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.
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.
ReplyDeleteReally good, love the colors you chose, vibrant.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sherry. Try and go back with a dark background. Maybe in acrylics?
ReplyDeletePaulette, 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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!
ReplyDeleteLOL :) thank you all for your comments. And tips!
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteHi 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!!!
ReplyDeleteThis 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.
ReplyDeleteCheers!
Mary Jane
Thank you Ann!
ReplyDeleteLOL 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.
ReplyDeletemaybe a bit busy but there are so many lovely colours here. :) the dark background really sets off the other colours well.
ReplyDeletei 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.
ReplyDeleteThank 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. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Sydney,
ReplyDeleteI 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. :)