Windmills

[ams]

Ink and Inktense in XL Mixed Media sketchbook, about 5"x5".

 

[Grapes]

Ams, beautiful! Are these Dutch?

 

[Joy]

Anne, great design and perspective! You seem to have the magic touch with those Inktense. Any tips gladly appreciated. Perhaps I am still using too much water, and am just using them in a Canson XL (cellulose) sketchbook, so they still lift even when fully activated. When it is dry, I will post my paltry effort in Inktense in the A & W Challenge. I find it hard to get dark values and there is a big drying shift. Overall, they seem like so much more "trouble" than traditional watercolors.

Grapes, it is likely these are from Holland. I was there many years ago, but did not see any where I was. This summer when we go to Rotterdam, one can visit a popular tourist site with a lot of them (Kinderdijk). It would be great to see, but I avoid any crowded, touristy areas when I travel.

 

[Grapes]

Oh, you're going to Rotterdam on your trip!! From Ireland to Rotterdam? That's wonderful I was painting in Kinderdijk few yrs ago several days when we passed by with car on our way down to the south. You really should visit Kinderdijk, super fun and spectacular, you go there with these tiny ferries crossing the canal (takes about a minute or two to cross) which is even more super fun. When it comes to Kinderdijk you shouldn't even think of grounds! Just go! Must see, must experience!
I think in Rotterdam you can't avoid tourists/grounds. Holland is full of people.

 

[ams]

Ams, beautiful! Are these Dutch?

I'm not sure. This was from an online challenge and they didn't give the location. I'm glad Joy had an idea where they were from.

Anne, great design and perspective! You seem to have the magic touch with those Inktense. Any tips gladly appreciated. Perhaps I am still using too much water, and am just using them in a Canson XL (cellulose) sketchbook, so they still lift even when fully activated. When it is dry, I will post my paltry effort in Inktense in the A & W Challenge. I find it hard to get dark values and there is a big drying shift. Overall, they seem like so much more "trouble" than traditional watercolors.

Grapes, it is likely these are from Holland. I was there many years ago, but did not see any where I was. This summer when we go to Rotterdam, one can visit a popular tourist site with a lot of them (Kinderdijk). It would be great to see, but I avoid any crowded, touristy areas when I travel.

I don't use the inktense as pencils, I scribble them on a Caran D'Ache Pallet and use them like watercolor. Most of the time I use a waterbrush to pick up the color but if I have a larger spot I want really dark, I use a regular brush without too much water. Sometimes it takes several layers. I just make sure it dries before I put on the next. Like any medium, use what works for you. I tend to use very little water so these work well for me but for someone who works wet and relies on color flowing and blending, they probably aren't a good choice.

 

[Joy]

Thanks, Anne! I do have a Caran D'Ache palette that I use, and apologizing for likely asking you that before. Between some online forums and YT, sometimes I lose track of what was discussed with whom! Using less water would help me in general, with a lot more practice.

 

[Jo Castillo]

Love this, windmills are a vanishing breed. Nice to catch a piece of history. I always try to get photos of any I see here in the Southwest US.

 

[Triduana]

Lovely work Anne! Really nice lines. I haven't seen a windmill in long time.

 

[Balaji]

Lovely subject, and very nicely sketched and painted. I like your colour palette very much.