Update: I worked on it a little more. I gave up on this drawing/painting. It’s been a disaster from the start. First, I made the mistake of looking at a video of a painter using thick egg tempera. So I mixed thick egg tempera, a.k.a. goo. I applied it as a start to her face….then… Continue reading Overworked
Negative spaces
This is what I’m working on. I noticed the nicest triangles, rectangles, and even a trapezoid while I was looking at my rain garden. (It absorbs rainwater runoff from the road.) I painted the background with egg tempera, using yolk from a duck. I used it like a watercolor wash and left the brushstrokes The… Continue reading Negative spaces
Daylily
I tried to mix some tempera grassa, but I can never get the mayonnaise consistency.Knowing that I shouldn’t, I used that for a background to a planned colored pencil drawing.The paint stayed gooey.I got out an old starter set of water-mixable oils and painted my daylily and background. I just didn’t want to throw it… Continue reading Daylily
CP Goat
Source photo by Gábor B. from Pixabay So, I have now tried a cool color scheme. Of course, there are never going to be as many cool colors as warm colors. I’m not truly through with this, but my mind is numb from drawing a million strokes. I just want to sit back, look at… Continue reading CP Goat
Vase with Tomatillo thoughts
I finished the small vase with tomatillo (7inches by 10inches), but if your monitor shows an incredibly brilliant scarlet background, it’s really tomato color. The towel is not as harsh, either. Everything really is bright and strong, but some monitors are showing a background that would start a fire alarm. I’m going to add to… Continue reading Vase with Tomatillo thoughts
New Ducklings on Clover
The new ducklings, resting from eating clover. I’m still bewildered that two are crested.
Crested Khakis
I incubated 6 Khaki Campbell eggs, 4 hatched. Look at the pic. 2 of the 4 have crests. I am bewildered. I’ve been waiting almost three weeks for the crests to disappear, because I thought maybe it was due to a soft spot, a fontanelle, like with humans. All I know is that I bought… Continue reading Crested Khakis
Derwent L. Notes
I made myself some preliminary notes about the Derwent Lightfast pencils: For primaries, Deep Rose serves ok as a magenta, I think. (Made with quinacridone violet and titanium white.) The pencil Magenta is actually quinacridone magenta PR122. I’ll be adding that to my Dick Blick cart next time!Dark Turquoise seems ok as a primary cyan.… Continue reading Derwent L. Notes
Derwent Eye Try
I finally bought the set of 72 Derwent Lightfast colored pencils. Of course, because of the Derwent Eye, I had to try an eye. I’m drawing my own eye, which seems surprised because I’m straining to keep it open. I am really happy. It wasn’t possible to do much with the set of 12. Hopefully,… Continue reading Derwent Eye Try
Derwent Lightfast final result
Upper strip kept out from 25 July through 25 October. That’s hot summer sun in this hemisphere. There’s no difference in the test strips. That’s great to know, because these pencils aren’t cheap. (Ignore the violet in the bottom corner)
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