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Gouache

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The models are Arkansas Black apples.

I’m on a gouache kick. I’m waiting for a set of acrylic gouache, and in the meantime, I’m using the Winsor and Newton set I bought a few years ago to remember the qualities of it.

Daffodils from the front yard, maybe covered by snow today.

It’s vibrant but dries matte, reworks easily with a little water, and is opaque so you can paint lights over darks. It’s very similar to casein, but casein dries fairly permanently after a period of time.

Rocks and minerals

There are a lot of similarities with Neocolor II crayons, one of my favorite mediums. I’m looking forward to trying the Liquitex Acrylic Gouache set, however, as it dries permanently.

Categories: Art Watercolor

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Grazing Time and Third Little Bird

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I finished another drawing using Grafix Duralar drafting film and Neocolor I crayons, this one our two horses grazing. Pete and Banner are close friends. Banner’s the leader, and Pete’s never far behind.

I left out the background other than a few splotches of color because I’m being a little dramatic but I’m also just beginning to experiment with backgrounds on drafting film.

I also finished this hummingbird, which is the final bird in the Three Little Birds series by the Virtual Instructor. He used Caran d’Ache Luminance pencils, which I have, but the only black paper I have is Canson drawing paper, not a great choice. I couldn’t layer enough so left it about half finished with very little definition, especially on the back and tail. Oh, well. I really enjoyed the series and learned so much about color choice, layering, and process. I carried this over to multiple projects already. Now, I need to decide which course to take next. Maybe pen and ink?

Categories: Art Pastel Pencil

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Ten Months and 300 Pencils Later…

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Okay, I like pencils. Colored pencils, watercolor pencils, graphite, water soluble graphite, water soluble ink, water soluble graphite mixed with pigment pencils. Pencils from all over the world. Pencils from the U.S. Humble HB pencils. Super lightfast pencils. Pencils with caps with built-in sharpeners.

Ten months ago, my entire art pencil collection consisted of a set of twelve Prismacolors that were twenty years old and two sketching pencils. Now, I have a lot of pencils, maybe 300, and I’ve taken stock, created a swatch journal of each set, and put them into two cases.

Because if I tidy up, maybe there will be room for more.

Categories: Art Pencil

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