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My Encore Excursions

  • A Brush with Phthalo Blue

    In Color Week 42 we are exploring brushes and the color Phthalo Blue. There are so many brushes! There are real hair brushes like sable and camel, synthetic brushes, water brushes and specialty brushes such as bamboo and sumi brushes. everyone has a favorite brush, here we do a simple exploration of the options Round […]

    MSRitzman

    October 23, 2021
    Sketching
    color choices, Color week, watercolor practice
  • Hue Strings

    Keeping it simple… Color Week 41 explores ‘Hue Strings’. An example of a hue string is shown below for cobalt blue gouache. This string is pure color + white. The exercise is to develop skill in mixing and in recognizing small changes in value. So we create lots of strings! Color is inseparable of it’s […]

    MSRitzman

    October 20, 2021
    Sketching
    color choices, Color theory, Color week, Color wheel, Hue strings, watercolor practice
  • Apatite

    Apatite

    Color Week 40 explores Green Apatite Genuine. This is a fascinating sedimentary and granulating color that ranges from a fresh yellow-green to dark olive. My acquisition of the color was by accident – it was included in a boxed set that was on sale. I was getting started in watercolor and thought the colors looked […]

    MSRitzman

    October 13, 2021
    Sketching
    color choices, Color week, Foliage sketch, Granulating watercolor, Green Apatite, watercolor practice
  • Color Fundamentals. VALUE

    Color Fundamentals. VALUE

    How do we learn to see what we cannot yet see?  Aimee Erickson Color Week 39 we will start to explore the fundamental characteristics of color through the teachings of a class that I am taking with instructor Aimee Erickson. Erickson has laid out 3 fundamental characteristics of color which will be explored over the […]

    MSRitzman

    October 7, 2021
    Sketching
    Aimee Erickson, Checkerboard exercise, color choices, Color Fundamentals, Color value, Color week, Value scales

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