I had two free workshops plus Inkktober prompts this week, which means very limited instruction time in which to take lessons
The little lamb above was challenging for me because I had to work with acrylic paints. hard for me to mix and use as they dry so fast here
I have a small set of acrylic paints in tubes, and I painted the background with a palette knife.
I thought it was too harsh til I looked out the back door at our sunset one night, and it looked nearly exactly the same!!! Sometimes when critiquing our own work, we need distance of time in order to see it anew.
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| acrylic set, and gouache set |
Each morning I try a new way to ink for "Inktober" and this came from using up the dabs of gouache left on the plastic lid I used as a disposable palette, waste not want not. Loved the sentiment I saw online...
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| done on an index card |
some prompts are words, like "rise"
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| " Bounce" |
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| "toad" |
the goal is to use your pens every day in Oct. To move around, I went up to the studio to prepare and sew on the binding for the kaleidoscope quilt
I used an orange print, double fold, and hand stitch to the backing... a way to let go of that quilt
the needle threader is glued to a wood stand, it makes threading easy, then cut the thread and if I need to leave it, I store the needle in a scrap to find it easily when I'm ready to do more.
I plan to finally put these components into a quilt this year, hopefully this month as RSC color is light neutrals
back to lessons, this one was on "scribble portraits"
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| inspiration image on L, my beginning sketch on R. |
I got out my sketching pencils... 3 tombow graphite in diff. harnesses, 6 watersoluble pencils in different hardnesses, stabilo all thin pencil that really disolves in water, my erasers, my shading brushstix to blend... a black ink pen, and a white paint pen by posca
Now it's done, and I finally stopped overworking it to correct flaws, I see my issue was proportion. The mouth is too high. She's not as pretty as the original image. It's a learning piece done in my regular sketchbook not watercolor paper. I do like the beads in her hair... the two colors of inks.
I watched a couple lessons without attempting and started some hopefully to be finished this week
this was supposed to be a base sketch, then boldly paint drops of color all over it but... but...
she's just in the sketchook but I love her so much as she is...
I can do lessons in short bursts, and move around to keep my back in better shape. I'd love to get stuck in to the process and forget time, but that would be injurious now. Know what I mean?
I never thought I could draw, and thank everyone who offers lessons online for inspiring me to try, and for their wisdom in teaching... you make it easier.You give me tools to use in self expression!
Linking with
design wall Mondays at smallquiltsanddollquilts
https://songbirddesigns.blog/monday-musings-6-26-23/
off the wall Fridays
