Sketchbook, pencil, marker and watercolor brush
After a hour of looking around for a subject in park, we sat bored at the pond "because there was nothing interesting" to paint. Tired we decided to rest there and then go back home. We took some photos before, but the day was terribly hot and the creative mood somehow disappeared.
Only the nature around (I hate to draw it, I told you before), while I was looking at this tree I thought "...it would be so cool to draw these branches..but there are too many of them.. too complicated.. well.. maybe I could draw only one?".....
...So I started to draw single lines first. I made a few lazy measurements before, to get the overall frame and to fit that tree on paper.
One line, another line, short and simple strokes, one by one, one look and one line. Suddenly it became to resemble the tree! And then the mood came back. That was a great lesson of concentration and disassembling the subject.
I used the pencil for sketch and then enhanced few lines in shadows using the marker. While finishing at home I found, that the marker was unnecessary and turned the image into a cartoon a bit.
This cheap watercolors set I bought as the first one, few months ago when I decided to start painting. I thought it's "the painter, not the tools". Well.. it's so "true" as "it's the photographer, not the camera".
Certain tasks are just much simplier or truly available only with the right tools and nothing can change it.
Thus at home I finished the painting using Winsor&Newton paint. It's much easier to control.
Pencil sketch took me about 30-40 minutes, next day I the color at home in less than 3 hours. Quite long, but I was still experimenting with the paint, paper and colors.
What I learned this time?
Anything is possible, you just need to try
One may have no abilities but... If you don't try you won't know.
If a creation is not finished you often can't judge if it's good or bad. Finish it and then decide about throwing it away or hanging on the wall.
Easy to say... but sometimes I destroy my work in the half way, at last I am trying to avoid it ;)
Well... does it look like a nature in your eyes? I hope so...
After a hour of looking around for a subject in park, we sat bored at the pond "because there was nothing interesting" to paint. Tired we decided to rest there and then go back home. We took some photos before, but the day was terribly hot and the creative mood somehow disappeared.
Only the nature around (I hate to draw it, I told you before), while I was looking at this tree I thought "...it would be so cool to draw these branches..but there are too many of them.. too complicated.. well.. maybe I could draw only one?".....
...So I started to draw single lines first. I made a few lazy measurements before, to get the overall frame and to fit that tree on paper.
One line, another line, short and simple strokes, one by one, one look and one line. Suddenly it became to resemble the tree! And then the mood came back. That was a great lesson of concentration and disassembling the subject.
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| New waterbrush in action, pretty cool gear |
I used the pencil for sketch and then enhanced few lines in shadows using the marker. While finishing at home I found, that the marker was unnecessary and turned the image into a cartoon a bit.
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| Outdoor equipment version one ;) |
Certain tasks are just much simplier or truly available only with the right tools and nothing can change it.
Thus at home I finished the painting using Winsor&Newton paint. It's much easier to control.
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| The model is posing in the left top corner |
Pencil sketch took me about 30-40 minutes, next day I the color at home in less than 3 hours. Quite long, but I was still experimenting with the paint, paper and colors.
What I learned this time?
Anything is possible, you just need to try
One may have no abilities but... If you don't try you won't know.
If a creation is not finished you often can't judge if it's good or bad. Finish it and then decide about throwing it away or hanging on the wall.
Easy to say... but sometimes I destroy my work in the half way, at last I am trying to avoid it ;)
Well... does it look like a nature in your eyes? I hope so...
Looks just like a tree to me :D
ReplyDeleteWhat was using the water brush like? I've been hearing a bit about them but I've never tried one. My next purchase when I've saved a bit (my son changing schools recently used all my spare art cash) will be a proper set of watercolor paints in half pans and I thought maybe to try the water brushes. I think they come in 3 sizes?
:) That's good. Waterbrush is tiny and lightweight, but its around 7mm wide, so it's really good for precise works. For wide wet wash I need another wide brush.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if I would buy another waterbrush for this, although this one is very good and I'll use it for sure again.
I need another session, when I am going to use some traditional wide brush, to solve this issue.
Add this cheap paint, which dries really fast to the thin paper from sketchbook and it's hard to create more subtle tones.
A tree full of life, spreading its branches high up to the sky ! Hmm... I'm always fascinated about how trees looks like natural sculptures !! Especially the curvy branches ! Like the use of colors and shades here. Nicely done !
ReplyDeleteThanks JJ, Well, looks like it's a tree anyway ;) Still I am running out of patience while painting them
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