February 9, 2018 5:33 pm
…..day 40
In Carla Sonheim’s year-long class we were assigned to draw an object of our choice. The hook is that it had to be a blind contour drawing. No peaking at all. I did that with the first three and for number four I peaked a couple of times.
Then without looking at the drawings or the photo the drawings were taken from we had to draw the objects again on a larger piece of watercolour paper using ink with a dropper or liquid acrylic poured from the bottle (with a small opening). Before the ink or paint dried we were then suppose to lay two more colours of paint across the top of the paper and then scrape it down the page with a credit card.
The first attempt I did on a cold press watercolour paper and I almost lost the image completely. I switched to a smooth hot press paper and the image under the paint was stronger. The black ink on the second painting was overpowering and I much preferred how the red and purple inks turned out. Do you have a favourite?
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Categories: 365 Days of Art, Animals, Art, Art Classes, Photography
Tags: 365 Days of Art, acrylic paint, blind contour drawing, Carla Sonheim, cow, day 40, photography, scraping technique, year long class
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I really like the paintings! The black and purple ones are my favorites I think.
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By marandarussell on February 9, 2018 at 8:02 pm
I like the purple one as well. Thanks Maranda.
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By Mama Cormier on February 9, 2018 at 8:03 pm
I really like these.
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By Rainee on February 9, 2018 at 9:33 pm
Thank you Rainee. I’m loving this technique.
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By Mama Cormier on February 10, 2018 at 2:50 am
The violet one. Really nice.
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By Colline on February 10, 2018 at 10:16 am
My favourite. Thanks!
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By Mama Cormier on February 10, 2018 at 10:17 am
I think I like the black one the best especially the side that’s showing more. The red and purple are very nice as well.
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By Mary Craddock-Keating on February 10, 2018 at 1:27 pm
Interesting how everyone has a different opinion. Thanks for commenting. Just goes to show that everyone has different tastes and that you should never judge your own work too harshly.
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By Mama Cormier on February 10, 2018 at 1:33 pm