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Post by Celeste McCall on Jun 3, 2014 18:26:07 GMT -6
Painting is lighter than here and less yellow. Leaves are less 'bright greenish' as this photo looks. This is the last pic I will show until I complete the painting. The yellow was already there and I didn't add anything except to the lower part of the roses with the center color mix of Cad Yellow - tiny bit Yellow Ochre - little bit Cad Scarlet - tiny bit Sometimes I would add a bit of orange or sienna if it needed to go more brighter or duller. Also, The hard line of the leaves will disappear when I pull that color up on to the petals of the flowers. But have to get that painted all over first on the leaves. The leaves in step 2 are painted with water....then darker paint added on top and bottom of leaf. None in middle on either side of leaf. Then when it gets drier....add a bit more color to each end again to get the right value. I have more blue in my leaves than shows here. And the roses are lighter yellowish. I can't get a good pic of it because the sun is going down. But this is still light and airy.
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Post by Celeste McCall on Jun 3, 2014 8:09:11 GMT -6
WIP - step by step......so farHere is the next step. Sketched on the leaves and buds. Hope this isn't too swishy looking. Then blocked in the leaves in the 'highlight color'. The rest of the leaves will be darker but not too dark to take away from the roses themselves. But dark enough to let the light 'travel'. Change up the leaves and buds if you want. I was looking at different leaves, stems, and buds, of Jean Sadler, Catherine Klein and Cherryl and Paula Collins. Tried to get more of leaves coming TOWARD the roses instead of AWAY from the roses. Boy howdy......we have had the most wonderful ROSE EXPLOSION on this forum lately. I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT.
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Post by Celeste McCall on Jun 2, 2014 22:33:26 GMT -6
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Post by Celeste McCall on Jun 1, 2014 9:44:04 GMT -6
Dear June, Thank you so much for the post. I appreciate it so much coming from one of our 'rose queens' here on the forum. I'm still learning. And with watercolors it's very hard to freehand them. But this way makes them a little more easier. Just have to be able to imagine where the petals would go. But I do like the first photo of these too. Thank you so much again. We love seeing your beautiful work when you post it. We are all big fans of your roses!
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Post by Celeste McCall on Jun 1, 2014 5:45:25 GMT -6
Also, I've been watching Guan Weixing doing portraits in watercolors.
He says that there are 4 steps in watercolor
1. Washes in the beginning to establish highlight colors (except for the lightest highlights on nose and such where he uses masking fluid).
2. Shadows in medium values
3. This is the tricky step.....modeling the form to get things rounded. He said this is the hardest step because it is where a painting can become muddy.
4. Details but all must flow together to make a unit.
Very few hard edges in his work. I think he is likely the best portrait artist in the world who is living right now....doing watercolor portraits. So, am trying to watch carefully what he is doing. The english cd helps a lot to understand the 4 steps. He lets them dry between each step.
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Post by Celeste McCall on May 31, 2014 20:31:01 GMT -6
Dear Tami, Thank you so much for the post. I really appreciate it. And can't wait to see you try this when you can do so. Dear Bev, Great to hear from you and I so appreciate your posts. Thank you, by the way, for the rose lesson that was posted today on ARTchat. That is such a great lesson for beginners. especially about keeping the highlights light.....and darks also. As Cherryl has said....and you and I agree with her.....most beginners can get the medium values. But they have trouble with the lights and darks. And all should learn value contrasts when they are newbies. Otherwise they will spend 20 years getting really good.....when if they just practiced painting a petal...wiping out the highlight (bright enough) and then shade the shadows with dark paint.....then they will zoom toward being a wonderful painter whom is successful. Some people don't care about success....and that's great too. They would rather blindly fumble along doing their own thing. They think that they are happy though. So, all is good if each does whatever. But if one wants success....they have to learn. Whitney said "God Bless Scholarship". And that every person could learn to design well and be successful by learning how to use the design principles and elements. Or similar funny-isms that have those design elements and principles in them. I do wish more would consider really learning art of design. I try to learn more about it every day. And I try to share what I learn so people won't have to struggle to learn it like I did. Anyway....sorry this was long winded.....got on my soapbox. Education does that to me. LOL
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Post by Celeste McCall on May 31, 2014 15:14:06 GMT -6
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Post by Celeste McCall on May 31, 2014 14:46:19 GMT -6
Here is the 2nd rose which shadows were added. This probably has too many petals. I sure did like this a lot even before the petals. I want to do one that loose and leave it someday. LOL Anyway....here is the second rose.
