Took this photo with my laptop camera software so not the best shot, a little shaky. The yellow is a curtain in the background, not part of the painting.
I wanted to do something quick so I drew the cone flower in charcoal over acrylic blues background. then started painting. The charcoal made it fairly muddy so I added more light but I think it was too much. I think I washed out the variation in tones. I used the charcoal to begin with to give it that variation, sigh. Too much, too little, one day I hope to get it just right.
The gels are interesting. I used semi-gloss, gloss and sculpting gels over the paint rather than mixing it with the paint.
I real;y do love this .I hues and the "fuzzy" texture it has is simply lovely. Charcoal is one of my favorites to work with. I like "messy" tools.
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Awww, love this one! Fabulous balance of the colours!
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Always good to hear from you.
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Thanks Melanie. It really is a learning experience. I'm starting to get familiar with acrylics. One of the gels was quite gritty. I think this is what gives it the fuzzy texture.
ReplyDeleteBetty, I always enjoy going to your blog. Loved your hazy days of summer holidays.
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