Don’t like this dude at all (whoever he is) BUT here’s the orange-blue combo. Sooooo different vibrationally than the red/bluegreen. var a2a_config = a2a_config || {}; a2a_config.linkname="Color Theory – orange blue"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.c ... Continue Reading
Well look what happens here….the pic on left is using napthol red mixed with a bit of alizarin crimson opposite cobalt blue mixed with viridian. Mellow, kind of sweet. The right hand gal is also a Red/BlueGreen mix BUT BUT BUT look what happens when you switch up your pigments. Thi ... Continue Reading
Another red vs blue-green combo…..just love how harmonious this is. a2a_config.linkname="Color Theory – red vs blue-green 2"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2009/10/30/color-theory-%e2%80%93-red-vs-blue-green-2/"; a2a.init("page"); Continue Reading
My favorite color opposites based on the 10 color wheel…..Red vs BlueGreen. I don’t know exactly what it is, but this color harmony makes me happy. All this is so subjective. a2a_config.linkname="Color Theory – red vs blue-green"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artfor ... Continue Reading
See my other Color Theory posts for more on this. But this 10 Color Wheel turns things all around if you are used to working off the 12 color wheel. Try this, very exciting…… a2a_config.linkname="10 Color Wheel"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2009/1 ... Continue Reading
yellow vs blue-purple a2a_config.linkname="Color Theory – further explorations"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2009/10/28/color-theory-further-explorations/"; a2a.init("page"); Continue Reading
I thought this photo was adorable…and I’ve always thought Kelly was adorable. Couldn’t resist sketching and watercoloring this pic. Gouache crazy!!!! a2a_config.linkname="Celebrity portrait – Kelly Osbourne"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/20 ... Continue Reading
I can’t express how helpful it has been to do a study like this….easy, fun, and lots of learning. Practice practice practice. a2a_config.linkname="Celebrity Models body practice 9 and last!"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2009/10/23/celebrity-models-bod ... Continue Reading
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I LOVED these Dior models that I found in the Enquirer or Star….flashback to the 40s? Just love their expressions. a2a_config.linkname="Celebrity models body practice 6 – Dior"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2009/10/20/celebrity-models-body-practice-6-d ... Continue Reading
Gossip Girl fans will recognize Blake Lively here…. a2a_config.linkname="Celebrity models body practice 5"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2009/10/19/celebrity-models-body-practice-5/"; a2a.init("page"); Continue Reading
What a fun way to learn how to draw bodies…and clothes. a2a_config.linkname="Celebrity models body practice 4"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2009/10/19/celebrity-models-body-practice-4/"; a2a.init("page"); Continue Reading
Good practice on getting texture in those gowns, too. a2a_config.linkname="Celebrity models body practice 3"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2009/10/18/celebrity-models-body-practice-3/"; a2a.init("page"); Continue Reading
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Practice from ragsheets……all those centerfold models in red carpet garments. Great practice for learning body proportions I find. a2a_config.linkname="Celebrity models body practice"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2009/10/15/celebrity-models-body-prac ... Continue Reading
My daughter was in the hospital and I spent the day there….I don’t go anywhere without a mini gouache palette and a sketchbook. It is such a comfort to be able to sketch to mitigate worry. I was reading an incredible bio on Einstein, whom I adore!!! Daughter on the mendR ... Continue Reading
This was a TV Guide cover of Mariska Hargitay and dude….(sorry, forgot his name). a2a_config.linkname="Mariska and co-star"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2009/10/14/mariska-and-co-star/"; a2a.init("page"); Continue Reading
Yellow opposite blue-purple….. Yes, these are garish and bold…..please don’t let me discourage you from trying out Mark’s color master course…..you’ll do much better than I did. But oh I am having fun sloshing these combinations around. a2a_config.link ... Continue Reading
Another sketch with gouache and my Lamy Safari pen. My large sketchbook 8.5X 11. Egads, i got carried away when i did her teeth…..shouldn’t have done that! a2a_config.linkname="My granddaughter"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2009/10/12/my-granddaughte ... Continue Reading
Red opposite blue-green (NOT GREEN) is one of my fave combos. Ghastly painting i know…..but just know these are quick splashy studies. LOL a2a_config.linkname="Color Theory continued 2"; a2a_config.linkurl="http://www.artforthesoulofit.com/2009/10/12/color-theory-continued-2/"; a2a ... Continue Reading
At my dad’s and a friend of his saves up stacks of Enquirers, and Star ragsheets….(embarrassing to admit, I know) but they sure were fodder for inspiration. I went thru every issue, tore out the celebrities with their fancy dresses on, and put myself thru the rigors to learn ho ... Continue Reading
While I was in NY visiting my dad for a couple of weeks I set myself to learn more about color theory. I googled and bing’d around the www til I found this color theory course by Mark Mitchell. It was fantastic….came every day in my inbox for 14 days, and was quite a head-scr ... Continue Reading
Over the couple of years that I’ve been teaching myself how to draw, I always come back to magazines, Vanity Fair, Us, People…..doesn’t matter….just looking at models, celebrities, folks, and drawing them. Great practice. a2a_config.linkname="Models for practice ... Continue Reading
Perhaps the most dramatic of the series, I used sumi ink to enrich her hair. TITLE: Bathing Beauty – Series 6/6 SIZE & SUPPORT: approx. 8-1/4″h x 12″w on watercolor paper (110lb) MATERIALS: Mixed media, sumi ink, professional archival gouache PRICE: $30 a2a_config.linkname="Ba ... Continue Reading
This bathing beauty has a boyfriend it appears! TITLE: Bathing Beauty – Series 5/6 SIZE & SUPPORT: approx. 8-1/4″h x 12″w on watercolor paper (110lb) MATERIALS: Professional archival gouache PRICE: $30 a2a_config.linkname="Bathing Beauty – Series 5/6"; a2a_config.linkurl ... Continue Reading
Yet again, how a different palette of colors, and design elements can change the same composition up. TITLE: Bathing Beauty – Series 4/6 SIZE & SUPPORT: approx. 8-1/4″h x 12″w on watercolor paper (110lb) MATERIALS: Mixed media, ink, pastel, rofessional archival gouache PRI ... Continue Reading
A very different mood here…. TITLE: Bathing Beauty – Series 3/6 SIZE & SUPPORT: approx. 8-1/4″h x 12″w on watercolor paper (110lb) MATERIALS: Professional archival gouache PRICE: $30 a2a_config.linkname="Bathing Beauty – Series 3/6"; a2a_config.linkurl= ... Continue Reading
Second one… TITLE: Bathing Beauty – Series 2/6 SIZE & SUPPORT: 9-1/2″h x 6″w on watercolor paper (110lb i think) MATERIALS: Professional archival watercolor and gouache PRICE: $30 a2a_config.linkname="Bathing Beauty – Series 2/6"; a2a_config.linkurl="ht ... Continue Reading
Inspired by a magazine pic of Elizabeth Taylor, I fell in love with the shape of her body. My interpretations are quite loose, but still want to give credit where credit is due. This became a series…this first one is the largest….the 2nd one is its own size, and the 3 – ... Continue Reading
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