Project Discussion: Glass Bottles a la Pastel

[Laura Brito]

A new project has been announced in the WetCanvas! project system!

Title: Glass Bottles a la Pastel
Project Leader: Laura Brito
Relative Difficulty: Medium
Type Restrictions: Any Type
Medium: Pastels
Subject: Still Life
Days open for signups: Always
Maximum participants allowed: Unlimited

Description:

I have a large collection of pretty glass bottles of all shapes and sizes and they tend to be a good interesting topic for pastel paintings. I thought I would share these with everyone else. You can of course use your own bottle <grin>

Additional Information:

For more information on the project: Click here! (http://www.wetcanvas.com//Community/Projects/browse_details.php?proj_id=262)

Remember, in order to help keep the discussions on projects organized, you should post your questions, suggestions, and comments on submitted work here in this thread. By doing this, we allow other non-project efforts to not get "pushed down" by a swarm of project-related threads.

[Laura Brito]

I really have a hard time with glass in paintings, I do not seem able to get the translucency that I desire. So I am hoping this project will help me figure that portion of it out.

If anyone else has tips please post them to this thread as well!

Thank you
Laura

[Laura Brito]

Here are a bunch more pictures of bottles for the project. Hope you guys enjoy this!

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/04-Aug-2002/bottle9.jpg


http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/04-Aug-2002/bottle1.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/04-Aug-2002/bottle2.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/04-Aug-2002/bottle3.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/04-Aug-2002/bottle4.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/04-Aug-2002/bottle5.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/04-Aug-2002/bottle6.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/04-Aug-2002/bottle8.jpg

Laura

[sundiver]

Oooohhhh, look at those bottles!
But which one to pick.............??? :)

[KarenU]

Okay...I'm in! :D....but like Sundiver says....which one to pick! They are all so beautiful. Should be an interesting project Laura, I have only tried to do glass once, and not very effectively I might add!

[hlee]

Hallo -

Just signed up ... oh yes, what a wide collection of exquisite bottles! :p With my minimal capabilities at pastel, I'm only afraid I may not be able to do them justice :( ...

[Laura Brito]

Oh I think all of us can use practice on this item! glass is hard to do but probably once you figure it out it will be easier (I didn't say easy hehe)

Enjoy!
Laura

[Birdie]

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[Birdie]

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Nice start on this project....I can't wait to get started...give me a few days...just got back from Girl Scout camp so I am still recovering:(

Birdie:rolleyes:

P.S. not sure what happened with my last post....:confused:

[JustjoGA]

Count me in... I just unearhed ALL my art supplies and can finally get busy one one of these... Beautiful bottle collection, Laura...

[KarenU]

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Great job Laura!! Love the color palette and the beautiful fabric beneath the bottle!

I'm still looking over the photos and trying to decide which one to do first! :D

[CarlyHardy]

Laura, this will be fun and I haven't done a project in a long time. I bought some glass bottles recently on sale at a Michaels...I can't seem to pass us anything that only cost a quarter!!

Off to join your project

I'm working on some small pieces of MiTientes...4x6...so maybe I can do more than one! LOL

carly

[Jakeally]

Hi Laura.....What a fab idea for a project.....I have just downloaded 2 pictures and I will have a go tomorrow.
Brilliant photos bye the way....and what a stunning collection of glass.
Ooooops.....I suppose I should go and sign up now:D

[hlee]

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Elegant texture and colours on the glass ...

[TeAnne]

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Your imagination is incrediable. I love this so much. How big?

[TeAnne]

Originally posted by hlee
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Elegant texture and colours on the glass ...
I like this purple bottle :)

[DLGardner]

I need to do this project too. I avoid glass in my paintings because I have no confidence. Would someone who is good at this please give us some pointers?

By the way that bottle collection is gorgous. Looks like you have some very old ones there.

I think I will try a glass or bottle of my own so I can study it closer.

[Laura Brito]

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Hlee! Wow I really like this one, how did you do such a good job on the tranlucency? That is amazing!

Laura

[Jakeally]

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I don't know why you are unhappy with this hlee....I would be over the moon if I got the glass looking like this.
I didn't know that there were rules to pastel painting either so I've probably broken every one of them:D :cat:

[Jakeally]

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WOW this is just stunning :clap: :clap:

[Jakeally]

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I think you did a really good job on this Laura. I love the crackle effect on the glass and the cloth is super:clap:

[R1achel]

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/07-Aug-2002/a.wc.jars.jpg

Before I joined WetCanvas, I did a painting of these bottles. I took this picture early one morning. I don't know if I am stepping on the project coordinator's toes by adding my image to this thread, so if I am, PLEASE tell me!!! I just love the light in this image, and wanted to share it with anyone who would like to paint these glass bottless.

Rachel

[Jakeally]

Gorgeous picture Rachel and what fantastic shadows. I'll save the picture if I may....I would love to try it in Watercolours :)

[Laura Brito]

Oh that picture is fantastic! I think it is great if others share their bottles too! I love Aqua!

Laura

[R1achel]

Sure - you may use it! If you want to see the painting I did from it, go here.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=895295253

[hlee]

Originally posted by TeAnne
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Your imagination is incrediable. I love this so much. How big?

