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Day 31: watercolor and pencil studies.

January 31, 2017Posted in UncategorizedTagged art, day 31, drawing, miscellaneous, one month, painting, pencil, project, watercolorLeave a comment

A full month already!! I am 1/12th of the way to my goal. I’m amazed by how much I have learned in just a month. Mostly from youtube tutorials. And I’m back today with another two youtube studies… one watercolor ocean scene, and one water droplet pencil study. Definitely didn’t want to post the droplets, I even tried them three times. First with charcoal on toned paper. Then on pencil on white paper. Then pencil on toned (posted) Well, I’ll keep trying. And while the watercolor was fun to do, I’m not crazy about it either… but hey I can’t just post stuff I like, right?

Day 30: a watercolor technique

January 29, 2017January 29, 2017Posted in UncategorizedTagged art, Day 30, leaf, painting, project, two-toned edging, watercolor techniquesLeave a comment

Following a youtube tutorial about two toned edges, by Scarlett Damon, I practiced using two colors to create an edge without outlining. Each of these shapes was painted with just two straight washes, the second pushing the first outward.

Using what I learned there, I tried to copy a leaf of my own, which I had found walking Emmett. (More about Emmett at Allthecrazyworld.blogspot.com) I had some problems with it, but am satisfied with my end result, and feel good about the technique.

Day 29: more watercolor study

January 29, 2017Posted in UncategorizedTagged art, beach, day 29, lighthouse, painting, project, Sheeler, sky, studies, watercolorLeave a comment

I really like Peter Sheeler’s style… his quick loose sketches are exactly what watercolor is noted for AND exactly what I’m worst at (I think. I may not have found my worst yet) And I love the look. I’m going to continue to try his tutorials. There’s a lot I can learn from them. (I won’t do this every day, though… I’ll try to mix things up for you!)

I am finding that my lower grade paints and papers do not react the same way his artist grade supplies do. The end result is ok, but not the same. Some of this, I know, is skill, but since I am watching what happens as he applies the wet paint, I can see that some of it is materials. They simply act differently. I’m not prepared to drop several hundred dollars on paint. Or paper. Right now. But this is something I’ll need to adjust over time if I plan to pass a certain point, and maybe purchase even one or two colors at a time of some superior line. Regarding paper, some artists recommend purchasing student grade paper on which to learn and practice (that’s what I’ve done, and it made sense to me, since some of what I produce will be useless, and none of it will be “art” I plan to display.) Steeler suggests purchasing high quality paper from the beginning, and says you’ll have to relearn skills when upgrading from less expensive to professional paper because it feels and acts differently. This makes sense to me, too. I’ll think about it over the next few days.

These were sky studies.

Day 28: another Sheeler watercolor lesson

January 28, 2017January 28, 2017Posted in UncategorizedTagged art, Day 28, line drawing, painting, Peter Sheeler, project, three color challenge, watercolorLeave a comment

I’ve never thought myself able to paint things like this, and it’s very different from my usual style, so am pretty excited to post today’s art, courtesy of another Peter Sheeler tutorial. This is from a photo he took of the Gooderham Building in Toronto. If I take mine independently and don’t compare it to his, I’m very pleased.

Micron pen .005, Winsor and Newton ultramarine blue, burnt sienna, and sap green, Derwent water brush 2, on Arches hot pressed 140 lb paper.

Day 27: Old door study, watercolor sketch

January 27, 2017January 28, 2017Posted in UncategorizedTagged art, day 27, door, painting, practice, project, rust, shadows, sketch, tutorial, watercolor1 Comment

Following a tutorial by Peter Sheeler, around 12:30 am I came up with this watercolor sketch. It isn’t perfect, but I learned several skills from it, and am pleased with the results.

Day 26: forget realism

January 26, 2017January 26, 2017Posted in UncategorizedTagged art, day 26, doodle, drawing, project, sketch, tree, zentanglesLeave a comment

A fun pen and ink doodle. Not my idea, but my interpretation. Micron pen on Canson 9×12 mixed media pad.

Day 25: more blue studies

January 25, 2017January 25, 2017Posted in UncategorizedTagged art, day 25, flower, how to shade with watercolor, learning, monochromatic studies, painting, poppy, project, shading, watercolor1 Comment

For this submission, I followed a youtube video by Alphonso Dunn, here, studying how to create shape and depth with a single color in watercolor, and ending with a quick daisy done all in blue. I definitely learned some things, including start with the darkest shadowed areas, but with vague broad strokes in an extremely light wash. Add pigment with each layer, finishing with darkest details… also that with watercolor you can suggest shadowed areas, don’t need to finish them accurately like you do with pencil. I then painted my own monochromatic flower, trying to employ all of the things the video taught me. I’m very happy with my poppy. It’s better than I could have done last week, and I like it better even than the daisy I did following the tutorial. I can see things in it that could be executed more professionally, and it took me longer than I anticipated… I’d like to be able to sketch more quickly in watercolor. (since that is one of the strengths of the medium!!) But I am pleased that I can already see a lot of progress in just three and a half weeks.

(Also developed some pretty little flowers using salt, and practiced a couple other watercolor bits in the extra space)

My poppy:

Day 22: three painted images

January 22, 2017Posted in UncategorizedTagged art, bird, dandelion, day 22, flower, iris, miscellaneous, painting, pen & ink, project, robin, salt, watercolor3 Comments

I saved the best for last (in my opinion.) So read all the way through.

I colored in one of Day 21’s drawings. It wasn’t my favorite drawing, and I think it does look better with color. Maybe? I learned today that the pink salt in my grinder doesn’t lift paint the same as our regular table salt. Because of the type of salt? I doubt it. I suspect it was just ground too fine. Hard to remove once dried. I had to scrape it off. But I still like what it did in the background. Also, I tried the masking fluid and really liked it. Dipped my brush in soap first, and had no trouble removing the fluid from the brush afterwards.

I did this dandelion a few days ago and didn’t like it enough to post it. But that’s the wrong attitude!

And the bird was yesterday. I copied a page from my devotional (thanks, Rachael!!) but mine ended up bloodied looking, and his beak, oh poor guy. But even with his faults, I love him. He’s better than I thought I’d do. I gotta learn to do it without COPYING.

PS: I’ve now finished two full art journals!!! (well, sketch books) A huge accomplishment for me. I generally do a few pages, and put it aside. To fill up two (even small) books makes me feel really good.

Day 21: four more ink drawings

January 21, 2017January 21, 2017Posted in UncategorizedTagged daisies, day 21, drawing, flowers, poppies, project, sketch2 Comments

Flowers are nice to sketch… mistakes are easily hidden, and no pencil necessary. Still thinking about painting these.. yes? No? I’m afraid to. I could try out my masking fluid on the daisy petals and stems…Yes. Agreed?

Day 20:pen and ink sketch. With cat.

January 20, 2017January 20, 2017Posted in UncategorizedTagged cats, dandelions, day 20, drawing, pen and ink, project, sketch, threesixfive, threesixfive.art4 Comments

Just an ink sketch of dandelions. But they are one of my favorite things. And Slightly was being a real attention hound. 🙂 Which means I took like 20 pics of one sketch because I thought he was full of cuteness.