, but I'm having a hard time with this bulb. It's difficult to blend and make the colors soft and gradual. Bah. When painting glass, it's all about layers, layers, layers. If you don't have enough layers, the color will lack depth and be boring. It'll also be easier for the paint to flake off if your brush is too wet. That's super annoying and creates see-through holes in the work. So really, when you see a purple flower, it's got plum, violet, lavender, purple and white all mushed in it somewhere. It would be nice if I could find the exact same color every time, but every time I go back to it, I always get a different shade of purple than I ended with the previous day. But, again, flowers are versatile. If they differ in color, it's ok. There are different colors and varieties in nature, so it works. What I worked on most this time was creating depth. I made shadows and highlights. Didn't worry too much about blending just yet. That'll be at the end once I've defined individual flowers and petals.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Feb 6th: Acrylic on Glass Ornament
Back to the ornament! It might just be because I'm coming from canvas painting
, but I'm having a hard time with this bulb. It's difficult to blend and make the colors soft and gradual. Bah. When painting glass, it's all about layers, layers, layers. If you don't have enough layers, the color will lack depth and be boring. It'll also be easier for the paint to flake off if your brush is too wet. That's super annoying and creates see-through holes in the work. So really, when you see a purple flower, it's got plum, violet, lavender, purple and white all mushed in it somewhere. It would be nice if I could find the exact same color every time, but every time I go back to it, I always get a different shade of purple than I ended with the previous day. But, again, flowers are versatile. If they differ in color, it's ok. There are different colors and varieties in nature, so it works. What I worked on most this time was creating depth. I made shadows and highlights. Didn't worry too much about blending just yet. That'll be at the end once I've defined individual flowers and petals.
, but I'm having a hard time with this bulb. It's difficult to blend and make the colors soft and gradual. Bah. When painting glass, it's all about layers, layers, layers. If you don't have enough layers, the color will lack depth and be boring. It'll also be easier for the paint to flake off if your brush is too wet. That's super annoying and creates see-through holes in the work. So really, when you see a purple flower, it's got plum, violet, lavender, purple and white all mushed in it somewhere. It would be nice if I could find the exact same color every time, but every time I go back to it, I always get a different shade of purple than I ended with the previous day. But, again, flowers are versatile. If they differ in color, it's ok. There are different colors and varieties in nature, so it works. What I worked on most this time was creating depth. I made shadows and highlights. Didn't worry too much about blending just yet. That'll be at the end once I've defined individual flowers and petals.
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