Hi TeAnne, glad to hear you like it :D ... s'not very big, though, 9 x 12 " ...

Thanks, Jake, but when you hear this, you'll laugh your fill at me and shake your head at that piece. I started using the wrong paper (regular A4). Then, to make it worse, I used a 3B GRAPHITE pencil to do the original drawing. To top it all off, the pastels went on too hard, so the whole thing came out as one muddy mess. Heck, I thought the close-ups would've turned heads away, lol.

Thank you, Laura :) ... for the moment, I think some of the most important things for me about the translucency is to have one or two spots of strong highlight, which'll indicate strong light. When you have strong light, glass would appear more translucent. To support that, comes tone contrast. Sometimes, if the light is strong enough, you can see inside to the bottom of the glass; you can draw that in, another hint at translucency. If you've background, introduce some of the bg colours into it. The shadow as well, has to vary a little in tones, so that it's not one solid fill as it would be if the object were opaque. Ack, I really don't know ... hardly ever worked in pastels (oops, forgot to introduce myself in this forum) ... that's just IMHO anyway. :rolleyes:

[hlee]

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Great highlights, clear sharp lines for the outline, especially the brim and neck. (Stupid question-) Could you please tell me a little about that red sugar paper? Is it specially for pastels, and if so, what kind?

[Jakeally]

Originally posted by hlee
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Great highlights, clear sharp lines for the outline, especially the brim and neck. (Stupid question-) Could you please tell me a little about that red sugar paper? Is it specially for pastels, and if so, what kind?
Sugar paper is the cheapest pastel paper you can buy.....:D ....it comes in several colours and it is sold here in England everywhere.... and I must admit I quite like it. Just got myself some black W/N pastel paper which is fabulous...but haven't quite worked out how to get my image onto it. I usually trace outlines as I can't seem to draw very well....but how do you trace onto black paper?????
Hey....I use WC paper regularly for pastel work. It works quite well....especially the hot pressed paper. I really don't think your picture was a muddy mess:D ....Whatever you decide to use is OK.
As long as you are happy with the result....don't beat yourself up over this:D

[Jakeally]

Originally posted by R1achel
Sure - you may use it! If you want to see the painting I did from it, go here.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=895295253
I love your painting Rachel.
I will let you see my version when I do it. Those shadows are just terrific.... Thank you :)

[mmdm]

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This looks great to me! The red paper worked wonderfully here. I've never seen sugar paper. I wonder if we have it in the US?
To trace onto black paper, rub a medium or light colored pastel onto the back of your drawing and then lay the drawing on top of the black paper and trace back over your lines lightly with a pencil and it will transfer your lines to the paper. Be careful not to press hard because you don't want to make an impression in the paper.

[mmdm]

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This is beautiful! Why isn't it in the completed entries section? I love the blue, orange and green together.

[Jakeally]

MMDM Thank you so much.......now why didn't I think of that....you do feel so stupid at times don't you...the answers so simple and yet you make a big deal of it.:D :D :D ....I really can't believe I didn't twig this one....hell's bells :D :D :D

[mmdm]

I have a few glass bottle photos in the reference library. I'll add the links below in case anyone would like to use them.

Blue glass bottle with design (http://www.wetcanvas.com/RefLib/showphoto.php?photo=6233)

Small blue octagon bottle with cork (http://www.wetcanvas.com/RefLib/showphoto.php?photo=6234)

Clear jar with colorful dried beans and garlic (http://www.wetcanvas.com/RefLib/showphoto.php?photo=6235)

I'm not the best photographer but if you can use them, have at it!

~Melisa

[mmdm]

Originally posted by Jakeally
MMDM Thank you so much.......now why didn't I think of that....you do feel so stupid at times don't you...the answers so simple and yet you make a big deal of it.:D :D :D ....I really can't believe I didn't twig this one....hell's bells :D :D :D

Same thing happens to me all the time. :)

[gmc]

I, too, would like to give it a go. Ya know, I hope we didn' have to use one of the photos. I did it from a blue bottle I had on the shelf. Is that alright??? If not it will be a do over.

geri

[KarenU]

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Chris...I think you did a fantastic job on this!! I really feel like I'm looking at a translucent glass bottle and the highlights really set it off! Don't think you need to do much more studying!! :D

[KarenU]

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hlee...don't know why you wouldn't want to add this as a final...I think it looks wonderful! :D You've really got the shape of the bottle well and the translucency looks fabulous! Great job!

[KarenU]

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And my goodness....for an imaginary glass bottle you've got a GREAT imagination. You've got a wonderful color palette going on here and the background shapes through the bottle are right on!

[butterup25]

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Wow this is really excellant! I thought it was a photograph of a bottle until I enlarged the picture. Bravo!

[Jakeally]

Thanks Karen.:D

and thanks Buttercup....welcome to Wet Canvas :)

[Jakeally]

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I think you did really well with this.....I tried to put the shadow into one of my attempts but wasn't successful.
I love your line effect ...it really works well and the bottle looks good with the shadow showing through :clap:

[Jakeally]

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Well I definately think it worked. Just fantastic Gloria....the reflections are spot on and you managed to get so much life into the glass :clap: :clap:

[KarenU]

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I think you did a wonderful job on this bottle. Love the colors, the structure of the bottle is really well defined, the highlights look wonderful and the reflection below is fabulous!

