Well, I'm not pleased with either of these little ones (both 1/8 sheet Arches 140# coldpress). Both are overworked, plus I made a big mistake on the alpaca by drawing him first in a Sketch-n-Wash pencil in a dark value (this pencil blends and bleeds when you wet it so it made a nice mess when I put the wet pigment on). Yuck!
Maybe I'll go back in with some pen and ink and work a bit on both of them so I like them better. Right now they both look fuzzy and unfinished - hmmm...how can you have a painting that is both overworked and unfinished?
They all can't be winners!
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I have only used the Sketch and Wash pencils VERY LIGHTLY for the painting drawings, no shading or anything like that and it always has disappeared for me when I put on the paint....sometimes when I didn't want it to! This little guy is cute, no matter if he is a bit muddy. Nice cast shadow, too.
Can't help thinking that if you added some ink lines to the house sketch it will improve it significantly.
Really enjoyed browsing through your posts this morning. Love the datura - particularly the slanting strips of light in the leaves. First time I saw these magnificent large trumpets growing was in the botanical gardens in the Canary Islands when I went on a painting holiday (workshop) with my college tutor years ago. Seeing your work brought back fond memories. I too like sketch and wash pencils but usually bleed them out for a tonal piece of work with no colour.
Thanks, Susan, Nava and Joan! Ladies, I really misused the Sketch n Wash - it's made to use the way you all use it, not as heavy handed as I did. Guess it was one of those "you shouldn't be painting but you are so really mess it up good!" days :)
Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Joan, those flowers are so huge, it's intimidating when you walk under them!
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