Yupo Workshop

Texture made with watercolor and crumpled wax paper on Yupo.

Texture made with watercolor and crumpled wax paper on Yupo.

Texture made with watercolor and crumpled wax paper on Yupo.

Texture made with watercolor and bubble wrap on Yupo.

Texture made with watercolor and bubble wrap on Yupo.

Texture made with watercolor and crumpled wax paper on Yupo.

Texture made with watercolor and crumpled wax paper on Yupo.

Various texture with watercolor on Yupo - bubble wrap, alcohol spray, salt, drips...

Sertoma, CW, Sept./Oct. 2012

I added more detail and I still have more to do. 

This is at the start of organizing the values and details.  There is still quite a bit to do, but it has potential.

MB CP Workshop

Pen and ink and colored pencil on dura-lar matte.  This is from the black and white side.

This is from the color side

Colored pencil on dura-lar matte. This is from the black and white side (black colored pencils used for a value drawing).

This is from the color side.

MB CP Workshop

The quick demo from the workshop from the black and white side.

This is from the color side.

Tuesday Class

Acrylic tomato painting on acrylic paper.  First I mixed black and a little brown for a dark.  I did a value study similar to the one below.  The I added the color - red, yellow, and green paying attention to the values.  I will need to add some highlights, details, and a few darks next.

Value study tomato painting.

Colored pencil white on black.  I finished the white part of the drawing and started to add a yellow green to the background (chartreuse).  I need to add more color next.

MB CP Workshop

These are the photos used in the MB Workshop.

MB CP Workshop

Pen and ink on Dura-lar matte.  This is the black and white side.

A small amount of colored pencil and pen and ink on Dura-lar matte.  This is the black and white side.

Colored pencil and pen and ink on Dura-lar matte.  This is the color side.

Black colored pencil on Dura-lar matte.  This is the black and white side.

Black colored pencil plus a little color on Dura-lar matte.  This is the black and white side.

Black colored pencil  and a little color on Dura-lar matte.  This is the color side.

Sertoma, CW, Sept./Oct. 2012

The truck after I removed the rubber cement.  I will work from here on Wednesday during class.

Sertoma, CW, Sept./Oct. 2012

4.  (see below for steps 1-3) - After the paper was dry, I drizzled a second layer of rubber cement on the paper.  5.  After the rubber cement was dry I started adding color to the areas of the truck and background.  I added perm. rose, indigo, aureolin, new gamboge. I paid attention the the photo somewhat when adding the color and values.  Next I will remove the rubber cement (after the paper is dry).  I will bring it to class and show the next steps in class.

I worked on this a little more adding more detail.

Thursday Class

Photos for class

Sertoma, CW, Sept./Oct. 2012

This is the gouache piece with glazes of aureolin and green gold over the top (and a little rose glaze on the hat).  I will need  to punch up the values.  The glazes have made this piece warmer than it was before..

I worked more on the leaves, the glass vase (added some things inside and added a shadow on the bottom).  I also worked on the flowers as well (negative painting and washes on the petals).

I added more detail (drawing with the watercolor) and added a wash of green and a small amount of brown in areas to the background.

This is the new piece.  1. I transferred the drawing first (very darkly or go over some with pencil as it will start to come off through this process).  2. I dribbled rubber cement over the painting.  3. After it dried I wet the paper and added aureolin and new gamboge (I did not wet the lights, grill, or windshield areas to keep them clear of paint).  This is what it looks like after the first 3 steps.

Sertoma, CW, Sept./Oct. 2012

Photos for class projects

Tuesday Class

Colored pencil on Bristol Board.  I added a light layer of canary yellow to the tuscan red value study (on the tomato, the shadow, and a light layer on the background around the tomato).  Then I added a layer of Crimson over the yellow paying attention to values (on the tomato and shadow).  After the crimson I added a layer of orange.   I lifted in areas if they got to dark.  I used olive green and a little chartreuse over the light tuscan around the tomato (it needs work).

Thursday Class

Wet-on-wet watercolor with watercolor 'drawn' on top.  I transferred the drawing (made sure it was fairly dark),  gently wet the entire paper (you can use a small spray bottle to do this, you do not want to remove the drawing), and then I added washes of color all over the owl and background - lightly and loosely (I used new gamboge, cobalt, and permanent rose in various mixtures).  After this dried I started adding detail on dry paper (I used burnt sienna and indigo in various mixtures).

Sertoma, CW, Sept./Oct. 2012

Watercolor hibiscus.  First I transferred the drawing (make sure it is fairly dark, if not go over it in areas with a pencil), applied masking fluid to a few highlighted areas, and wet the paper. I then carefully applied a light wash of cobalt and permanent rose ranging from red purple to blue purple all over the paper (be careful or you can lose the drawing).  Next I removed the masking fluid (after the paper was dry) and started negative painting between the petals as well as adding washes to the petals (positive areas).  I mixed a varied green (cobalt and aureolin) and painted the leaves sometimes adding a bit of the purple and some of the aureolin.

I added a little more detail to the owl.  It of course needs more.  The detail is accomplished by drawing with the paint - various colors and varied in the amount of water as well.

Tuesday Class

Colored pencil tomato - Tuscan red colored pencil on Bristol board.  Remember to shade lightly and pay attention to the nuances in the values.  We will add color after the values are complete.

Colored pencil on black paper - White colored pencil on black paper.  Remember to shade lightly and pay attention to the nuances in the values.  We will add color after the values are complete.

Thursday Class

Photo we are using

Acrylic on a Canvas Panel.  I started with thin acrylic and painted very loosely.  I allowed that to dry and  started adding detail and values as needed. (only the very top has the detail work).

Sertoma, CW, Sept./Oct. 2012

Gouache over watercolor.  I added more of the lights with the white gouache.  I need to add some darks and color as well as details.

Gouache over watercolor.  I have added some color and a few darks.  I need to add more as well as some detail work.

This is watercolor added on in a controlled way (less wet).  I have added a few more darks and some detail.  This is very close to complete.

This started as a wet-on-wet.  I have then added some detail which is done on dry paper and is very much like drawing.  I have also added a few dark washes as needed.