[hlee]

Originally posted by KarenU
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hlee...don't know why you wouldn't want to add this as a final...I think it looks wonderful! :D You've really got the shape of the bottle well and the translucency looks fabulous! Great job!

Thanks Karen, Melisa!! :D Really made my day ... well, I guess I didn't have enough confidence in myself and in those pieces ... wasn't sure if it was good enough to meet "standards", to be posted as a final (especially when I took a tour round the beautifully finished paintings in the project and in the forum, OMG! :eek: ). I haven't done pastel in ages, and very seldom in the past ... still working on it and having much to learn in a lot of areas of medium.

[gmc]

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Well, thank you Karen and Chris. I spotted a photo of another blue glass. I think I will try. Awesome collection of glass. Does it belong to someone? That purple, red just wonderful.

Thanks for lookingl

geri

[hlee]

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Think you did a great job in simulating the texture of the bottle ... the strokes of colour and the reflection were nicely done too! :clap:

[gmc]

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Chris,

This is wonderful color in your vase!!! What is the color/type of paper you used? I agree looks like the photo.

geri

[gmc]

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Karen,

I am just loving your piece. But, I am always enjoying your work.

geri

[gmc]

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Nice piece. All the primaries and secondaries are there. Wow, nicely done.

geri

[mmdm]

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Well this looks wonderful to me. I think the backlighting worked great! And it certainly looks like glass.

[mmdm]

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This bottle is so YOU. I like it a lot!

[mmdm]

Well, I've finally picked out a bottle but I'm a bit nervous. I've never done glass in any medium I don't think. And everyone else's look so good!

[Jakeally]

Originally posted by gloria777a
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Chris,

This is wonderful color in your vase!!! What is the color/type of paper you used? I agree looks like the photo.

geri Thanks geri...the paper is called sugar paper and it comes in a pad with a mixture of colours. This is the red one. If you look at the larger picture you will be able to see the colours I used but basically it was pink and purple and black and white for the highlights :D

[KarenU]

Hey thanks everyone for the comments on my bottle. It was pointed out to me that I failed to put the base of the bottle in.....duh! I guess if you can see the shadow through the bottle you'd also be able to see the backside of the bottle. I wondered why I kept looking at this piece and thinking it looked so flat!! Anyway...I'm going to try (try being the keyword here) and do some reworking of this.

[Laura Brito]

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Ahh Karen! Your work is wonderful! I just love it, it will excite my husband (who the collection belongs too) it is a thrill for him to see what everyone is coming up with, and it is making him feel special! hehe

Didn't think about that when I did the project, sorta neat though!

Laura

[Laura Brito]

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I just love Cobalt Glass! This came out really nice, and very realistic!

Laura

[KarenU]

Laura....thank you so much for your very nice comments on my first try!!! :D

[hlee]

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Lovely colours ... bold, distinct strokes, yet delicate tones suggested by the translucency ...

[KarenU]

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Hey this is great! Really like the two different blue colored bottle together, and the highlights and shadows are wonderful! Nice touch with the paintbrush! :D

[Jakeally]

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This is just great....really good composition...excellent glass bottles and I especially like the way you do your backgrounds:clap: :clap:

[mmdm]

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I like it! I wish I could paint like that from imagination.

[AriadneArts]

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Crazed Glass Bowl (or is it the Artist Who's Crazed?)

Really hard. Transparency/translucency is difficult, but then the crazing, Holy Moly!!!!!! Anyway, here it is. It ain't much, but it's all I've got at the moment.

[gnu]

Guess what Laura, I thought the project was , a bottle to make in glass, using pastel colours...:D :D
You can see I've been away from WC too long :D :rolleyes: been in the sun :cool: :cool: for two weeks :D
I'm gonna join up on this...eventually.....

[Jakeally]

Originally posted by AriadneArts
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Crazed Glass Bowl (or is it the Artist Who's Crazed?)

Really hard. Transparency/translucency is difficult, but then the crazing, Holy Moly!!!!!! Anyway, here it is. It ain't much, but it's all I've got at the moment.
This is gorgeous Eileen....a beautiful colour and you managed the translucency really well :clap:
Good to see you are painting again and I hope you are feeling much better now

[hlee]

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Hey this is great! Really like the two different blue colored bottle together, and the highlights and shadows are wonderful! Nice touch with the paintbrush! :D

Thanks, everyone ... Karen, Chris, Melisa :D :D :D ... and three cheers to Laura for starting this project :clap: :clap: :clap: ... hmm, maybe I should start drawing REAL bottles for a change. :rolleyes:

[hlee]

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Excellent reflection and highlights! Particularly like the tone variation and translucency on the bowl ... well done! :clap: :clap:

[Laura Brito]

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Wow! You got the glow and coloring very well! I really like it!

My husband again will be thrilled as it is his collection! hehe

Laura

[Laura Brito]

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Very neat! I like the paint brush there...makes it part of us...

Laura

[KarenU]

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I think you did a fabulous job!!! Love the colors, and you've done a marvelous job with the transparency!

