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Complex Scenes
Now working on some techniques for painting complex scenes. This marina is a challenge in compostion and use of color to highlight the boats in the front of the scene. Each attempt gets a little closer [newest first below]. Painting along with a Shari Blaukopf online instruction.
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Flamingo Fancy Colors
This week was my final bird painting class for awhile. The subject was the flamingo and the colors used all have fancy names so in addition to the watercolor sketches we have some color information. Quinacrodone Cadmium, which has had some controversy lately
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More Practice Needed
Color value and washes are key to watercolor and these two bird subjects have been a challenge on both fronts. The Cardinal: Exploring reds was fun while painting this intensely colored birds. We learned about layering colors to achieve intensity and shape. I remember the color from the first time I saw a Cardinal in…
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Color of a Crow
In our class this past Saturday we learned to layer colors to achieve a dark color bird without using all black washes. This crow starts with Cobalt, Ultramarine and Quinacrodone Violet. Finished with Joe Z Warm. This following crow started with Prussian Blue and Lavender A Cormorant for practice
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