ANIMAL & WILDLIFE CHALLENGE APRIL 2023
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ams
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Vivien, beautiful, vibrant painting. I had a free sample of the Atelier and had trouble using them also but to be fair, I haven't done much in Acrylics. I like how yours came out.
Joy, nice work on your tiger. I know what you mean about difficulty having multiple layers on the sketchbook paper. Despite the problem, the end result is lovely. I like what you did with the background. That is always a problem for me.
It seems that every medium or support has it's pros and cons. I haven't found the "perfect" combination yet!
The reveal day kind of sneaked up on me so I guess I better get painting! With all these beautiful references, I have to at least do one and maybe more if I have time.
Joy, nice work on your tiger. I know what you mean about difficulty having multiple layers on the sketchbook paper. Despite the problem, the end result is lovely. I like what you did with the background. That is always a problem for me.
It seems that every medium or support has it's pros and cons. I haven't found the "perfect" combination yet!
The reveal day kind of sneaked up on me so I guess I better get painting! With all these beautiful references, I have to at least do one and maybe more if I have time.
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Joy - Love your plastic wrap background! Goes so well with the beautiful tiger.
Anne - Thank you. Yes Atelier Interactive are difficult! Ive had them for about 10 years and I bring them out to try once again, from time to time. Ive never heard from anyone who actually likes them!
Anne - Thank you. Yes Atelier Interactive are difficult! Ive had them for about 10 years and I bring them out to try once again, from time to time. Ive never heard from anyone who actually likes them!
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Vivien - what a lovely flamingo!
Joy - what a sunning expression on your tiger's face! Love the effect on the bg
joe1lt - look at the curious face on the first little guy (lemur?) and thank you.
Anne - thank you
Kay - yay there is your lively flamingo Do you mind me asking you what colours of wc you used here? I have a lot to learn about the medium.
Joy - what a sunning expression on your tiger's face! Love the effect on the bg
joe1lt - look at the curious face on the first little guy (lemur?) and thank you.
Anne - thank you
Kay - yay there is your lively flamingo
Do you mind me asking you what colours of wc you used here? I have a lot to learn about the medium.
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I did the turtle. This is a small sketch I started in the dentist's office while I was waiting for my husband to be finished. It's only about 3.5" x 5.5". I started with a freehand pencil sketch, added ink and then finally watercolor.
This was done in a Stillman & Birn Alpha sketchbook. I didn't like the surface as much as I do the XL Mix Media pad I usually use. This paper was a little rougher so the ink didn't go on as smoothly.
This was done in a Stillman & Birn Alpha sketchbook. I didn't like the surface as much as I do the XL Mix Media pad I usually use. This paper was a little rougher so the ink didn't go on as smoothly.
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Joe - The head of the meerkat and body are drawn well. I think putting a shadow under the body near the paws (feet) and making the feet not as long near the body would make it look more natural. The little goat is very nice with nice shading.
EP - Always look forward to your montage!
Kay - Rich, juicy, and vibrant!
Anne - I thought that came out really nicely! Thanks for the info on the Stillman & Birn Alpha sketchbook, as I thought they were highly rated. Interesting you like the XL Mixed Media pad, as I loathe the Canson XL watercolor sketchbook.
And thank you all for your kind comments!
EP - Always look forward to your montage!
Kay - Rich, juicy, and vibrant!
Anne - I thought that came out really nicely! Thanks for the info on the Stillman & Birn Alpha sketchbook, as I thought they were highly rated. Interesting you like the XL Mixed Media pad, as I loathe the Canson XL watercolor sketchbook.
And thank you all for your kind comments!
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Joy, I have worked in Stillman & Birn Zeta and liked that better. That one is heavyweight which I like but it is very smooth, like hot press. I like a little more texture. XL Mix Media seems to be in the middle of the two. Stillman & Birn makes several different weights and surfaces. You have to try different ones out to see if one fits your requirements.
Things that will affect your preference are how wet you like to work, how many layers you like to use, whether you want to be able to lift paint after it dries, whether you like to use pen and ink with it, etc.
