Obviously nowhere near "almost full" as claimed here. I consider this a bug to be nice, but I know this is a dastardly marketing practice which is meant to confuse people into upgrading for nothing. Don't do this, Dropbox. Please. Stop it. It's hard to respect you when you do stuff like this.
I use Posca paint pens on landscaping rocks found in my yard.
Sal is my Mother-in-law's cockatiel. He is 5 years old. I just played Peek-a-boo with him while he was inside the cage and he seemed to liked it. He let me get my face close up to him. Then I sat down on the couch in front of him and he started doing these moves.
What does it mean, the side looking over and over like this? He wasn't making noises.
Where and how do you store your paintings if not up or displayed? I just realized my loose stuff has no real home yet.
I have been trying to capture the way water looks with foam and waves and stuff. I found a few saved tutorials and gave it a shot. It's better than my first attempt but I struggle with keeping the brush dry enough to preserve some white as reflection on the surface. I used Dr. Phil. Martin's Bleed proof white to help but want to learn how to get that dry brush effect.
Am I just using more water than I realize? How do I get a dry brush effect with a diluted, lighter color, like a very soft blue for instance? Maybe my paper was too small for the space I needed to drag my brush?
First one was done on practice paper in a 7.75" x 9.75" book with only 50% cotton. The other two were done on 100% cotton. The second was in a small book 4.75" square. The third was done on a block 3.5" square.
My first post here. Hope it's up to the task!
Is it just me or is this a pattern with us? I spend time in the bathroom first and frequently look down at my phone and wonder if that contributes in some way but I do this at other times of day and no facial flushing happens. Is there a circadian rhythm things with this? Anyone else notice this?
As a beginner I have been practicing in my little watercolor books and small 3"x3" block of paper so far. I have bigger, nicer paper like the 10"x14" Arches block and an even bigger Fabriano block, but haven't had the courage to try anything bigger than small sized paintings so far.
How do I push myself to try the bigger paper without fear and without dividing it up into smaller sections or cutting it up? I want to see how my skills turn out and develop on a bigger area using bigger brush strokes and bigger washes. I don't think I am ready but I never will be if I don't try. I need help getting motivated.
I have gotten as far as opening up the Arches block and removing the top cover of black paper so far. How do you all approach graduating to a bigger painting size? How did it go? Tips? Advice? Motivation?
The Lion is what my husband and I like to hide for one another to find, for fun. Fishy is my husband's cheap decorative figurine to cover an old crack in the toilet tank from our old house. I decided to paint these buddies of ours. Reference photos at the end.
I am a watercolor beginner since January, so have lots to learn and need more patience with drying layers for sure.
What else can I do better besides practice?
I was inspired to go back to basics and learn some watercolor lessons from a book, so I went to my local library to see what they had. There were a few books, plus this one focused on developing realism style drawing skills. These are the very first two exercises in the book to get started. I tried them today. The book advises using colored pencils and/or watercolor paints but I just used pencil.
How did I do?
I do see all the little imperfections but I think there's some potential here. And yes, I used lined paper as my first model but didn't draw the lines. Maybe next time. LOL. The book focuses on the outline, creases, and shadows so that's what I decided to do.