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fenifire In reply to pjacubinas [2020-01-28 13:41:00 +0000 UTC]

aww... thank you so much for such a sweet comment

there is still so much I want to learn about watercolour and your words make me want to try even harder thank you

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pjacubinas In reply to fenifire [2020-01-28 16:25:20 +0000 UTC]

i've tried so hard at both water color and gouache...taken lessons and classes, watched youtube videos...mostly i was able to make blueish/brownish swirls on paper...if you think you still have a lot to learn then i can't wait to see what you learn!!  

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fenifire In reply to pjacubinas [2020-01-30 15:28:49 +0000 UTC]

watercolour is such a difficult and demanding technique it's so easy to mess up the effect you're looking for - it's sometimes so discouraging

please don't give up I'm sure your blue/brown swirls are charming at least you had fun, I hope?

I admire your devotion for taking watercolour classes

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pjacubinas In reply to fenifire [2020-03-05 19:54:22 +0000 UTC]

 i am having fun...well, fun-ish. i have more fun when i produce something that looks close to what i was painting! oh well, i'll get there! and yes! those swirls were charming...if you like mud. i kinda do, so it worked out in the end!  

thanks for your encouragement!

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fenifire In reply to pjacubinas [2020-03-10 09:38:37 +0000 UTC]

I'm sorry to hear that that sounds really discouraging please don't give up just yet

I've been thinking why colours might look like mud and I have a few ideas (no professional ideas! for those you need to find a professional ):

- the paints you use or mix have to many pigments - in watercolour the more pigments the less vivid the colour; most watercolours are signed from which pigments they are made of (symbols like PG36 or PBr7) and some colours are always a mixture of at least two pigments (like most purples and greens),

- you're layering the next colour before the previous one is fully dried or using too much water which activates the colour beneath - in this situation the colour beneath moves around and is hard to manage when it mixes with your new layer without control,

- the paintbrush is too hard - sometimes synthetic paintbrushes scratch the paper and activate previous/current layers; it's easier to add new layers with natural brushes because they're much softer and don't lift the previous layers as much

- you're layering too much (my personal biggest weakness) - while trying to make a colour more vivid I tend to put another layer of the same colour to make it more pop, again and again until the effect is just... bad

Would you like a watercolour exercise? Try covering a whole page (doesn't have to be big) in one pass adding colour after colour straight from the pans

...and so sorry for such a long comment hope I didn't bore you too much

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fenifire In reply to Amaryn-Philomena [2020-01-28 13:32:25 +0000 UTC]

mixing colours... my weakness has been revealed

thank you so much my dear

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fenifire In reply to szynszyla-stokrotka [2020-01-28 13:31:39 +0000 UTC]

sama byłam zaskoczona że jemiołuszki są aż tak kolorowe ciekawy jest ten świat

dziękuję wielce

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szynszyla-stokrotka In reply to fenifire [2020-01-28 15:26:40 +0000 UTC]

Nie ma za co!! To sliczne!

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fenifire In reply to szynszyla-stokrotka [2020-01-29 12:44:07 +0000 UTC]

hurra!

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fenifire In reply to WeraHatake [2020-01-28 13:30:51 +0000 UTC]

ach dziękuję!

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WeraHatake In reply to fenifire [2020-01-28 19:08:29 +0000 UTC]

Nie ma za co! ♥

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