This was the area where the bow was to be
painted.
Previously, everything underneath had been
painted,
including the shadows that go underneath
the bow and ribbons.
You can still see faintly,
the pencil marks
in the saucer, candle and wooden surface
that show where
the parts of the bow should go.
I wanted to achieve the effect
of being able to see through the bow,
as it is made of a sheer fabric.
To do this, I used -
a small amount of colour + a lot of water.
There are 2 colours that I used.
What I did was to mix up the two colours
and have them ready at the same time,
so that I could paint quickly
and have everything look even.
The colours are -
1. - green + a small amount of yellow
to give a green lime
(see the blog entry
"Art - Is it the right colour?" )
- some white + a very small amount
of this green lime
to give a light green lime
- a lot of water
(in your palette "circle" for mixing) +
a very small amount of this
light green lime.
2. - yellow + enough red
to make a red orange
(see the blog entry
"Art - Is it the right colour?")
- some white + some of this red orange
to make a mid-tone
of light red orange
- + a very small amount of blue
to make it a little bit pinkish
- a lot of water
(in your palette "circle" for mixing) +
a very small amount of this
light pinkish red orange.
So, have these two colours ready.
It was a bit trial and error
to work out how thick to make the colour.
But what I did was to put on a coat
that was quite thin first.
If it wasn't thick enough,
I would make it a bit thicker
with more colour and try that,
until I was happy with it.
It is much better to start with a thin coat,
and build up with more coats,
than start with a thick coat
and it be too thick
and too hard to change.
Using brush strokes that followed
the length of the part of the bow,
I painted them in this order -
1. Tails - light green lime
- pinkish red orange
2. Underside of bow folds
- light green lime
- pinkish red orange
3. Top of bow folds
- light green lime
- pinkish red orange
4. Green highlight around some of
the edges of the bow
- light green lime +
a small amount of water
It didn't take very long, as the paint dried
fairly quickly.
(This is painted in acrylic paint)
(c) Katherine Stuart 2014
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