Two last hints from the Purcell book that we've been looking at all week.Leave it!
"Keep your strokes few and simple. Watercolor is like golf - the fewer the strokes the better the game. Every time you go back over a previous brushstroke you weaken it's power." --Carl Purcell, Painting with your Artist's Brain, p.28
I think this also applies to pen and ink (and brush and ink).
Color Choice "Flood rich colors into the shadows and avoid flat, ugly darks."--Purcell
I think that where you put the rich colors and where the flat areas are depends a bit on your medium. But it is an interesting idea to think about in relation to your favorite mediums - where are the flat areas and how can you jazz them up?
Tip from me: if you watch NFL playoffs and sketch, without a pencil outline, your sketch is likely to come out skewiff, as my poor copy of Luca Signorelli's Head of an Old Man above. :D
Have a good weekend everybody! I'm off to celebrate a 3rd birthday!
5 comments:
That is a great head considering the distraction. Looks like you just need to widen the forehead on our left. Good job.
Good advice on the shadows.
Thanks Jo for stoppin' in! I liked your blog update, btw. I forgot to mention that the other day.
Hi Rose,
I tagged you :) I hope you don't mind. http://belindalindhardt.blogspot.com/
This book seems to be a real find, Rose. I'm really enjoying your adventures in composition and good luck with your watercolours!
I can't work out how to email you, Rose but I just wanted to say how much I appreciated your generous comment on my blog. Thank you. It was lovely having you drop in. I'll see you back in class - Katherine's class that is ;)
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