[AriadneArts]

Thanks Hlee, Chris, Laura and Karen for your nice comments. It's not quite symmetrical and that is sooooooo bugging me. I'm trying to stop myself from "fixing" it. :rolleyes: :D

[AriadneArts]

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Very nice, Laura. You did a great job on the crackling--much better than I. I found it very difficult. But because I'm so stubborn, I'll try it again. :) And you really nailed the difficult shape as well as the color.

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This is my fave of yours so far, Hlee. I love the texture of the wall and the juxtaposition of the colors in the drapery and pitcher. The translucency of the pitcher is just perfect. Well done!

[AriadneArts]

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Chris, this is simply superb! You nailed it all, reflections, symmetry, translucency, color------well done!

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Here is my bottle! Boy...that was hard! I spent most of the time scratching my head and trying to figure out how to do this! My perspective is a bit off, both sides of the bottle aren't the same......was a great learning experience though! I don't ever remember trying to draw or paint anything glass before!

K:D

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Karen, this is beautiful, and unmistakeably YOU! I love how you interpreted this bottle!

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I love this one! It is just perfect-- reflections, shadows and glass-glow. Well done!

[AriadneArts]

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Wow, K, you did an awesome job! I really love the delicacy of the glass and the colors. The reflections and translucency are lovely. And you did so well on such a difficult shape. Fine work!

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Outstanding!! You may have thougth it was difficult, but you did a wonderful job depicting this glass! The colors are marvelous and the translucency is great! Fabulous job!

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Wow....just stunning Kate...and you can see straight through that glass. Wonderful colour too:clap: :clap:

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OH!! I just love this one! It is one of my favorite bottles too! It is a big one, about 17" high or more...

Thanks!
Laura

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Elegant lines, gentle tones ... the translucency and lighting were actually done quite well, especially on the handle. Great job! :clap:

[hlee]

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This is my fave of yours so far, Hlee. I love the texture of the wall and the juxtaposition of the colors in the drapery and pitcher. The translucency of the pitcher is just perfect. Well done!

Thanks, Eileen! :D

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Really like the colours and the transparency of the big bottle. Brush just finishes it off! Geez, I don't know how you did any of it from your imagination......that transparency and those highlights are really tough! Great work!

K:D

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Like the way you can see through to the bottle in the back! (and I love the checkerboard surface they are on!) Another nice one!

K:D

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Really, really nice. I can even sense the thickness of the glass! The reflections in the shadow are way cool!

K:D

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I like the technique..it is very distinctive! Lots of work to cover the black paper. I like the way you have done the shadow, and seeing it through the bottle.

K:D

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Ooooo...gorgeous, yummy reds! Nice feeling of transparency, and you really got a good symmetrical shape!

K
:D

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It's shimmering with light! And the reflection under the bowl really is just right! Really like this one!

K:D

[dupliKate]

Thanks everyone for your comments. I don't know how everyone else found it....but I really had to LOOK at the reference carefully, over and over and over, inch by inch. Took me a long time to stop being intimidated and just start trying to put down what I saw.

Was a great learning experience! Thanks Laura!

K:D

[hlee]

Originally posted by dupliKate
Really like the colours and the transparency of the big bottle. Brush just finishes it off! Geez, I don't know how you did any of it from your imagination......that transparency and those highlights are really tough! Great work!

K:D

I know ... but trying to draw from a real model or photo, or not messing up the floor's even harder! lolol Thanks for commenting ... :)

[Jakeally]

Originally posted by dupliKate
Thanks everyone for your comments. I don't know how everyone else found it....but I really had to LOOK at the reference carefully, over and over and over, inch by inch. Took me a long time to stop being intimidated and just start trying to put down what I saw.

Was a great learning experience! Thanks Laura!

K:D Me too Kate.....really found this hard but I enjoyed the experience:D

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Looks good! Holy Moly is right! I don't think I will be that ambitious just yet, but you've done really well with it.

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This looks good, too! I will have to really study everyone's entries to see how to go about this before I start mine.

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Another good one! Is this one from your imagination too?

[mmdm]

I have a question. Is it better to put in the background and then draw the bottle in over it, or to draw the bottle and add touches of the background to it? If I were doing this in oils, I'd do the whole background first and put the bottle on top but I don't know if that would work in pastels without making mud. How are all of you doing it?

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Excellent hlee...I love the way you do these two bottle compositions and the reflections are lovely:clap: :clap:

Melisa...I didn't do a background this time but If I did one, I would start with the glass and then put the background in.

[hlee]

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Another good one! Is this one from your imagination too?

Thanks, Melisa (and Jake :) -- had to go back and edit this post) ... yes, more bottles out of thin air. Maybe Laura's already found out (yikes! :eek: ), drawing from imagination seems easier ... with a real model or reference, my knees start shaking, and everything eventually becomes one great catastrophe. A bad habit really, since I badly need the practice with observation and realism.

I have a question. Is it better to put in the background and then draw the bottle in over it, or to draw the bottle and add touches of the background to it? If I were doing this in oils, I'd do the whole background first and put the bottle on top but I don't know if that would work in pastels without making mud. How are all of you doing it?

Technically, I think most people recommend doing the bg first, just because that's "how you're supposed to do it", but as you wisely pointed out, you'll have to be really careful not to layer the bg too thickly, as a tendency to press hard to establish form when you're doing the bottle on top could result in a dry mud bath.

