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panbiker
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As there are a number of artists among our midst, I thought I would start a topic for watercolour painting.
Ian
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Traycle Mine Overseer
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Posted - 16/03/2008 : 12:14
Realy good Bloks.
My only suggestion would be to ty to remove the strong line of the hills - claean water and a tissue should do it with car. I wou;ld do the same with the line where the hills meet the water. If you take this line out, do a less distict and thinner line and then leave a small - 2mm max - gap of white paper under this it will push the hills amore to the background and give a greater sense of depth.
The boat and all the reflections are very good.
If this is your first stab at painting you are well on the road to becoming an accomplished artist. Nolic
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blokman
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Posted - 16/03/2008 : 12:26
Thanks Nolic, much appreciate your comments, I entirely agree with all you say.
i think the problem with this one is that I was trying to copy the photo precisely, that line where the hills meet the water looked like a spit of land in the water, it would have definitely been improved left out.
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Posted - 16/03/2008 : 13:59
Bloks, remember you are painting not copying a photograph so if it makes a better picture or is easier to leave something out then do so.
The other thing about using photographs is that they can get a fair bit of detail in the distance which in a painting you don't want. Generally the lighter the tones and less distinct your distance is the more distant it will appear. Use your stronger tones and detail in the foreground to bring it forward. Nolic
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Flutterby
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Posted - 16/03/2008 : 14:57
Like it Blokman! I have copied from Lancashire life also, some models that is. Not sure why i have called myself Flutterby Nolic ?I do love Butterflies though!
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Posted - 16/03/2008 : 16:09
Very good. Like you I like ideas from magazines etc, but it is easy to fall into the trap of copying, rather than interpreting. I know I do that. I think your picture would have real atmosphere if there was a mist arising from the water...eerie!. I must say though I think copying is an excellent way of learning how to do things as you really have to study what you are paiting
My Monday night teacher, Rosemary Leech rarely uses a photo , and we never draw first, unless it is to speed up the painting ( we only have two hours. We do'copy' her picture, but she always says we should try and add something our selves. We do alot of paths, and I have practised painting stylised people but have not yet plucked up the courage to add two, walking down a path. I did adda pony once, in a field.
Again in my other class we are atken through copying a particular picture, but it has already been created byJeremy Ford. We are therefore painting in the styles of etc etc. However it is an excellent way to learn skills and I am just plucking up courage to go it alone with a scene of my own
Sue
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Posted - 16/03/2008 : 16:26
Here is one I did on Monday evening, in the style of Rosemary Leech. We ran out of time, so I am still working on the path and embankment. I feel the path is sloping backwards. The path needs to be straight leading up to the gate, whilst the embankemt slopes down to the canalside. I asked for the subject area as I wanted to have go at a packhorse bridge and flowing water
I am going to an oils class on Wenesday, if the back will hold out
Sue
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Posted - 16/03/2008 : 16:50
Now this is what I call a dirty palette. Nolic
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Flutterby
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Posted - 16/03/2008 : 18:24
That looks alot like my pallete, i cant take a photo as a need a new card for my camera. Sue your paintings are nice! Is Rosemary Leach a local painter ?
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Posted - 17/03/2008 : 00:22
I believe Rosemary does it for an interest. She goes as a student to a class a friend of mine goes to, and will be at my oils class a a student
Off to bed now, just closing down the computer, we had visitoprs tonight, and my back badly needs to stretch out
Sue
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Posted - 17/03/2008 : 09:39
I asked Doc to put a section in PICTURES for our Art work. He has done it as Paintings and subdivided it
Sue
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blokman
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Posted - 17/03/2008 : 11:59
Heres my latest attempt, again copied from a photo but black and white, I have highlighted some areas with a black pen, not sure what type of pen I should be using???
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Posted - 17/03/2008 : 12:07
Love the painting, Sue, what is your tecnique for foilage on the trees, your paintings always have a lightness and sparkle in this area?
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Tizer
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Posted - 17/03/2008 : 12:32
I'm amazed to see the great artistic ability of the people contributing to this thread. Congratulations on such good pictures! I hope Sue won't mind but I downloaded the image of one of her earlier ones and I've been using it as the "wallpaper" on my computer screen (I like to change the the image about once a fortnight). Sue's picture is very calm and relaxing and just what I need to get me through the day. Thanks! (I hope I'm not breaking copyright.)
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Posted - 17/03/2008 : 16:01
My goodness, whih one Tiz, what a compliment. As for the trees, I briefly out line a main branch and a few side branches to get a feel for the shape. Then I mix a few complimentary greens( or autumn colours) and generally dab the colours all over the shape of the tree, blending as i feel. I also have an old brush that I use. i have cut the bristeles square, so that give a leaf like apearnce when I dab on ( Sometimes I use a sponge. Then I get the flat edge of a credit card, and drag it down the trunk. Uasing a brush and a darker paint I try to give feeling of shape, lumps and bumps on the tree. I then use the corner of the creit card to draw in more braches, of course the paint has to be quite damp and alittle thick
(I don't do this in Jeremys class, where I try to use the technique he is applying at the time. He never uses a credit card, but uses fine brush work for the branches.
Off to watch Art on Telly now
Sue
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Tizer
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Posted - 17/03/2008 : 20:04
It's this one Sue - which I saw, perhaps earlier in this thread, and liked! But when I did a search just now on OGFB for your name in the pictures section I saw there were others that are great too. Of course, other people in the thread are creating wonderful pictures as well. Perhaps I'll just keep on using them as computer wallpaper (i.e. desktop background) if that's OK with you all?
When you describe how you create these pictures I'm flabbergasted - I find it difficult to understand how people create them using brushes, never mind credit cards! Keep up the great work.
Edited by - Tizer on 17/03/2008 20:09:44
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