Different paper towels and different toilet paper’s blot differently. Some of the patterns can be useful. Next time you are at the doctors, steal some of those wooden q-tips they have in the jar (they are better than J&J q-tips) and use those to take out color. Lines or areas. And develop a scratchin’ stick.
I exclusively use Viva cloth style. Those patterns drive me nuts. I tried to use some of my etching tools to make a trench where paint could pool, you can see a little of that in my painting of the painting on top of the newspapers, but the duller tools didn't go deep enough and the sharper tools ripped the surface. To remove paint sitting on yupo I use the side of a dry brush.
This morning for a cheap thrill I tried a postcard size piece of cold press and the paint just sank in and sat there. Just sat there. I was appalled. I don't see how folks can live like that.
Ken, I really like that first one. There's a subtle variety in the colors and the marks and it really feels like a landscape—one you can immerse yourself in. I'll withhold judgement on the last two until they are finished, but I can see more layers will add interest. So, now you're totally committed to Yupo? The Strathmore people will be so disappointed—all the years of exclusive use and now you're appalled?
The first one is tremendous! It reminds me of underwater vegetation but of course the colors don’t say that.the variation in movement, colors and markings is just spot on. How is that second painting 9x 12? 3 x 12 maybe… regardless, it should be a vertical from light to dark — much more interesting that way. I like the background in #3, but the trunk needs some work still.
Different paper towels and different toilet paper’s blot differently. Some of the patterns can be useful. Next time you are at the doctors, steal some of those wooden q-tips they have in the jar (they are better than J&J q-tips) and use those to take out color. Lines or areas. And develop a scratchin’ stick.
ReplyDeleteI exclusively use Viva cloth style. Those patterns drive me nuts. I tried to use some of my etching tools to make a trench where paint could pool, you can see a little of that in my painting of the painting on top of the newspapers, but the duller tools didn't go deep enough and the sharper tools ripped the surface. To remove paint sitting on yupo I use the side of a dry brush.
ReplyDeleteThis morning for a cheap thrill I tried a postcard size piece of cold press and the paint just sank in and sat there. Just sat there. I was appalled. I don't see how folks can live like that.
Ken, I really like that first one. There's a subtle variety in the colors and the marks and it really feels like a landscape—one you can immerse yourself in. I'll withhold judgement on the last two until they are finished, but I can see more layers will add interest. So, now you're totally committed to Yupo? The Strathmore people will be so disappointed—all the years of exclusive use and now you're appalled?
ReplyDeleteThe first one is tremendous! It reminds me of underwater vegetation but of course the colors don’t say that.the variation in movement, colors and markings is just spot on. How is that second painting 9x 12? 3 x 12 maybe… regardless, it should be a vertical from light to dark — much more interesting that way. I like the background in #3, but the trunk needs some work still.
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