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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited May 2013

    Ginger, My advice is to get a very small number of colors at first. I got carried away and have colors I really don't like or use. The Susie Short basic set would be a good starter. It's fine for the colors to dry in the pallette. You just spray them with a fine mist of water when you begin to paint. I'm trying to go back to a more basic pallette to teach myself to mix colors better. I'm taking some classes online and really enjoying seeing how other artists get the effects they're after.

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  • Gingerbrew
    Gingerbrew Member Posts: 2,859
    edited May 2013

    Okay Susie Short basic it will be.  I saw a pallette that has the colors in a circle so it can be a color wheel. I think I would like that, I can use all the visual aids I can find. 

    Thanks Ginger

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2014

    http://www.aswexpress.com/discount-art-supplies/artist-supplies-and-tools/painting-palettes/watercolor/pan-boxes.html

    The main place I use is Dick BLick:http://www.dickblick.com/

    Even if you use another site, the DB website has the BEST descriptions, and great reviews of all products.  But each of them have specials:  Jerry's Artaramma, Cheap Joe's, ASW, DickBlick

    This is an example of the kind of palette I make up to take to classes.  Mine is American Journey - and I ALWAYS buy on sale, and if you get on the email list of several online art suppliers you get the best choice. For home, I use a John Pike palette, with a cover.

    If you CALL Daniel Smith, they are SO SO SO helpful in helping you make a choice.  They have a basic palette, and a mixing palette set - much less than buying individually. 

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  • artsee
    artsee Member Posts: 1,576
    edited May 2013

    What's up with this?? Nobody being creative lately? Or is everyone too busy in the garden?? I'll have to see what I can do.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2014

    Hi, artsee,

    Being creative with jewelry at the moment - and yes, I do have a little digital camera, and as soon as I learn how to use it - I have a PHOBIA, seriously, still miss film, and haven't made it thru the "learning stage" to use it.  BUT, as we are having our about 8th straight day of rain, I may just finally tackle it.

    Have you ever tried GelliPlates  http://www.gelliarts.com/collections/gel-printing-plates   really fun! 

    I'm still loving Jeane Haines Atmospheric Waterecolours....hope you're having a good summer.  I finished 5 years of Arimidex - feel better, yes, of course, "scared" - but better.

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited May 2013

    Gelliart looks fun.  So, you can reuse the plate?  How many times?

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2014

    Can reuse, probably indefinitely.  Replaces Ye Olde Knox Gellatin, or Jello homemade plateSmile  Created by a VERY smart young woman, who realized it was such a fussy mess to make a gel plate, only to have it go ratty/mildew in a few days.

    Dick Blick has a good selection -

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited May 2013

    I've always been creative and have painted in oils and acrylics my whole life.  I also have dones some works in pastels and pencils and charcoal.  Actually all media.  I get frustrated because since I had a stroke although no visible defecits, I have lost the focus and hunger to create since then.  I have paintings around my home and last year entered some in a local art show, but still no desire to draw or paint.  I wonder if it's a brain thing or a chemo thing or even a trauma related thing.  I still have my talent but have not enjoyed the creativity I once had.  I wish it would come back though.Smile

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited May 2013

    It's taken me over a year to get interested in making art again. And it's really frustrating to see how much I've forgotten, eg. cauliflowers in my sky for pete's sake. Maybe doing something for 15 min a day would rekindle your interest.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2014

    just try sketching for a start...that might help...

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  • artsee
    artsee Member Posts: 1,576
    edited May 2013

    Photo: My latest creation for our little granddaughter that LOVES princesses. This is a watercolor on canvas, taken from different Disney's Bedtime Stories Book. Lilly saw it started but hasn't seen the finished piece yet. Hope she likes it. <img class=" width="504" height="378" />

    This my newest watercolor (on canvas) for my little grandaughter. She loves anything Princess. A birthday present that she saw me start but hasn't seen the completed piece. Took parts of this from her Disney Princess Bedtime Stories.

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited May 2013

    That's adorable, Artsee.  It brought back a memory of when my DS was 8 and broke his arm.  I painted Disney characters on his first cast (Many from Little "Worm Maid" as my littlest one called her.).  I got the idea to decorate his second one with 101 Dalmations and each day I would paint a few more.  It was fun and gave me a little one on one time with DS.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2014

    Artsee - how wonderful.  Your grandaughter must love it.  Really fun - and I LOVE the depth of color you've gotten with watercolor - is it because it's on canvas?  Never knew you could paint watercolor on canvas.

    I just bought some "yupo" to try.  Have you ever used it???

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  • artsee
    artsee Member Posts: 1,576
    edited May 2013

    When doing watercolor on canvas you have to Gesso it first or it wont adhere. Then I spray it to seal it in after the painting is done. Haven't given it to her yet as next week it's her birthday. I've done work on Yupo and that's a riot because the paint sits on the paper and merges with other colors when you tilt the board. You can wipe it down to white it you don't like a certain color someplace. Kind of like on canvas too.

    Meece, great idea on the cast. I can picture all those little Dalmatians. Say....I have to say that I have never seen 18,000 plus posts by anyone. You are good girl.

