Here is my entry for the January Virtual Sketch date. I overworked this way too much to my liking but my husband could still recognize that it was an orange so that's good.
Your use of water colour has worked well. I like your nice delicate watery feel. My clementine drawing was just the pentel mechanical pencil, but the leads do come out very dark, almost black. Glad you liked it.
Hi Gail! Not only do I recognize it as an orange, but I can see it's an orange that's opening up, whose sections are separating ... (a fact I didn't get to in mine). You handled the peel very nicely too!
Gail, You have a great painting here. It does not look overworked to me. I had a struggle getting mine to have the look of segments that I really wanted.
GAil, that is a lovely and accurate watercolour. I am very impressed by all your tutorials.I'll come back and read them. Thanks for your nice comments on my blog, I appreciate. Sylviane
Gail, this was a tough reference. You did a good job with it. It doesn't look overworked to me. I really like the bright blue background. It goes great with the oranges and yellows.
I love the bright blue background! Actually, I love the bright colors in all of your work. I can't wait to spend some time looking over your blog! Thanks for commenting on my blog.
Wow, thanks everyone for the great comments. I try to comment on everyone's blog who participate in the VSD. Carolyn, I was using my Cotman field kit but I can't be sure if it was a Cotman color...when my pans run out I refill them with tube color and then let them dry out. I prefer working with dry color, something I learned from Szabo, that way you never waste paint.
A strong, graphic piece. Watercolour I'm presuming? I like it a lot.
ReplyDeleteHi Gail, This painting still looks good even if overworked..
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting on my blog.. Yes, I have used masking fluid that made the task very easy.. I could almost pour the paint with no worries..
The painting you have on the top of this blog is stunning.. I like the way you have layered the colors in it..
Your use of water colour has worked well. I like your nice delicate watery feel.
ReplyDeleteMy clementine drawing was just the pentel mechanical pencil, but the leads do come out very dark, almost black. Glad you liked it.
Very nice work on the colors and getting the darks dark enough to make the other colors pop!
ReplyDeleteI love the dark blue background. What brand of watercolors were you using for this?
ReplyDeleteHi Gail! Not only do I recognize it as an orange, but I can see it's an orange that's opening up, whose sections are separating ... (a fact I didn't get to in mine). You handled the peel very nicely too!
ReplyDeleteGail, You have a great painting here.
ReplyDeleteIt does not look overworked to me. I had a struggle getting mine to have the look of segments that I really wanted.
GAil, that is a lovely and accurate watercolour.
ReplyDeleteI am very impressed by all your tutorials.I'll come back and read them.
Thanks for your nice comments on my blog, I appreciate.
Sylviane
Gail, this was a tough reference. You did a good job with it. It doesn't look overworked to me. I really like the bright blue background. It goes great with the oranges and yellows.
ReplyDeleteIt looks very much like an orange to me. It doesn't look overworked to me but I know what you mean. Sometimes it's hard to make yourself stop.
ReplyDeleteNice colors in it and that blue background just zings.
ReplyDeleteHi Gail!
ReplyDeleteI love the bright blue background! Actually, I love the bright colors in all of your work. I can't wait to spend some time looking over your blog! Thanks for commenting on my blog.
It's a zesty painting Gail. I really like the deep contrasting colors.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with the others...the bright blue background is wonderful and makes the orange pop!
ReplyDeleteHi Gail
ReplyDeleteI love your creative valentine art project on your blog...and your clementine is unique and creative and quite wonderful.
Good job! Has resuelto muy bien el fondo.
ReplyDeleteI like very much the watercolor in the blog title.
Wow, thanks everyone for the great comments. I try to comment on everyone's blog who participate in the VSD.
ReplyDeleteCarolyn, I was using my Cotman field kit but I can't be sure if it was a Cotman color...when my pans run out I refill them with tube color and then let them dry out. I prefer working with dry color, something I learned from Szabo, that way you never waste paint.