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July 30, 2016 at 10:06 pm #448617
15×11 mixed watermedia done today. In this step by step I am showing how to rework what I considered a failed painting into a landscape. It doesn’t take too long to find a bad painting you want to improve upon and this one done in 2009 of a Victorian couple was no exception (a WetCanvas endeavor). After deciding to do trees the rest was obliterating the background, first with gouache to see how it would look, then filling in with various Montana acrylic markers. A black marker and Caran D’Ache watersoluble wax crayons were used last to accent and punch up the composition. Very little of the original is now visible except in left foreground and within the tree trunks, branches, and limbs. See the other steps below from beginning to finished version
BEFORE a watercolor titled Strolling
First step: Drawing or sketching with black Tombow brush pen over the work; you have to ignore what is under it :rolleyes:
Second step: Covering background with white gouache and Coastal Fog (Cheap Joe’s). Don’t give up at this stage just keep fingers crossed and keep on :thumbsup: until there is nothing else you can do to it
C&C welcomeKay
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July 31, 2016 at 12:43 am #531258Very innovative!
Christel
July 31, 2016 at 1:09 am #531254Cool!
July 31, 2016 at 6:52 am #531252You are amazing!
Harvest Moon 🐐
July 31, 2016 at 6:52 pm #531253Awesome! Looks like the couple in the original painting are stepping into the landscape. How cool!
Happy Painting
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LindaAugust 12, 2016 at 11:32 pm #531257Great save!
really liken the result, vibrant and punchyJune 5, 2017 at 5:27 pm #531255July 14, 2017 at 9:12 am #531250Thank you all!
Kay
Moderator: Watermedia, Mixed Media, Abstract/Contemporary
July 15, 2017 at 4:27 am #531256August 10, 2017 at 8:53 am #531251Yes, I do these a lot, and thanks for looking and commenting.
Kay
Moderator: Watermedia, Mixed Media, Abstract/Contemporary
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