    Artsee

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited May 2013

    Ahhh, I hadn't even noticed that.  For a while I played a lot of word games, but was wasting too much time.  I also started several threads and post regularly on them as well as others.  When you have 15 or so favorite threads it isn't difficult to make a lot of posts.

    I wish I had taken a picture of the casts.  I started it because back then my insurance wouldn't cover the colored casts that were gaining popularity.  I didn't want my injured little one to feel left out.

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited June 2013

    Can't you just paint a cast a colour? That's what I thought the kids I've seen in coloured casts had done. Great idea on the "worm maid"...hehehehehehe. I can just hear his little boy voice saying that, now that I have three little talking grandsons. I was excited to "hear" them talk. Funny what we wish for, eh?

    Anyone try encaustic?

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  • Meece
    Meece Member Posts: 19,483
    edited June 2013

    I'm not that talented.  I do my best work in pencil, and a handy eraser!

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2014

    Haven't done encaustic, but noticed it's becoming increasingly popular around here.  Many classes.  Also all the major online art suppliers are increasing their product line for it.  Have you tried it?

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited June 2013

    I've just watched Youtube's on it and still don't get it. The one artist I talk to about it just shakes her head and says it's so amazing but can't tell me why!!!! I believe you get amazing texture, but to me the colours seemed muted. As the popularity grows I might try it. Right now supplies are pricey.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2014

    I agree barbe, there must be something I'm "missing" - but it just seems messy???  Meanwhile, I've been "playing" with Sennelier Oil Pastels...yummy.

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited June 2013

    My friend found big hunks of colored wax in the art department of a toy store. She said it could be used for encaustic and was a fraction of the price. This toy store stocks pretty good art material and absolutely no TV or movie character toys or games. Lots of creative things.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2014

    Wren - I think you'll find it has a much lower PIGMENT content than the artist's quality encaustic wax.  Same with paints, or pastels - you really do get what you pay for.  The cheaper pastels are a lot more CHALK than pigment, very noticeable difference between artist's grade paint and student grade - imagine what is in toy store is even lower quality.

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  • Linda-n3
    Linda-n3 Member Posts: 2,439
    edited November 2013


    Ladies, I have been lurking on this thread for a while, but hadn't actually read all the pages until today. I saw the post by Athena and miss her. I saw the post by Gingerbrew about all the materials she has collected, and I can really relate to that. But I have actually been very busy USING some of my materials, have been playing A LOT recently. This is a tremendous gift to myself because I have had a pretty rough 3 years since first diagnosis, with multiple recurrences, mets, multiple disabling SEs from treatment. I can no longer play piano or my horn in band or orchestra. My fingers hurt when I type too much, and some of my fine motor skills are lost. BUT I CAN PAINT and do quite a lot with brushes and pens! So I am going to post a work periodically for your review and I hope some of you will continue sharing yours as I see this thread has become a bit quiet as of late.


    My main passion is watercolor, but I am taking a class in abstract acrylics, and here is my first abstracted landscape:




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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited June 2014


    Hi, Linda, I haven't been on this thread in ages. Nice to see a new post. Sorry about all your SE's - I had them too from chemotherapy and 5 years on Arimidex. Going gluten free, and weekly acupuncture, plus 24/7 wrist splints, got me thru the worst of the times. Especially wearing wrist splints to sleep, finally, not waking up with NUMB & horribly painful hands, arms.


    I've been studying watercolor for a few years, it too is my favorite. Have you ever seen the work of Jean Haines, she is British, I have both her books, and love them. Amazon has them.


    Also finding Pan Pastels are fun to work with, and don' trigger my asthma the way some of the soft pastel sticks do - but them I do BLOW the dust away from the paper, and know I'm not supposed to.


    Find doing any of these creative things really helps my spirits. Hope your multiple SE's can be eased.

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited November 2013


    Linda, I turned my head to the left and made your art present in portrait and it looks like reflections in a lake!!! I like the piece, gutsy and raw...can't wait to see more!

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  • Linda-n3
    Linda-n3 Member Posts: 2,439
    edited November 2013


    Barbe, you are so right on! I took a landscape photo of trees reflected in a lake, then cut it up and rearranged the pieces to fit onto a 4x6 card. I used the basic colors from the scene. I still don't know which way should be up, may sign it on all 4 sides!

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  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 19,757
    edited November 2013


    Too funny Linda!! Shows how well you captured the features of the original photo!!!!!!! Way to go!

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  • Gingerbrew
    Gingerbrew Member Posts: 2,859
    edited December 2013

    Hi Wren, where would I find this store? I am in Redmond.  Thx

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  • Gingerbrew
    Gingerbrew Member Posts: 2,859
    edited December 2013

    Hi Barbe, Back in the day of dungeons and dragons I painted a dragon up my sons full leg cast. He liked it very much. 

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited December 2013

    Gingerbrew, It's Top Ten Toys. The original store is in the Greenwood neighborhood in Seattle. They have a second location, perhaps downtown Seattle. Lots of toys you don't see elsewhere.

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