home, thinking that maybe this will turn into the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac.

Snow Monkey in Auryn Ink
Snow Monkey in Auryn Ink
Another Snow Monkey in Auryn Ink
Another Snow Monkey in Auryn Ink
Horse in Tang Sancai style
Horse in Tang Sancai style
King Cobra in Auryn Ink
King Cobra in Auryn Ink
Tiger in a lazy afternoon in Auryn Ink
Tiger in a lazy afternoon in Auryn Ink
Ugly Pig in Auryn Ink
Ugly Pig in Auryn Ink
Oblivious Pig in Auryn Ink
Oblivious Pig in Auryn Ink
Rooster in Auryn Ink
Rooster in Auryn Ink
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Chinese Dragon in Auryn Ink

And, lastly, a scared bunny. Happy Easter.

A Scared Bunny in Aurynk Ink
A Scared Bunny in Auryn Ink

Some of these paintings have been uploaded to Wikimedia. Maybe one day I’ll write an Wikipedia article on Auryn Ink.

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