August 2022 Watermedia Challenge

[KreativeK]

Jo, you are learning and making progress. Tip: Lay in your darkest value/color first, then put in mid-tones followed by lightest lights and it’s much easier.

 

[Jo Castillo]

Thanks, Kay. You definitely have the right touch always. Appreciate your advice. Hugs.

 

[Jo Castillo]

Jo: I think you did an awesome job! That was not an easy one to do and you did a great!

CaliAnn, thank you. I'm not one to wait for paint to dry, but I think I'm getting the hang of some this water stuff. Ha.

 

[Jo Castillo]

Scamall, thank you. You should go for it. I would like to see your version.

 

[CaliAnn]

I'm not one to wait for paint to dry

I'm the same way

 

[Scamall]

Watercolor on cold press

 

[Balaji]

Jo...Very nice work on the bike. At first I thought that you had posted the original and a close-up. But then I realised that they were two paintings. Both are lovely though I prefer the second one.

I too decided that I needed to do "something more" to my hydrangeas. This was also the view of a number of persons who viewed it and commented on it (elsewhere). I therefore spent some time on it yesterday and here is the result....

 

[Balaji]

Very nice work Scamall! I also love your background.

 

[Scamall]

Oh, nice! That made it pop! I like it even more!

 

[CaliAnn]

Scamall: Gorgeous!
Balaji: I agree - your changes really pop - beautiful!

 

[Balaji]

Scamall, CaliAnn...Thank you.

 

[KreativeK]

Mesmerizing nature up close, Scamall, I like this one very much!
Bah, the changes worked! Sometimes we have to let them simmer on a back burner awhile.

 

[Balaji]

Thank you Kay.
I agree with you about letting them simmer for a while. Invariably I notice errors and get ideas for improving my work only after posting it. So these days I first post on whatsapp to a couple of small, closed groups, await comments and suggestions, and then post to the wider world.

 

[Jo Castillo]

Scamall, the butterfly is awesome. (I don't use that word often, but it fits here!)

Balaji, the hydrangea is beautiful. Both versions, but I always like richer colors. Nice work.

 

[Balaji]

Thank you Jo.

 

[Scamall]

Watercolor, soluable pencil, brush pen on cold press. I don’t know if I was psyching myself out but I do think this was very difficult. I learned a lot.

 

[Jo Castillo]

Scamall, I found it difficult as well. I love the way you did the grasses. It looks beautiful to me. Makes me smile.

 

[CaliAnn]

Scamall: Beautiful painting! I also LOVE the grasses!

 

[Balaji]

Scamall...It's terrific!

 

[Balaji]

This hasn't come out the way I wanted it to. But I enjoyed doing it. I guess I'll mull over it for a couple of days and then decide whether I would like to tweak it, and if so how to do it.

By the way, it is a 20 cm x 13 cm watercolour sketch in a 300 gsm Strathmore watercolour sketchbook.