But well, hehe, I've already broken so many rules, so another one won't hurt. I find it easier to do the bottle first, that being the focal point. After I finish toning and just before I solidify the highlights, I turn my attention to the bg. Then I strengthen the light points on the bottle, maybe touch up on the toning (in case I introduced too much bg into the bottle), and finish.

[AriadneArts]

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Looks good! Holy Moly is right! I don't think I will be that ambitious just yet, but you've done really well with it.

Thanks Melisa and everybody who commented on my piece.

Melissa, I confess that I chose that one because I thought it would be easiest. :rolleyes: LOL. And one more confession--I did go back and make it more symmetrical. I just couldn't stand the asymmetry every time I looked at it. (The anal-retentive in me couldn't leave it alone.) I think it's okay now, though. I didn't ruin it, after all. :D

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I was initially attracted to this one, but thought I wouldn't be up to such a complicated piece. After doing the glass bowl, I decided to go ahead and challenge myself. Great project, Laura. Thanks.

Dry pastels on Strathmore, approx. 6-1/2 x 6-1/2

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Laura, I really like this one. I love the colors, textures and the composition. I also like the way the "ellipse is slightly off." It looks deliberate and looks like something Picasso or Matisse might have done. Lovely work!

[Jakeally]

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I was initially attracted to this one, but thought I wouldn't be up to such a complicated piece. After doing the glass bowl, I decided to go ahead and challenge myself. Great project, Laura. Thanks.

Dry pastels on Strathmore, approx. 6-1/2 x 6-1/2 Oh!!!! you brave girl....and you pulled it off. Excellent work Eileen:clap: :clap:

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Fabulous! This is probably the last one I would have attempted, with all those bumps and white to boot! You really did a wonderful job on this one!

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I like the colors you used in this one! Grape and peach, yummy!

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Whooaaa! Very nice! This one is so complicated....like Jakeally said....that took courage! I love the subtle little reflection at the base.

K:clap:

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I like the colours....even with a limited palette you have really chosen the colours that work! This must have been a very difficult shape to try and get. Well done!

K:D

[AriadneArts]

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Whooaaa! Very nice! This one is so complicated....like Jakeally said....that took courage! I love the subtle little reflection at the base.

K:clap:

Thank you Kate, Chris and Melisa. Isn't this a great project? Guess I'll go try another glass piece.

I have some Moroccan rosewater/orange flower water bottles which I think I'll photograph today. If it's ok with Laura, I'll post the photos here. Whaddya think, Laura?

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Look at all the goodies being posted. I hardly know where to look. This is very nice. I am loving the reflections on this one.

geri

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AriadneArts

What an ambitious undertaking. The drawing is lovely and piece is just wonderful.

geri

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I like this piece very much. The blue in the bottle and the yellow in the wall, reflection in the bottle as a greenish tone. Just lovely.

geri

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Finally did one today. I don't know, I think my paper may have been a bit too rough for trying to depict glass but I really hate the smooth side so I tried it. This is one of Laura's.

[Jakeally]

This is great Melisa......beautiful bottle.....and lovely composition......very well done:clap: :clap:

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Melisa, this is gorgeous! I don't think the rough side of the paper detracted one bit. You really met the challenge, anyway. The reflections and translucency are perfect and your symmetry is wonderful. Fine work!

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Quite beautiful! Elegant, well-defined form and clean lines for the petal-like top edges ... soft, flattering tones and colours, too. Well done! :clap: :clap:

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I must say I personally like the texture and pastel strokes ... really enhances the overall effect. Bright colours, great translucency and reflection. Another neat one! :clap: :clap: :clap:

Gee, everyone's so good at this...

[mmdm]

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I must say I personally like the texture and pastel strokes ... really enhances the overall effect. Bright colours, great translucency and reflection. Another neat one! :clap: :clap: :clap:

Gee, everyone's so good at this...

Thanks for the encouragement, everyone! I wasn't at all sure this really looked like glass. Maybe it is one of those things that will look much better to me the next morning. :) Does that happen to anyone else?

[hlee]

Originally posted by mmdm


Thanks for the encouragement, everyone! I wasn't at all sure this really looked like glass. Maybe it is one of those things that will look much better to me the next morning. :) Does that happen to anyone else?

Much too often, lol! :D Don't worry, it'll definitely look better to you eventually ... think you've done very well with the glass, especially in terms of tone and translucency ... a brighter tomorrow awaits ;) ...

[AriadneArts]

Originally posted by mmdm


Thanks for the encouragement, everyone! I wasn't at all sure this really looked like glass. Maybe it is one of those things that will look much better to me the next morning. :) Does that happen to anyone else?

It happens to me EVERY time. In fact, I'm still not truly happy with the milkglass cornucopias I did last nite. I wish they popped out better. But it may be just me. I've thought about making the background darker, but I just don't know.......... The table it's on is already so dark.

[AriadneArts]

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Quite beautiful! Elegant, well-defined form and clean lines for the petal-like top edges ... soft, flattering tones and colours, too. Well done! :clap: :clap:

Thank you, Hlee, for your very nice comments.

