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Hi. I paint with watercolors so that is what I used. Some pigments are similar to acrylics but others not. To get a yellow oxide I needed to use Buff Titanium and Naples Yellow. My dark color is from a combination of Cerulean Blue, Hansa Yellow and Perylene Green. Paper is cold press 140#.
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I tried to do a bird in a ball of the northern cardinal any comments gratefully received
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I found that I wasn't mixing enough paint and would run out of the colours I was using and that I was mixing the colours too dark as well. Practice, practice, practice.
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- Looks more like an ocean with fish.🙃. I can’t get my small brush to make these hash lines. They all get blurred.
- Looks more like an ocean with fish.🙃. I can’t get my small brush to make these hash lines. They all get blurred.
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I had some major issues with my paint being too wet and thus very faint, especially when I was using the small round. Maybe I was expressing water without realizing it. I also admit that between fighting with my paints and trying to keep up I was rushing a bit. But I think next time I'll slow down the video. I think I will take our instructors advice and try another one before moving on to the barn swallow.
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I had trouble painting the scallops on the Tesia. I then painted several birds in the ball.
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Not impressed with my bird ball, couldn't get the feathers going right.
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I love your little scalloped hatches!
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We are having problems with our pens leaking too much water and we end up with puddles of paint instead of the consistency we wanted. And as we paint more water keeps coming out without squeezing that dilutes and makes fine marks impossible. Does anyone have a solution?
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I am finding my pens leak water really fast also, even with the most delicate handling. The only thing I have found so far is to try to keep the pen vertical as much as possible until I turn it to use it. That helps a bit. Also, less water comes out when I try to mix the colors with the pen more horizontal, and then the paints don't get as diluted and runny as well.
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@Debbie Hi Debbie ! I am a 90 year old guy who is LOVING this course !! I wood carve birds and am quite good at that aspect. I also paint them and am self taught so Jane's approach to painting will definitely improve my painting technique ( Liquitex/regular bristle brushes) which I would rate at good but nothing like her approach to texture/washes/blending etc. I love it but have not been successful in handling the paint consistency ( especially the small round) except for the washes/glazes. Questions: I have never used these Pental brushes and find that I get too much water diluting my paints as I mix them ?? I don't know what to do about this. It has me at a standstill ?? I will try your suggestions and see how that pans out. Any other suggestions you have will be greatly appreciated !!
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I have trouble controlling the water flow of my brush, too. 
I tried to do a bird in a ball of the northern cardinal any comments gratefully received 
Not impressed with my bird ball, couldn't get the feathers going right. 
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