tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891318881116477793.post7949222277398302823..comments2023-05-26T02:38:46.708-05:00Comments on Official International Fake Journal Blog: April 21 Entry in Roz's 2016 Fake JournalRoz Stendahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00061887573140735228noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891318881116477793.post-54247177855566787822016-05-09T22:14:46.301-05:002016-05-09T22:14:46.301-05:00Thanks Sparrow Girl, I really wanted to get back t...Thanks Sparrow Girl, I really wanted to get back to watercolor this April and I'm still playing with now into May. It was difficult in April to not just pick up the gouache! (But I do on the last day!)<br /><br />Have you used glazing with your watercolors? If things dry lighter than you had hoped or planned you could put another layer on. I find that's helpful.<br /><br />Mostly I just Roz Stendahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061887573140735228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891318881116477793.post-67707890715128233122016-05-09T22:10:52.281-05:002016-05-09T22:10:52.281-05:00Thanks Kathy, I'm still getting used to pencil...Thanks Kathy, I'm still getting used to pencil and watercolor, something I pretty much stopped doing in the 1990s. I find pencil looks weak and am playing with ways to get my eye around that. But it's always fun to sketch dogs.<br />Roz Stendahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061887573140735228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891318881116477793.post-17192474057667638372016-05-09T21:23:33.111-05:002016-05-09T21:23:33.111-05:00Roz,
I really love how your watercolor paintings ...Roz,<br /><br />I really love how your watercolor paintings look so rich. I always seem to have problems with this medium looking thin and watery (which is one of the reasons I avoid it and prefer gouache or Stabilo tones). Perhaps I need to spend a month or two playing with it more.Sparrow Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818241588897752554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891318881116477793.post-41075757971498829982016-05-09T09:57:12.871-05:002016-05-09T09:57:12.871-05:00Hi Roz,
I *love* the dramatic lights/shadows in t...Hi Roz,<br /><br />I *love* the dramatic lights/shadows in this, as well as the cool/warm contrast between the subject and background. Plenty to mull over here for my next paint sketch. As always, thanks for posting!Kathynoreply@blogger.com