Post by Admin on Aug 30, 2015 15:02:09 GMT
I met with Ingrid on "Hang Outs" to discuss what I could do in finding my personal style in painting roses.
I sent her photos of a current rose tile in which I was trying something a little different so she could
critique it for me in our discussion.
Ingrid emphasized that finding your own style takes a lot of time. Lots to learn!
1. Understand the flower - study in depth the real thing, even taking the flower apart petal by petal
Study photos as well as others artwork in all mediums.
2. Use a photo editing program and PLAY! Change the focus -
a. Is the color right? What do those colors say"
b. What are the actual colors? Use color match
c. Play with focus - hard and soft
3. Use acrylic paints to match up color on photo...easier to use to do this
4. Focus on one or two things in learning - I really am trying to do a LOT in each painting!
5. Do lots of sketches with pencil then work with different mediums. Watercolor is most like porcelain painting.
STUDY - Using a large tile divide into quarters. Paint a single rose with no leaves in each focusing
on something different in each quarter. Write notes on tile to be fired. Here are some suggestions:
#1 Create a basic and pink or yellow rose
#2 Create a darker version of the first rose
#3 Create a darker background with larger flower
#4 Create a softer rose with wipeouts
#5 Create a softer rose with less wipeouts
Why do we wipe out lights? Highlights? What is the difference?
How does light function? How does color change?
Study value - create softness with value.
Shadow leaves need to be a different value!
Look up Elizabeth Robbins
I sent her photos of a current rose tile in which I was trying something a little different so she could
critique it for me in our discussion.
Ingrid emphasized that finding your own style takes a lot of time. Lots to learn!
1. Understand the flower - study in depth the real thing, even taking the flower apart petal by petal
Study photos as well as others artwork in all mediums.
2. Use a photo editing program and PLAY! Change the focus -
a. Is the color right? What do those colors say"
b. What are the actual colors? Use color match
c. Play with focus - hard and soft
3. Use acrylic paints to match up color on photo...easier to use to do this
4. Focus on one or two things in learning - I really am trying to do a LOT in each painting!
5. Do lots of sketches with pencil then work with different mediums. Watercolor is most like porcelain painting.
STUDY - Using a large tile divide into quarters. Paint a single rose with no leaves in each focusing
on something different in each quarter. Write notes on tile to be fired. Here are some suggestions:
#1 Create a basic and pink or yellow rose
#2 Create a darker version of the first rose
#3 Create a darker background with larger flower
#4 Create a softer rose with wipeouts
#5 Create a softer rose with less wipeouts
Why do we wipe out lights? Highlights? What is the difference?
How does light function? How does color change?
Study value - create softness with value.
Shadow leaves need to be a different value!
Look up Elizabeth Robbins