Exploring Colored Pencil (August 2013)

Colored pencil on a dark background.  I added more white and showed 2 ways on adding a shadow - either dark in the shadow or if on black paper some light around the shadow.

Colored pencil on a light background. I started to add darks with dark brown.  I also added some color.  This will take quite a few layers.  In the shadows have values go from dark to light and pay attention to the subtle shades in the shadow.

Colored pencil on watercolor paper with a under drawing that is melted colored pencil (I used goo gone).  There are two ways I melted on here - 1. in a lid I scribble colored pencil, melted it, and painted and splattered it on the paper, 2. I shaded a few layers on the paper and then melted it.

This I showed in class - it is an acrylic textured painting (a plastic wrap texture) with Acrylic Ground for Pastel on top (Golden Acrylic Product), and colored pencil on top of that.  I have a few more layers of cp until it's done.

Tuesday Class

Scratch Board.  This is of course the start.  Transfer the drawing and then scrape out the lights paying attention to values.

Continuing Watercolor (Sept./Oct 2012)

Watercolor and a little gouache.

Aqueous Acrylic (April 2013)

Acrylic starting with a textured background (wet, add color, add salt).  The image is superimposed over the top with the background peeking through in areas.

Myrtle Beach Mixed Media Workshop

Colored pencil over a textured gouache background (made with salt).

Exploring Colored Pencil (August 2013)

Colored pencil on Dura-Lar Matte.  This is a background for the dura-lar piece.  I have taken a white paper and melted, painted, and splattered colored pencil with Goo Gone going around the flower (which I transferred onto the paper)

Colored pencil on Dura-Lar Matte.  This is the piece with some of the black and white side done as well as some of the color side done.  Iy has a white background.

Colored pencil on Dura-Lar Matte.  This is the background and Dura-Lar together.

Colored pencil on a dark surface.  The color for this is not correct, I could not get a good photo, sorry.  I mostly used white as well as a few basic colors concentrating on the values.  I then melted it with Goo Gone.  I will work more on top in class.

Colored pencil over a melted under drawing.  For this I used two methods.  I melted the pencil in a lid and then painted and splattered it on the paper (pay attention to values).  I also drew some on the paper and then melted it (pay attention to values).  I may do m ore melting and then work on top with colored pencil.

Exploring Gouache (August 2013)

Local Color.  I added more red as the dark I had added was too much.  I also added white to the bottom to show how the value can be altered further.

Value Study.  I added the red over the top of the value under painting.  I also added some white and green.

Gouache over a textured background.  First I transferred my drawing and then added  started with the light areas (with white).  I also worked on the dark areas (with a mixed dark red/pink color and a mixed black color).  Getting the values working is key.  Allow gouache to dry thoroughly before working on top as it lifts easily.

Myrtle Beach Mixed Media Workshop (July 2013)

Textured surface - bubble wrap.  Wet work surface, drop in color, place bubble wrap on work surface, place something heavy on top (like a few books).  This can be done with acrylic, watercolor, or gouache.

Colored pencil over gouache on paper.  The texture was done with salt.

Colored pencil over watercolor on masonite prepped with watercolor ground.  he texture was done with salt.

Colored pencil over watercolor on paper.  The texture was made with plastic wrap.

Colored pencil over acrylic with a texture made by rubber cement and prepped with acrylic ground for pastel.  

Pen & ink and colored pencil over watercolor, the texture was made with rubber cement.

Textured surface - rubber cement.  Drizzle rubber cement onto the work surface, allow to dry, put color on (my first few layers are usually light), allow that to dry.  Drizzle more rubber cement, dry, add more color, dry - keep repeating this for as many layers as you like.  I usually do 3-7 layers.  This can be done with acrylic, watercolor, or gouache.  With acrylic and gouache you can also do this starting with a dark color and working toward light color.

Textured surface - salt.  Wet work surface, drop in color, put salt on when the surface is shiny, not puddles.  You can use different sized salt for different looks.  This can be done with acrylic, watercolor, or gouache.

Textured surface - wax paper.  Wet work surface, drop in color, place wax paper onto work surface, place something heavy on top (like a few books).  This can be done with acrylic, watercolor, or gouache.

Exploring Gouache (August 2013)

Gouache with a salt texture.  Wet the paper, drop in color, add salt when the paper is shiny, no puddles., allow to dry before brushing off the salt.

Gouache with a plastic wrap texture.  Wet the paper, drop in color, place the saran wrap on top and press down, allow to dry before removing the plastic.

Local Color gouache.  I paint the tomato red and the stem green first.  During the second pass I added a dark and white for shadow and highlight.  This is of course not complete.

Value Study gouache.  In this method I dampened the tomato and shadow areas and painted a value study with one dark color (the white of the paper becomes the light areas).  This is gouache used more as watercolor.  This is an under painting - we will add color on top.

Exploring Colored Pencil

Colored pencil on Dura-Lar Matte.  Remember to do a value study with black on one side and color on the other.  This is shown from the black and white side.

photo for class

Photos for classes

Continuing Watercolor (May/June 2013)

I added more dark in the background and glazed a little more with yellow.  I worked on more of the flowers and petals.  I corrected some edges (with gouache or scrubbing or a dark color).

3 views of the water drop.  Look at the top one and the running water to the left - try that too!

The start of painting the water drop.  It's all about values - pay attention to the lights and darks.  I started with a light green all over, added a dark on the top of the drop and a dark as a shadow outside on the bottom.  I then used gouache to add highlights.  I need to do a few more adjustments to the values (darks darker and whites whiter...) and add context (some of the leaf textures) and it can be done.

Aqueous Acrylics (May/June 2013)

I added another layer of white and yellow as well as red (a mixture of red and burnt sienna) to the flower.  I used black for the center.  There is still more detail work as well as dark and light values.

I added some white to the face.

I worked on the face with mixtures of burnt sienna & black and burnt sienna alone.  I added shadows and details.  I added a few highlights with white (nose and lip).  I worked on the head scarf with white and then burnt sienna in the shadowed areas.  I added white to the apron and collar.  They both need shadows.  I added a very thinned misture of blue to the background. 

Continuing Watercolor (May/June 2013)

I added dark values and details to the top middle flower.  I added more dark to the background.

I added brighter yellow to the yellow feathers and some yellow to the black feathers.

I added a few more black stripes, some darks and detail to the face.

Aqueous Acrylics (May/June 2013)

I added another layer of white/light, a layer of a red-orange for shadows, and then bright yellow and white for highlights (I put the white in while the yellow was still wet).

I worked more on the beak, added more detail to the face and eye, and added yellow to the yellow feathers.

I worked on the plants more as well as the top part of the truck.

I started to add some color and values to the woman's face and blue shirt/dress