[mmdm]

Originally posted by AriadneArts


It happens to me EVERY time. In fact, I'm still not truly happy with the milkglass cornucopias I did last nite. I wish they popped out better. But it may be just me. I've thought about making the background darker, but I just don't know.......... The table it's on is already so dark.

LOL! And I was just thinking how perfect yours was! I'm glad to know it is not just me.

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This is your first pastel??? I might as well give up and go back to bed! :) The transparency on this is amazing! It's a beauty.
~Melisa

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Wow...excellent work...well done xixo:clap:

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Really nice work on the transparency.....and I like how the little stopper shows up inside! Like the way you used green, blue and yellow....nice mix!

K:D

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Wow! This is gorgeous! First pastel? (geez..........) The transparency and the symmetry and right on! Wonderful work!

K:clap:

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That's beautiful!!!!:clap: :clap:

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Wonderful....I really like this..
They have all been good ...I need to hurry up and get busy...

Birdie:rolleyes:

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Superb! First pastel? I'd love to see what you do when you're NOT a pastel newbie! The lines are clean, clear and crisp. Translucency is perfect and symmetry is right on. Excellent work!

[xixo]

mmdm, Jakeally, dupliKate, gloria777a, Birdie, AriadneArts, hope I didn't miss anyone: Wow!, what a reception.

My wife bought a set of pastels recently so I thought I'd try 'em out.
I was expecting for someone to tell me what a terrible background I did, seeing as I was frustrated at that time, with a small selection of colours, and just wanted to get it done. How you folks have the patience with these cumbersome blocks of colour is a mystery to me :)

Anyway, thank you so much for your kind comments, they're really appreciated.

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Ooo, look at all these colors! Beautiful!

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I was so amazed when I saw your painting...it looks so much like glass that I wanted to reach out and touch it!
carly

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I'm still pretty new at this and I was wondering how you know when to use a bright colored paper like this? It obviously worked great but I would never have thought of it. How do you determine what color to use?

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Carly this is wonderful......so many colours....I love it:clap: :clap:
I had enough trouble trying to do one bottle....but four....well....much respect girl:clap: :clap: :D

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Crisp, clean lines and subtle blending of colours and tones ... the result seems to indicate careful and accurate observation of the subject matter and lighting. Quite a well-accomplished painting, xixo! :clap: :clap: :clap:

What type of pastels were used? And could you please give us a short summary of how you approached and completed this piece, e.g. what you did first? (thanks! :) )

[CarlyHardy]

mmdm,
I used the only piece of paper that I had!

But someone told me that darker colors make the pastels pop out more! and I knew I wanted this one to have a bright look. The colors of the bottles were all pastel...yellow, green, dark pink/purple color. I posted a pic of them in the projects folder. I would have chosen a deep purple probably, if I'd had that color!
carly

[xixo]

carly: thank you kindly (woa!, excellent use of color in multiple bottles)

hlee: Feels funny talking to someone living on an asteroid :)
I used Prismacolor Newpastel, firm pastel color sticks (I had to check the box). The paper is 11" x 14" medium toothed 75 lb. I worked from one of the photos provided, leaving it displayed on my computer monitor. I started with a big white blank page and a bigger blank look on my face :D Then I freehanded an outline of the pitcher with a 4H pencil (I think). Then started working from the top of it, shading in the dark blue rim, very gingerly at first, not knowing how it was going to turn out. I soon discovered it's really difficult to put highlights in when the pastel has built up. I just progressed from top down, trying to identify the colours and picking the nearest one, going over with other colours where it didn't seem to look right (blending is not as good as I had hoped with pastels). The background was done fairly quickly, and I hadn't a colour near that of the table so tried to blend two... that's where I started to mess up and called it a day. It took me several hours to do this and although I'm quite happy with the pitcher itself, I know I could improve the background... still might. Did that cover it?

I guess a looser style is more appropriate to pastels, judging by the marvelous pieces seen on here, but it was a good exercise anyway. Thanks!

[DLGardner]

Well your entries are all so beautiful! Can't decide which one I like the best. I added mine in the progress report...I have been lurking too long. You all made me feel guilty for not doing one so I pulled out my portrait pastels which are well used away...very few colors left...and an old sketch pad...not at all pastel paper so I don't imagine this piece of work will last too long...anyway, thanks for the inspiration!

Dianne

[Jakeally]

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Wow....what an imagination. I love the shape of this bottle:clap:

[Jakeally]

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This is beautifully painted Dianne....the glass is wonderful.
Brought back such happy memories too...bottling friut with my mum. Thanks:D

[mmdm]

Originally posted by CHClements
mmdm,
I used the only piece of paper that I had!

But someone told me that darker colors make the pastels pop out more! and I knew I wanted this one to have a bright look. The colors of the bottles were all pastel...yellow, green, dark pink/purple color. I posted a pic of them in the projects folder. I would have chosen a deep purple probably, if I'd had that color!
carly

LOL! Well, I still admire you for even owning a piece of bright red pastel paper! You have inspired me! I'm going to buy myself a really bright colorful piece. Something completely different from what I would normally get. It might sit around forever while I wait for the perfect thing to paint on it, but I'll try not to let that happen. :)

~Melisa

[mmdm]

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This is lovely! So full of light. I don't know why you put it in the progress entries. It sure looks finished to me.

