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    Deborah Secor
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        This was the demonstration painting I did last week when I was teaching how to paint rocks under water. It’s on gray Pastelmat, 9×12″.

        Here’s the underdrawing I did in charcoal. The P-mat allows you to softly finger blend the charcoal without disturbing its placement, which started that wonderful underwater look to the rocks.
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        This is the first layer of color on the water, and the extent of my painting in the demo itself.
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        (And the finished painting is the top one, which I subsequently finished at home in my studio.)

        Questions and/or comments welcome!

        Deborah

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        Fabulous!! Thanks Deborah! I always wondered how to do that.

        Paula Ann Ford

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        granddad
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            Great painting, I love the rocks above the water and below it. james

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            Tracy Lang
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                I’ve learned so much from this!!!

                Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

                Tracy

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                water girl
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                    Very informative demo…straight and to the point. Thank you.

                    [FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Karen, IAPS/MC, PSA WC Moderator-Pastels

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                    Thanks for doing this for us Deborah. Maybe you could do another network DVD on doing water?

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                    Devonlass
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                        Wow, this is so useful and informative. It’s gone straight into my favorites. Thank you Deborah.

                        Carol
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                        Donna T
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                            Wonderful demo – thanks so much Deborah! It makes a lot of sense to get the soft edges on the rocks before you start layering the water colors on top. I wouldn’t have known to do that. Beautiful painting!

                            Donna

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                            Deborah Secor
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                                I’m glad so many of you have found these images helpful. :D You have to paint from the bottom to the top of water (as Doug Dawson advises in his book), so I always draw the shapes and shadows of the rocks underwater first. Then I plug in darker values of the colors of the dry rocks in sunlight, assuming the rocks are the same material generally, and over that I lay a soft blurring of the color of the water, followed by anything that’s on top like reflections or things floating (foam, bubbles, boats, ducks, etc.) I can’t say I strictly adhere to this order as I paint, as I might add some jewel-tone colors of underwater rocks as I progress, or enhance the deep colors of the shadow shapes, but this bottom-to-top order launches the painting.

                                Kat, I’d LOVE to do another DVD! Maybe someday. People need to ask for it, however… (hint, hint) :wink2:

                                Deborah

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                                bnoonan
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                                    I’d like you to do a personal lesson up here… but I’m going to have to wait till I can gather enough students to share in the workshop.

                                    Deborah – excellent! i love the approach and appreciate the time taken to explain the details and process. The water ripples are so effective.

                                    Barb

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                                    Don Ketchek
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                                        Thanks Deb! You’ve caught the look of those underwater rocks perfectly!!

                                        Don

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                                        Winny Kerr
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                                            Oh this is wonderful. I started something similar about a year ago from a photo I took ages ago and got to the water part and …. got no further, it is still hanging on the board.

                                            This will help me a lot to get an idea how to finish it. Thanks Deborah.
                                            Winny

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                                            rhapsodyerin
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                                                Thank you for the great demo. I found it to be very helpful and informative as I often paint using the trial and error method. Now, I have some guidelines. Thank you, again.

                                                [FONT="Verdana"]Barbara

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                                                Thanks for your wonderful photos and explanation of how to portray rocks under water. I’ve often wondered how to do this and will now have a try.

                                                Viv

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                                                Colorix
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                                                    Gorgeous underwater rocks, perfect in feeling!

                                                    Charlie

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