Donita
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Wow, really nice sketching!
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I'm in the process of taking that course now. Your entry is great! But no one can critique your work, it is for yourself so as long as you can decipher it is all you need. I show my work only to my husband and mother. When I talk to others about my dabbling with sketching & watercolors, they expect me to be doing it to make money! It's not for that (and not that good either) so I keep it to myself. Keep it up, looks great!
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Your drawings are wonderful! I am interested in the watercolor pencils. I use watercolors then do details and texture with colored pencils. I don't have a steady hand so when I use a brush my lines are not thin or straight and edging gets out of control. Do you think watercolor pencils would be a better choice for me? Can you bring them to a very fine point? I like the idea of activating later when you are in a more controlled environment.
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I've had house finches and house sparrows at my sunflower seed feeder and on a rare occasion 2-3 goldfinches. I switch to thistle seed to deter the sparrows (which worked instantly). After a couple weeks of house finches only, the 3 goldfinches showed up. Next day about 20 goldfinches! Since my house finches have backed off some and I can't always count how many goldfinches, with one count being 21. What happened? Where did they all come from? I've never seen any before this winter.
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I tried them all. Wet on wet will take alot of practice! Mine was too wet and I also noticed it buckled the paper then the color tends to pool up at least on mixed media. I am going to use colored pencils in the journal, mixing and testing colors is too much work for my journal but still will practice with the watercolors for general artwork.
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I have used watercolors before. YouTube videos, Udemy classes, and Liz's classes. More difficult because there are so many ways to use! I think I got the colors right but when you paint anything in nature the colors constantly vary. I find it hard to see shadows because I focus on the object so much. You have to figure how detailed or your interpretation of the subject. Mine usually end up being abstract art!
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I see that I need much more practice here! I made an improvement over my 60 sec sketch but not quite the quality I hoped for. Looks like 3 yr old drew it! Creating darker shading will help to create depth. I think my original was so out of proportion that it would need to start over completely......but I tried!I
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Great work!
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It was fun and pushes you to look at the lines not the whole drawing. But I think it was harder to get proportions correct and I did more erasing than if I sketched looking at a complete picture.
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It does make me notice more details as in smoothness and stiffness of leaves, which can't be determined in a drawing or you wouldn't notice when looking at one plant at a time. If a detail is hard to draw then more writing is required. Dimensions would help if you can't draw each item to scale because of a size difference.
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That came out nice!
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That is awesome!
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This is a great method which I have been using for subjects but haven't for landscapes. I will have to tackle that next because it's my proportions that make my landscapes look like a 3 yr old sketched it! It will be a challenge to use on a moving animal.
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I notice when they are at a feeder (Panama fruit feeder cam) they were not moving around as much as the preening duck. But that could be the species that you are watching. Some, such as smaller birds, move around quicker than the larger as in the doves in Liz's demo. The feeder cams are a great source to practice in the warmth of your home! This ended up being an easier exercise than I thought it would be! It looked so intimidating at first.
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@Lori I went smaller, all 4 on 1 page and it seemed to work better for me. Yeah, bring out the scrap paper!
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Well this was an interesting exercise! My first try of the newt was on a full sheet and he looked like Bart Simpson. Trying a smaller version came out much better. Fun!
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Wow, what a treat!
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I've looked at this course several times and have taken online classes with Liz and enjoyed them very much. What tipped me over (besides the sale) is reading through the discussions. Everyone seems to enjoy the course and take part of discussions. Journaling is an excuse for me to go out by myself and slowly take in nature instead of a hiking pace with friends. It gives me quiet time and I can concentrate on what is around me. I've recently retired and am getting into birding so it all fits in together. Not sure what my journal will look like, probably mostly sketches. Just whatever my hand is inspired to do!
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Great photo, lots of action!
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