Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Paintin' Peacocks


I am still painting away on peacocks and just loving all the colors! I thought you might like to see this painting in progress. Thank goodness for gouache paints, because the tail needs lots of layers. I have done the underpainting of the feathers with Raw Umber watercolor (Daler Rowney is my fave brand of Raw Umber as it is warmer than some other brands). Now I am using a mixture of French Ultramarine and Turquoise gouache over the top. Finally, I will use blue and green watercolor pencils to finish. It is lots of fun to have so many tools at my disposal! I love to play with different mediums. My job is such fun!

I am also lucky to have good friends to walk with me on my journey. Yesterday I was really struggling with the background to place these birds on (using photoshop). I sent out a cry for help to a dear clever friend, and she helped me see what I should do. Big hugs going out to all my art friends today, even the ones I haven't met yet!

3 comments:

  1. It's beautiful, Jane, just as it is so I'm really looking forward to the finished piece!

    I've been struggling with Photoshop but beginning to make some headway with it at last. It's a wonderful program but SO much to learn and I don't know anyone else using it for handpainted patterns, which is a big disadvantage!

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  2. Really nice, Jane. Kudos to you ~ I don't think I could tackle a peacock :-)

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  3. Jane, what a challenge!
    The colours of a peacock change with every move.
    And such vibrant colours at the same time!
    Success! It looks great!
    Love from Holland,
    Jacoba

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