~Melisa

[DLGardner]

Jakekelly and mmdm thank you so much for your kind words! I did add just a touch and put it in the finished gallery. The pitcher looks a little too thin and not scratchy enough...wasn't too sure about that one., how the glass is. That's why I like working with life better than photos. I can put my hands on it and feel the textures. I love blue mason jars.

[TeAnne]

Outstanding. They're all beautiful works.
I can't wait to do mine. :)

[AriadneArts]

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Just lovely, Dianne. You made me laugh because this was exactly the portion I was going to try from that photo. (Great minds think alike. LOL)

[DLGardner]

You made me laugh because this was exactly the portion I was going to try from that photo. (Great minds think alike. LOL)
Lol! Well, at least I know I'm in the Ball park.
(no pun intended).
Dianne:D

[dupliKate]

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Your comments here (please leave the links above intact, so others know what you are talking about!).
Love the way you have used colour in this! Great translucency too (is that a word????). The two standing bottles do seem to be at angles to one another...were you looking down at your set up? Like your use of colours in the shadows as well! Well done!

K:D

[dupliKate]

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Your comments here (please leave the links above intact, so others know what you are talking about!).
Ooooooo very nice! The dark background really works with the clear glass! Always like your work!

K :)

[DLGardner]

Always like your work!
Why thank you K. Its always refreshing to get comments like this! Kind of makes my day.

[hlee]

Originally posted by xixo
Did that cover it?



Oh yes, thank you!! <sigh> I keep turning back to that painting ... very realistic, quite incredible for a newbie (you're not pulling our legs, are you? :D )


Feels funny talking to someone living on an asteroid :)


Does it? But oh, it's not just any asteroid ... Savez-vous que c'est la planete du petit prince? :D

[hlee]

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There's a pleasantly light quality to the tones and translucency of the glass ... the combination of soft aqua and blues against a darker bg very effective ... and adding splashes of the yellow really adds a finishing touch to the painting. Very lovely, d_garden! :clap: :clap:

[hlee]

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Interesting use of colours and composition ... introduction of some of the purple on the left to the bright pink on the right keeps it fairly balanced and the overall painting coherent.

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This looks great to me! Doesn't matter whether it looks like the photo. It DOES look like glass.

[Jakeally]

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I agree with Melisa.....it doesn't have to look like the photo....it's your interpretation that matters.
It looks lovely to me, perfect shape and beautiful reflections and shadows....Well done.

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Excellent, Hlee! Love the smokey color, and reflections are great!

[hlee]

Thanks, everyone ... Eileen, Chris, Melisa ... you're right; it doesn't have to look exactly like a reference photo. <--- feeble attempt at re-inflating my ego. But that really cheered me up considerably, so thanks again for commenting.

[MALARKEY]

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Just wonderful hlee... love your gold colors :D

[Laura Brito]

I am so amazed by all the wonderful works everyone has done...what an inspiration to me you all are!

Laura

[pampe]

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The fact that you used red paper just made me drool uncontrollably!!!


Great image!

pam

[CarlyHardy]

Pam, I really had to laugh at that comment! This painting is sitting across from me on the floor of my studio...and I've been wondering what to do with it now!! I should have painted the bottle more their real size of 8 inches tall! instead of 18!!

Someone mentioned about the bottles leaning...the bottom of the yellow bottle is slanted so it leans naturally!

I haven't commented on all the entries for this project, but I've really enjoyed seeing all the interpretations! Reflections and glass are always fun to do!! Aren't they folks???

Laura...what will you come up with next?
carly

[mmdm]

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This looks good to me!

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Hey Jo....lovely work.....love the shape of this bottle and the colours:clap:

[AriadneArts]

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Hi Jo. Very nice, indeed! Not an easy shape to do and you did well. You go, girl!

[sundiver]

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oil pastel

I did this early in the month, knowing I couldn't scan it 'til now. I put my 2 favorites together.

What a beautiful job you have all done on these bottles! :D

[maverick]

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This really looks breakable! Bravo.

[maverick]

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Great color in this one. I also like the reflected color in the shadows. Fine work.

[maverick]

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Nice colors and composition. Definitely deserves a frame.

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Simple, yet still looks like glass. Nice job.

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I like the green color of this one. Reminds me of "depression glass". Is that what crazed glass is? I have a bunch of amber glass my grandmother gave us. I should get out a piece and join in. BTW, everyone has done a fabulous job on these...I'll resist the urge to comment on every single one. They are all good, and I like the varied styles.

[mmdm]

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Nice job on these! I wish I could do something this good with my oil pastels, but they don't seem to like me. :)

[TheEclecticArtiste]

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:cat: I think it is beautiful. I like to see black used in painting.

[Laura Brito]

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Ohh! This one is really really nice! I like the combination of the two together!

Laura

[sundiver]

Originally posted by mmdm
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Nice job on these! I wish I could do something this good with my oil pastels, but they don't seem to like me. :)

Thank you, Laura, mdmm, and maverick for your kind comments!

mdmm, I saw a tip in The Pastel Book that suggested more layers of oil pastel could be added if you coated the work with acrylic medium between layers. I tried it on this one, with some success, 3 layers with a final coat of medium on top.

