Gillie
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1. I was delighted with the outcome of this session. It was a sit-spot session sketching the scene and making colour swatches, finished off later. I was relieved to get some depth in the colours at last and happy with the perspective ... at last managing the measuring. 2. I did look at this scene from different elevations before deciding on the elevation that gave the most interesting reflection. My take-away is for me as much as others - practice skies and keep them wet!
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I still need to work on how to get neat outlines and how to produce veins in leaves, but that's enough for this one!
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These they are. Again the negative space was a big thing for me - really helpful. The leaves and branches of the Elm Tree came out well after I decided to leave them out first time round. Unfortunately I then proceeded to paint in the green background wash, and I wasn't happy with that version AT ALL. Fortunately I have a a"before" photo to share. I will work on the green version on a few days and see if I can redeem it. Clearly I need to do more work on background washes and when and how to apply them ensuring I get the balance right.
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1. I quite like working in the field. It takes me 15 minutes or so to settle then I am oblivious to everything other than what I am focussing on. I am only taking my journal, pencil, paper towel, a small scrap of bond paper, paint box and paint brush. Today I forgot to fill my paintbrush - good lesson there. I can manage them okay and find I enjoy the change from drawing to colour when I can start mixing and applying. I am holding the paper towel and bond paper in the same hand as my journal which seems to work okay and stops them blowing away. 2. The questions and purpose side of the work comes after I capture (to the best of my ability) what it is I am working on. That's when I start to wonder. Before that I am very focussed. Once I start wondering it is from a higher level because I have much more understanding of the subject than if I had just taken a photograph. Plus there might be notes I wrote that remind me of more than what would be in a photograph. 3. This is my first water colour landscape, in fact probably my first landscape! Scary!! I had trouble with the sandbar especially but otherwise I am pretty chuffed. Any comments to improve it would be terrific (other than binning it because I won't do that!)
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Hi Suzanne, I love how you have painted those tall dark green trees. I am going to try that style myself! Hope that's ok.
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Hi Marjolaine, What sort of Gannet is this please? I really like it!
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Hi Olivia, I like how you have suggested the sky colour. It's an effective quick way to apply it in the field. I will give it a try I think. Thanks for the idea!
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Absolutely beautiful. I love what you left out too!
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How beautiful!
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Hi Nanette, I don't know for sure but I am also using Windsor and Newton and I love the way they are working. Hope that helps.
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1. Tried all 3. Had several goes with each. Wet on Wet shouldn't be too wet or all the pigment is gone. Also gravity pleas an impact on what happens on the page. 2. Wet-on-dry great for water. Wet-on-Wet great for sky.
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1. This course is my first experience with water colours. Until now I have been scared of them, particularly of letting go . They are much easier than I expected which is LOVELY. 2. I tried 2 colour palettes outside - a Crucifix Orchid and a Bromeliad. The colours seemed more vibrant outside even though it wasn't sunny. Sometimes I was almost there with a colour then went to far and had to start again. Some were easier. It's all a challenge! 3. Yes - negative space, shapes, how does the orchid flower work, is that big ant thing a pollinator, is this red on the bromeliad its flower or why is it red.
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Lovely!
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Wow. How lovely!
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Lol! That was sooo tempting.
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Measuring proportions certainly shows up the errors in my accuracy. Particularly with masses of tall vegetation I found I overestimate the proportion significantly. My mind's eye must say "they are big tall trees" so I make them too big proportionally! It was hard to get things in the landscape looking real. The boat is still not right. Much more practice needed but at least I know I have a tendency to do that now which is better than not being aware.
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I have noticed (or rather realised the importance of) the fact that, rather than a complex outline, subjects have to have a basic structure. Once I have an idea of the basic structure in shapes I find the gestures come more easily and the images seem to flow better. That's something new for me and I need LOTS of practice!!! I confess that the Pintail was a disaster for the first few goes and by the time I got to the Red Fox I stopped the video to work out what I needed to do, and had several goes at that too. I do like what's happening to my drawings but there's a loooong way to go.
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Just love 'em - they look like charicatures don't they!
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Well that was fun! I found if I stopped to rethink about my line direction I lost context even though I did not lift my pencil off. It would seem the trick is to stay focussed throughout. I like my Springbok the best. I am happy with the front leg, neck, head, ear, antlers and back line through to the tail and back leg including hoof really well. That's when I stopped to think about what I was doing and without lifting my pencil off, went off course somewhat! You can see the 2 dark spots where I was resting my pencil. My own choice drawing was a bonsai in a pot which is very leafy and has no trunk line to view. It looks awful but I am happy with the authenticity of the stick on the right, the leaves on the left and the shape of the bottom of the pot LOL!
