Somebody played with archival ink and stencils this morning. 😬
#artstr #stencil #play #wip…
#artstr retail therapy: 50% off Christmas paper and a pack of 8” x 8” canvas boards.
I was too late to make Christmas cards this year, but still wanted to create something holiday,
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: dragon back ridges
Did some experiments last night to figure out the right size, shape, textures, and colors.
Now to replicate all that 40+ times because
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: tiny touch ups
Added greenery to the tops on the mountains so they are more obviously in front of some of the clouds.
Used little flat
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: clouds’ end
“Finished” adding the clouds to the top half of the canvas. Leaving it in quotes as I may change my mind tomorrow. But I
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: much closer to final
Spent most of the day working on this in batches on the lower half of the canvas.
Added white tissue paper to
So those chipboard tags I bought so many years ago are ideal for the art project I want to do that I no longer need the envelopes I was originally searching for when
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: all about the values
Been ignoring this one for too long. Got tired of trying different ways to keep white white (would turn yellow near the
When you should really go eat dinner but get sidetracked making little trees with leftover paint.
#art #artstr #rustypuppyart #acrylic #artprocess #wip #🖼️…
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: mountain time
Starting to layer texture on the mountains. Cut this sponge in half to better control the area that gets paint.
Dark colors first. This
This leaf followed me in from the patio, so we had a little portrait session.
Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer watercolor pencils in a cold press 110 lb/230 g/m2 sketchbook by U.
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: more clouds
Cloud cover over a whole mountain on the back right. Sponge edges, which I really like and will likely use with green to get
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: cloud sessions 1 of ???
Added a mix of white and parchment color as the clouds base.
Surprised how much the green is showing through, given that
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: rocks and trees
Looked more closely at my reference photo, and vintage Chinese paintings, and added some rock faces to the mountains.
Added a lot of
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: all scales done!
Finished up all the scales on the dragon’s body last night.
Found a new color of green when I bought some heavy
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: laying it on thick tonight
Used the palette knife to lay down a layer of black-purple-silver acrylic paint on the rest of the dragon
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: dragon body art
So here’s how I got to the look I was happy with for the dragon body ….
Use palette knife to cover red
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: what didn’t work over the past few days
Tried a bunch of things on the dragon body. Not happy with any of them. Did finally
24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: now happy with sky (again)
Had a really good art session last night, where I reworked the sky to a state I’m happy with (again)