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Post by Celeste McCall on May 31, 2014 11:05:16 GMT -6
Dear Tami, Thank you so much for the post. Join along if you find time to do so. I'm sort of liking this way so far. Dear All, Here is the latest step on the right hand rose. I will be changing the bottom edge of this rose with background later on.
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Post by Celeste McCall on May 31, 2014 9:22:31 GMT -6
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Post by Celeste McCall on May 31, 2014 9:21:34 GMT -6
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Post by Celeste McCall on May 31, 2014 8:35:31 GMT -6
Dear Cherryl, Thank you so much for the post. Paint along with me if you can do so. Maybe some pink roses? Would love to see what you are doing with all your paintings. Must be the 'pot of gold' to see what all you have done lately! Hopefully you are doing some new studies and will give us a peek on a snippet video or something later on. We need some roses from you....on watercolor...if possible while you are home for a short while. but I know that you are really busy too. But would love to see some of your beautiful roses.
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Post by Celeste McCall on May 31, 2014 8:26:29 GMT -6
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Post by Celeste McCall on May 31, 2014 8:24:13 GMT -6
Dear All, Here is another new watercolor so far. WIP - step by step......so farWhat I'm trying to concentrate on: 1. Getting smaller crisp shapes near the bowl 2. Getting softer shapes on the roses by retaining medium values only 'within' the rose so as not to mutilate the shape of it. 3. Painting leaves with less contrast so that the eye go more toward the flowers. 4. Painting fewer leaves (this is hard for me to do this. 5. Create diagonal with 'x' (except make it unequal) design. I hope this works. It's for my learning only but hopefully maybe something will work out and you all might want to put a tool from it for your artist's toolbox. To begin with, there were washes in approx areas where the roses were to go. Then the shapes of the roses themselves were blocked in and the lights lifted. No paint was put on the main 'bowl' area (middle of flowers) during this block in. Nor on the highlight side of the main rose. At this point, it reads to me as 3 roses. Not sure if it does to anyone else.....but just the main throat area establishes to me....that this is some sort of flower. The smaller cuts (line work) near the center 'throat' of the rose is what Aulich did. Notice that all 3 centers have a crisper side and a softer side. I used to make round balls with a hard side all the way around for centers of roses. Somewhere I learned to soften down one side of my dark rose ball and I liked it much better from then on. Here are the steps as they progress:
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Post by Celeste McCall on Aug 29, 2013 15:44:14 GMT -6
Cynthia....yours is on page #2 of this thread.
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Post by Celeste McCall on Aug 29, 2013 14:47:55 GMT -6
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Post by Celeste McCall on Aug 29, 2013 14:46:33 GMT -6
Goodness Gracious......this has been a LONG challenge....since MAY!!!! The year has gone so fast I can hardly believe it.
August 31 almost already!!!! UGH~ Although.....this summer has not been as bad as others even though it is still near 100 degrees here. I can't wait until we get some cooler days and nights. I have to clean out my garden. It is full of weeds.
WEEDS.....that would be a good tombow pen exercise. LOL
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Post by Celeste McCall on Jul 15, 2013 14:41:18 GMT -6
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Post by Celeste McCall on Jul 6, 2013 11:24:03 GMT -6
Dear Tami, I put it here because I wanted to remember this quote. And either realistic or non-objective sketches are good in this thread. I love both.
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Post by Celeste McCall on Jul 6, 2013 8:14:29 GMT -6
"The only thing that I am afraid of is a limited gamut of appreciation or understanding.
A fine musical composition is a number of sounds, related by an artist to please the ear. A fine composition in art is a number of values, colors, directions, and textures related by an artist to please the eye.
Music may have, but does not need, lyrics. Paintings may have, but do not need, objects.
The knowledgeable use of design principles -structure- makes a realistic, abstract, or non-objective painting credible." - Edgar Whitney
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Post by Celeste McCall on Jul 2, 2013 6:16:53 GMT -6
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Post by Celeste McCall on Jul 1, 2013 10:53:43 GMT -6
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Post by Celeste McCall on Jul 1, 2013 10:51:49 GMT -6
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Post by Celeste McCall on Jun 28, 2013 18:07:42 GMT -6
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Post by Celeste McCall on Jun 15, 2013 18:17:23 GMT -6
Dear June, What a great little song/poem. I've never heard that one but will put it in my reading collection of things that are comforting to me. Thank you for sharing it. Hugs.
Dear Cherryl, Love your two paintings and the story you wrote along with both. Makes me feel sad for you as I know you miss Lewis so much. And it's true as well about the drought. It is as if all dried up and has not come back with flowing waters yet.
