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Trying watercolor. I generally use wc for small studies, 4×6, 5×7. I can probably count the florals I’ve done on one finger, so I’m really in over my head. All help is greatly appreciated. I’m in a painting group, and a member is instructing in wc over 4 weeks. Mon Nov 13 is the second day. two...

Charcoal on cheap sketching paper. 8x8" Yesterday I needed a bit of a lift, and this memory popped into my mind, so here it is--a "quicky". My DD's pit bull mix got out of the open gate, and I happened to see him running down the street. I went out to call him, and of course, he should have...

I want to emulate a dark mahogany. So far I have a layer of trans. yellow and a layer of trans. red oxide. These, instead of Yellow Ochre + Indian Red which make a rich mahogany... I have trans brown oxide, dioxazine purple, Da Vinci’s magnetite genuine-a trans black, and burnt umber, and...

There's a large area on a wc that needs adjusting. Using more paint on it as it is will not suffice. If I gesso that area then use wc paint on it, will that make more of a mess? I CAN live with it, but if there's an appropriate way to fix it, I'll give it a try. For those of enquiring minds...

Do you paint an umber layer AND a dead (gray) layer? or just one or the other? A verdaccio layer AND a dead layer? Or one or the other? then paint glazes over that layer.

Help me draw the fold lines for an ankle length skirt on this female. The woman is jumping, one leg raised, arms upstretched. The skirt is long, soft, light weight material, and billowing. I am not satisfied with any of my sketches. I don't know if the skirt/hem lines are even close to what they...

I think I used 2 light sprays on a test piece of charcoal. After dry, I rubbed lightly with fingertip, no smearing. Here's an article I found that you might be interested in checking out: Using skim milk as a drawing fixative

Asking for guidance on this composition. watercolor on Fabriano 11 x 14″ wc paper. Injured small plane. Pilot holding rifle near it, (not threatening) close to the edge of the landing strip, passenger 2nd from V Left, near center of strip, looking toward another pilot, also on far side of strip...

I want it to be as believable as I can make it. You see, it’s nose is in a ditch, one propeller is broken as are two wings and a few struts. Even one wheel is bent. But is the shape generally okay? Is the body long enough? How about the engine housing? Does the tail pass muster? What do I need...

What tips of any kind do you have for working with watercolor? I'm new at using wc for anything other than quick studies, so can probably use a lot of them. Two from me: I cut about a 1/4 rectangle from a piece of wc paper to use as a "mask" over my project to protect it from any accidental...

What's the difference? Why choose one over the other? About 5 years ago I was given paints still in tubes, but all had about half the tube put into little plastic lidded tubs, which I'm just starting to use. Many of the tubes of paint have hardened, anyway.

Landscape 9x12", watercolor on wc paper. Inspired by Carl Weber. How can I improve this piece? Crits/comments welcomed. Thanks for looking.

What kind of oil should be applied to a rough wood (possibly Koa) carving (yard god) that has been in the desert heat too long, and is cracking? I'd like to not lose it, and I think it could be more attractive. He guards against evil spirits. :unsure:

How do you treat your brush when using this? Wet the brush, dip in liquid soap wipe, then into the miskit? Wet the brush, wash over a bar of soap, wipe, then into the miskit? Does the brush need "soaped" every stroke? Will simply keeping the brush wet, in a jar of water, until finished...

Flowers in a vase Oil over watercolor, watercolor paper~4x5". There is a bit of wc showing, so I thought I'd place it here :) 99.50+% is oil paint.:p. C&C welcome, thanks for looking. C&C welcomed, thanks for looking!

How/when is it used? Can an acrylic white be used in place of it? Is it opaque, will it conceal what is beneath it?

The "beginnings" of this piece is in the watercolor forum in the "Beginnings" thread https://creativespark.art/threads/beginnings.5085/ starting with post one. I SAW A HORNY TOAD! This is oils, ~6 x 9" on Canson canvas paper. C&C welcomed. Thanks for looking. (When the cab window is dry, I...

~4 x 4" bond paper. Base layers of Crayola and Prang crayons. Due to white peeking through and lower chroma, I added oil pastels over the crayons. And still have a lot of white peeking through. But the colors are more vibrant :) Maybe I'll use colored paper next time. I suppose I could brush...

I made an order to buy 2 pkgs of hot press wc paper and a couple of other items, just going over the $59 minimum for free shipping. I was willing to do that because I thought I had only 8-10 sheets left, and I kinda sorta wanted tinted graphite. (I've wanted that for a long time, it's not a...

Group 4.5 X 6" graphite on bond. How do I improve this drawing? Perspective, sizes, positions, etc. Thanks!:)