tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post2613624243179065673..comments2023-10-30T13:27:44.690-04:00Comments on Painting My World: The Making of a Daily Pastel Painting....step by step demoKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17239336384191511625noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-5238300176785389702015-12-03T18:34:56.340-05:002015-12-03T18:34:56.340-05:00Wow! Thanks for the step by step demo! That is so ...Wow! Thanks for the step by step demo! That is so beautiful. I love how you have your routine worked out for these with an automatic random element - the pastels you already have out! <br /><br />The cool thing about your own photos is that you saw more colors in this scene than were there n the photo. The photo shows a muted orange almost monochrome area, and an uninteresting sky, sort of Photo Blue Sky, the limited gamut of the camera. But you're using that for form. The rich colors in your painting came from standing out there with eyes that see color as well as an eagle does taking in the light that particular golden afternoon. Photos are a memory aid and sometimes a guide to form. You move stuff around as you please, just as you would if painting on site.<br /><br />Then you play with color to get these random sticks to convey what you want. I love the way the blue shadows make the scene pop! I'm sure those blues were there in person - the photo never captured them though. This is awesome!<br /><br />A while back you blogged about the convenience of using Cretacolor Aqua Brique watercolors for an underpainting. I'd had those in mind for some time, but Blick's discontinuing them. They didn't have the 20 color set any more but I ordered the 10 color set and tucked it into the package with my grandkids' Christmas presents order - so in March when I get back to Arkansas, I'll be able to try that technique and see if I can dare let some drips roll down to become flower stems or tree trunks or roots! They're going to be fun!robertsloan2arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02598847116529877475noreply@blogger.com