I haven't done a virtual sketch date in a while. There is a whole new way of signing up, so if I can figure that out, I'll be doing good. Here is my sketch I am working from. The original photograph is from Jeanette. I am showing the sketch first because it goes down hill from here.
Here is my horribly overworked flower done in water colour. I figured I was done but got to thinking what would it look like with a background.
For all that I just swabbed in the background with no finesse, it does show that the background was needed to finish the picture. Good thing to know for next time.
15 comments:
Paulette, I think you have a good start here. Maybe step away and come back later to your watercolor. I think a really dark background would set off your buds beautifully.
Really good, love the colors you chose, vibrant.
I agree with Sherry. Try and go back with a dark background. Maybe in acrylics?
Paulette, your drawing has a great start and your painting just needs some work/a wash, the suggestions already made are great. Thank you for your kind comment on my blog your encouragement is greatly appreciated.
I will encorauge you to try again, I believe all of us have this kind of problems, particularly with watercolor, which is difficult in many senses. Trying a mix technique will help!
LOL :) thank you all for your comments. And tips!
I am still learning the language of painting.
The Dark background does seem to pull it forward. (The bit I put in)
Victoria- a wash? over the whole thing? or just the buds? what colour?
Ego- a mix technique?
Ah regardless I have already done some more reading on water colours and have tried a maple leaf which I will post.
Thanks again for all your encouragement!
Watercolors are a struggle for me too, so no advice from me. But I do really like the vibrancy of this with color and the loose brush strokes. I do agree that putting it aside for a bit may allow you a fresh perspective when you view it again.
Hi renissance woman, 0verworked is my middle name. I have read that as a rule of thumb,use only 2-3 washes.... I can't seem to stick to this. My brush and need for color takes over!!!
This was a nice beginning with this image. You captured the colours nicely. I like the way you wrote around the edges the way one does with a sketch book as one explores. Keep on with the exploring and enjoy the watercolours. I can see your joy in the way you paint.
Cheers!
Mary Jane
Thank you Ann!
LOL Shicat! I just read that the other day and immediately tried it again on a maple leaf and still went to far. Colour pencil takes so many layers, yet acts like water colour for shearness(word?)but certainly not for layers. I have to retrain.
Thank you Mary Jane, I am having fun and wc will eventually give up some of it's secrets.;)
I think you have used lovely colours. It is great looking at all the different paintings for this challenge.
maybe a bit busy but there are so many lovely colours here. :) the dark background really sets off the other colours well.
i agree, maybe coming back to it later might give you some more ideas?
Thank you Milly. It is fun to see all the different versions of a photo.
Thank you Jennifer. I have been playing around some more with water colour. Trying to figure it out.
I like the colors in this piece. I agree with some of the others though. Sometimes I have to walk away from a painting for a while. Often when I come back I know what I want to do next. But watercolors can be quirky beasts at times. :)
Hi Sydney,
I am still so new to painting of any sort that I am still at that rush through it stage and I want to keep layering colours like with CP.
I have to learn to step back soon enough that I don't have a mud pie instead of a painting. :)
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