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[Pat]

http://www1.snapfish.com/share/p=972211203647082786/l=344590952/g=97674867/cobrandOid=1000131/otsc=SYE/otsi=SAIS


You only need to click on the link



If you cut and paste this address to the web hopefully you can see my painting.

As you can tell I am not a computer genius.

Please let's see everyone's work.

[CarolEngle]

The link worked fine and I enjoyed seeing your work. I especially liked the details in the leaves and petals and I loved the eye. when I enlarged it to get a better look there were so many colors in it. Beautiful. Carol

[Pat]

Carol.

Thanks I painted them so long ago.

The pink roses were done in only two colors, winsor newton Alizarin Crimson and Hooker's Green.
I was also experimenting with design. Those two were done around 1985 and 1986. I did the pink ones for a friend. And I did the red ones afterwards.

The first two rose pictures were more realistic, and they were done in 1998.

The eye is one of my favorites. I tell people it's my good eye. or it keeps an eye on me. a little humor to make people smile. Maybe someday I'll paint a smile to go along with it. 

[CarolEngle]

I'm amazed there were on ly two colors in the rose pictures. What a lot you can do. I was going to ask you what green you used. The leaves were so real looking and detailed. Carol

[Pat]

I used only two colors in just the pink roses. I mixed the colors together to get the different shades and shadows.

I use Alizarin Crimson, Winsor Yellow, Hooker's Green and maybe a little Raw Sienna for the red roses.

A limited palette is the best way to go for realism.

I haven't tried Susan's Palette. It does work beautifully for her.

 

[CarolEngle]

Neither Josh nor I have gotten to the point where we're using a limited pallette. I keep buying little tubes of different colors just to see what they look like. We do tend to gravitate toward certain colors but nothing is written in stone yet. One of the hardest colors to figure out (for us) is purples. How to get a rich, deep dark purple for pansys. So far, all our attempts are too dead looking. not rich and vibrant. Pink was hard for us too. We've just about got that one figured out.

Josh is braver with color than I am. He will tell me the wildest colors and rich, deep colors. I argued with him one day and even folded our reference photo in half so I could lay the blue on top of the color he chose and he was right so I don't argue anymore. I'm a lot more conservative with color.

I did add some colors to our palette based on how Susan does her underpaintings and the set of paintings that Josh is working on now is using that underpainting technique. Josh is very slow. It takes about 3 months for him to complete a painting (although we're smart now and he usually has three or four in progress instead of one). when we watched Susan's instructional videos I realized that Josh's slowness was actually helpful because each layer he puts on has time to get bone dry. In between sessions he has time to look at his paintings and figure out what he's going to do next. That slow and careful approach works very well with Susan's techniques. Carol

[Pat]

http://www.winsornewton.com/products.aspx?PageID=160

http://www.dickblick.com/zz003/22/

http://www.dickblick.com/zz003/23/

Here are some color charts you may want to refer to for your purples. I have used Winsor Newton Permanent Mauve. Nice I trust Windsor Newton.

Holbein has very nice bright colors I have used some Bright Rose and Bright Violet.

hope this helps.
Pat

[CarolEngle]

Thanks, I'll check them out. We've come up with some beautiful light lavendars and lilacs. It's the deep, almost black purple that I can't figure out how to get. Thanks for the links. Carol

[D.Saile]

Hi Paolo,

Thanks for the reply. The computer at the local library where I get on line has indeed disabled the cut-and-paste. Right now, Im at an internet cafe, and theres no problem--only a little expensive.

I have used the "Multi

[marylka]

Hi Carol,
The way I get vibrant purple is with Ultra marine blue and permanent rose other blue are too( green )therefore they dull the color The UMB is a violet blue that is why i keep this color in my palette there is no other blue that can be a substituted it's the only blue violet.The Holbein bright rose and violet are fugitive colors they are mainly used for illustration work To get a soft Pink try adding a little sap green  to permanent rose or even W&N burnt sienna theirs is a different pigment PR101 to most other brands which use PBR7.
Marylka

[Renee]

Susan gets her beautiful purples by mixing Schminke Thalo green with Schminke Purple Magenta. Schminke Purple magenta is actually a very beautiful bright pink PR122. Mixed with Schminke Thalo Green or W&N Thalo green BS, it turns really purple.
I however prefer the purple "Schminke Mauve" which is a dioxazine violet PV23 or Winser Violet which is the same. I  LOVE this purple! The deepest, darkest and brightest one I know.

[marylka]

Hi Renee,
Forgot about that one someone in at the workshop that i attended, come across this mix by accident.DioxadinePv23 is fugitive in watercolor .
Marylka

[Renee]

Hi Renee,
Forgot about that one someone in at the workshop that i attended, come across this mix by accident.DioxadinePv23 is fugitive in watercolor .
Marylka

According to the information at the website Handprint.com, these are his words:
Manufacturer and my own 2004 lightfastness tests indicate dioxazine violet actually has better lightfastness than reported by the ASTM, easily reaching "very good" (II) lightfastness in the best brands reported here.

[marylka]

I have just received Susan's new DVD it is amazing she gives of herself 150% the tips technique and understanding of what to look for it is one of the best DVD i have seen .
Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge it was well worth the wait.
 

[Renee]

Mine came Saturday and it was not in my Box. Just the notice, so I had to wait until Monday to have the Post Master give it over to me. I watched the 1st part yesterday and the 2nd today.
My favorite part is hearing her talk about all in her mind as she paints.