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Just beautiful Wendy....gorgeous colours and I love the way you did the shadows:clap: :clap:

[mmdm]

Originally posted by sundiver


Thank you, Laura, mdmm, and maverick for your kind comments!

mdmm, I saw a tip in The Pastel Book that suggested more layers of oil pastel could be added if you coated the work with acrylic medium between layers. I tried it on this one, with some success, 3 layers with a final coat of medium on top.

I've been trying to use canvas paper for the oil pastels but the texture seems way too coarse. What do you use?
It also seems impossible to put light over dark which is the way I'm used to working with the soft pastels. Takes some rethinking I guess.

[DLGardner]

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Thank you TheEclecticArtiste, I'm glad you enjoy this work. However, I never use black in any of my paintings. What you are seeing are a combination of raw umber, prussian blue, and some alizerian crimson layered for the background.
Thanks again, I do appreciate your comments.
Dianne

[sundiver]

Originally posted by mmdm


I've been trying to use canvas paper for the oil pastels but the texture seems way too coarse. What do you use?
It also seems impossible to put light over dark which is the way I'm used to working with the soft pastels. Takes some rethinking I guess.

For those bottles I used bristol vellum, and because I covered the dark colors with acrylic medium (covered the whole thing actually) I was able to put light colors on top of that.

[KamaraDesigns]

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Your comments here (please leave the links above intact, so others know what you are talking about!).

This is excellent!! It's a complicated vase!! What color paper dod you use?? I'm wondering if you used white pastels or white paper. Excellent!!!

:clap: :clap: :clap:

Kim

[KamaraDesigns]

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This is really excellent!!! I am amazed at how realistic you have painted this. I'm not a newbie to pastels (but by NO means an expert) and I have never been able to get that realistic. Wow GREAT JOB!! Thanks for the explanation onyour approach as well...helps me as I try this project ;) !!

Kim

[AriadneArts]

Originally posted by maverick
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I like the green color of this one. Reminds me of "depression glass". Is that what crazed glass is? I have a bunch of amber glass my grandmother gave us. I should get out a piece and join in. BTW, everyone has done a fabulous job on these...I'll resist the urge to comment on every single one. They are all good, and I like the varied styles.

Thx, Maverick, for your kind comments. Crazing is that crackled effect one often sees in glass and pottery. Not all depression glass is crazed and not all crazed glass is depression glass. Actually, Laura Brito could tell you more about this particular glass because her husband owns it.

[AriadneArts]

Originally posted by KamaraDesigns
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Your comments here (please leave the links above intact, so others know what you are talking about!).

This is excellent!! It's a complicated vase!! What color paper dod you use?? I'm wondering if you used white pastels or white paper. Excellent!!!

:clap: :clap: :clap:

Kim

Thanks so much for your lovely remarks, Kim. Actually I used an off-white Strathmore pastel paper, but all the paper is covered with pastel. I began with hard white pastels on the vase and ended with very soft white Schminkes.

[Laura Brito]

Actually Crackle Glass is not crazed glassl ike the finish you see on Porcelian. It is different. Crackle Glass is hand blown and once the piece has its shape and form, almost finished they dunk it into a bucket of water, which shocks the glass and cracks it all over. So much that the piece would not withstand touching So to make the object durable they put it back into the flame to melt it back together, but not to much as to lose the cracks....in fact there is a project here on WetCanvas that I started called Crackle Glass Beads - Many of us tried our hands at cracking the glass!! hehe, It is alot of fun! So that is where the name crackle glass comes from, my Husband's collection is about 70 pieces currently, no I am wrong about 80. hehe, he really gets into it and can tell you who made which one, how old they are, he has a few important pieces as well in his collection, one that is worth $2000.00 and a few others worth a little less. Most range in price from $50 up to $400.00 each. Most are at least 50 years old. The bottles with stoppers are pretty amazing because usually the stopper or the bottle gets broken, so to have a complete set is really something good! Crackle Glass is very collectible and people really like how it reflects light really well! and how colorful it is.

The White hobnail "Vase" that AdrianeArts did is called an "Epergine". It is a Victorian Piece that is not my husbands but MINE! hehe, anyway these are really interesting too and you don't see complete ones to often. This is one very nice.

Anyway there you go! Now you guys know a little bit more about glass!

Laura

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Your bottle is very neat!

Laura

[Laura Brito]

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This one is actually very good! I really like it!

Laura

[KamaraDesigns]

Well, I finally got this done. A little slow on the draw...;)




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[KamaraDesigns]

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Great job!!! The reflections both from the light and on the table are nicely done!!! :) Kim

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This is just beautiful.......the colours are marvelous and the glass just shines....... excellent work:clap: :clap:

[AriadneArts]

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This is simply PERFECT! Gorgeous work. Maybe I should try being a little slower on the draw......:D

[KamaraDesigns]

Jakeally and AdrianeArts, thank you for your comments...I really appreciate it. This was a lot of fun!! :) Kim

[mmdm]

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It looks great! Love the colors in the shadows!

[KamaraDesigns]

Thanks...glad you noticed...I tried to pay attention to what was going on in the shadows...I'm glad I was successful enough that it got a looksee :). Kim

[pampe]

Originally posted by Laura Brito
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This one is actually very good! I really like it!

Laura

wow...thanks,.Laura