Someday, the rains and spring that feeds Lewis' pond will return. I pray for that day so that you will feel the beauty of what Lewis made for all to enjoy.
I never saw it more beautiful than when you had his car parked on the dam. That was so touching to see when you had his memorial service that day.
My heart does ache for your loss.
I enjoy seeing you when you are so happy like when in Paris. Or at schools or seminars. Thank goodness for Lewis pushing you to do this kind of thing. I know also it must be hard to stay at home as well though. Especially when the lake is not how he left it.
Such a touching reminder is hard to bear, I'm sure. Thank you for joining in this contest. Yours are what 'art' really is....according to some circles of art people. It's emotion. Pure emotion. And I feel that in both of your paintings.
You should do more of those and then paint some bigger ones eventually. Paint how you feel in a few more. We love seeing them. And if small....they are quick to do.
Thanks again Cherryl. You've brought us both beauty and tears through your paintings and stories/poems.
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Post by Celeste McCall on Jun 14, 2013 16:06:12 GMT -6
This time the poem came first. Now I gotta go draw something!!!WHY I LIKE OLD THINGS
I LIKE OLD THINGS, SENTIMENTAL I GUESS BUT THINGS WHICH ARE OLD SPEAK STORIES, I CONFESS
I SOMETIMES WONDER IF OLD OBJECTS HAVE SOULS? IF SO, WERE THEIR SOULS YOUNG ONCE AND NOW THEY ARE OLD?
OR IS IT JUST A REFLECTION OF MEMORIES WE CAST? WHICH MAKES UNLIVING OBJECTS SEEM SWEETER FOR TIMES PAST?
WHATEVER THE REASON, DOESN’T MATTER TO ME I JUST LIKE OLD THINGS I OCASSIONALLY SEE.copyright June 13, 2013
now another one: A HAT
A HAT IS OF COURSE A NOGGIN TOPPER FOR SURE, THE APEX OF ALOOF, OR REQUIREMENT, OR DEMURE.
THEY EXIST FOR A REASON BUT WHAT MIGHT THAT BE? IT’S UP TO EACH NOGGIN TO CHOOSE WHAT OTHERS SEE.
THIS HAT I WEAR IS NOT IN ANYWAY VAIN, IT SIMPLY A COVER TODAY FOR THE RAIN.
YOUR HAT MAY BE NONE OF THE ABOVE IT MAY BE A GIFT, A TOKEN OF LOVE
SO, COVER YOUR NOGGIN WITH A HAT FOR A DAY NO MATTER IT’S PURPOSE PEOPLE WILL LOOK YOUR WAY.COPYRIGHT JUNE 13, 2013Dad burn it.....now I have to go draw another one.....YIKES! Sometimes the silly poems are just fun as all get out. Maybe not for you all....but for me it is.
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Post by Celeste McCall on Jun 14, 2013 15:40:10 GMT -6
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Post by Celeste McCall on Jun 14, 2013 15:33:33 GMT -6
OK, I admit.....I am beginning to love the new changes. A reply is so much easier to make fonts a color, etc. Thanks PROBOARDS!!!!!!
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Post by Celeste McCall on Jun 14, 2013 15:29:59 GMT -6
This time the poem came first. Now I gotta go draw something!!!
WHY I LIKE OLD THINGS
I LIKE OLD THINGS, SENTIMENTAL I GUESS BUT THINGS WHICH ARE OLD SPEAK STORIES, I CONFESS
I SOMETIMES WONDER IF OLD OBJECTS HAVE SOULS? IF SO, WERE THEIR SOULS YOUNG ONCE AND NOW THEY ARE OLD?
OR IS IT JUST A REFLECTION OF MEMORIES WE CAST? WHICH MAKES UNLIVING OBJECTS SEEM SWEETER FOR TIMES PAST?
WHATEVER THE REASON, DOESN’T MATTER TO ME I JUST LIKE OLD THINGS I OCASSIONALLY SEE. copyright June 13, 2013
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Post by Celeste McCall on Jun 14, 2013 15:09:13 GMT -6
I LOVE THIS CONTEST. SO FAR ONLY A FEW ARE IN IT. BUT SOME STILL NEED THEIR STORY....HINT HINT....BEFORE THEY CAN BE OFFICIALLY 'IN'. SO......C'MON....HAVE MORE FUN AND DO THIS. IT IS SO GOOD FOR LEARNING INTERESTING SHAPES. AND USING CONTRASTS OF SHAPES....THICK, THIN, ROUND,STRAIGHT, ETC.
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