Did you know that Tuesday, March 1 was National Pig Day? I didn't either. I was watching the news (checking weather) before class and they said it was NPDay. They had a cupcake maker making the pigs from Angry Birds.
So I figured if the students didn't bring anything to work on, we could all do little pink piggies. I drew out the piggies on tracing paper, traced it onto a fourth sheet of Arches 140# cold press paper, and turned the photo and the paper upside down to paint it, doing the background first.
And I softened some areas of the ginger plant - it looked too cut out and hard edged all around. I think it works better now. Sometimes just a little pushing back works to make a watercolor read better when you don't want everything to look pasted on.
So I figured if the students didn't bring anything to work on, we could all do little pink piggies. I drew out the piggies on tracing paper, traced it onto a fourth sheet of Arches 140# cold press paper, and turned the photo and the paper upside down to paint it, doing the background first.
And I softened some areas of the ginger plant - it looked too cut out and hard edged all around. I think it works better now. Sometimes just a little pushing back works to make a watercolor read better when you don't want everything to look pasted on.
5 comments:
I could just eat that piggie, the pink is so delicious. Very whimsical and fun.
You were right about the ginger, it's just right now.
I didn't know it was National Pig Day, sorry I missed it. Your pig is positively precious!
Rhonda didn't know about national pig day. This is just too cute. Cannot wait to see it finished. Hope you are having a great day.
the ginger looks good :D love the colours so much, the all work so well together
people don't believe me when I say pigs are as smart if not smarter than dogs, I think its because people dont want to feel guilty eating bacon ;p
LOL! Thanks, Alice Jo :)
I didn't know, either, Elizabeth, until I saw it on the local news channel. Thanks!
Debbie, thanks :)
I've always heard that pigs are smart, Jennifer Rose, and the little ones are cute but I definitely pinked them up more than natural :)
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