October 2018 Different Strokes: Black & White

[Mayfly]

Hi All – you can use diluted, mixed, thick, grey or whatever else you can come up with but only using black and white. And you can make silver from black and white, so it is useable too. Hope this helps. Cheers

Carl

[cliff.kachinske]

Carl, I have one finished and I’m planning another.

Same scene, but using a chromatic black mixed from ultramarine blue and burnt siena. I’ll make a bit batch in the beginning and use the same batch throughout. I think the grays will be much nicer that way.

A painting is never really done as long as I can get my hands on it.

[Mayfly]

Hi Cliff,

The refs are reviewing your color play…….

After further review, the ruling on the field stands and your color play is “acceptable”

Carl

[Charlies Mum Administrator (Maureen)]

……. so, no ‘time-out’ for bending the rules huh?:lol:

Cheers, Maureen

Forum projects: Plant Parade projects in the Florals/Botanicals forum , WDE in the All Media Art Events , Different Strokes in Acrylics forum .

[KreativeK Moderator]

I only used one color, black fluid acrylic, that when diluted w/ the white of the paper, made several nice values of gray.

Kay

Moderator: Watermedia, Mixed Media, Abstract/Contemporary

[Mayfly]

Kay – Neat idea…..need to try that on my next one.

Maureen – it was a really close call.

Cheers

Carl

[cliff.kachinske]

……. so, no ‘time-out’ for bending the rules huh?:lol:

The same negative printed on different photo papers will look different. Same thing here – there’ll be a range of tonal values that are more or less neutral.

The difference is that sometimes these two pigments combine with titanium white to give very nice silvery grays. We’ll see how it turns out.

A painting is never really done as long as I can get my hands on it.

[Merriweather]

Hi ah , I am going to join this challenge, more around its Ansel Adams theme, and that I need the practice, being I am newish to acrylics sort of…. and I have lots to do to learn the medium.

So I do thank you for the Ansel Adams link, and I have chosen and drawn out the Navajho Indian with child. fingers crossed.

Just hoping I don’t get the constant interruptions and I finish in time. and it doesn’t turn out rubbish…

cheers.

Painting is a complete distraction. I know of nothing which, without exhausting the body, more entirely absorbs the mind. Winston Churchill

[Mayfly]

Welcome Merriweather and thanks for joining in on the fun. Looking forward to seeing what you paint.

Carl

[Charlies Mum Administrator (Maureen)]

We still have almost 2 weeks – plenty of time!:lol:

Cheers, Maureen

Forum projects: Plant Parade projects in the Florals/Botanicals forum , WDE in the All Media Art Events , Different Strokes in Acrylics forum .

[Mayfly]

I am done with one and two in the works. Keep painting!!!:clap:

Carl

[Merriweather]

Welcome Merriweather and thanks for joining in on the fun. Looking forward to seeing what you paint.

Thanks for the welcome. ( and I am looking forward to seeing if I am experienced enough to see that which appears on the board as well )

cheers

Painting is a complete distraction. I know of nothing which, without exhausting the body, more entirely absorbs the mind. Winston Churchill

[dave woody]

…just to clarify …the challenge is to paint a landscape in B&W?

[Mayfly]

Hey Woody – Landscapes are an option. However, Ansel Adams photographed many many other subjects (people, buildings, etc). So, “in the style of” and in black and white, you have many options (even vegetables). Cheers

Carl

[KreativeK Moderator]

I did mine of a young girl he photographed.

Kay

Moderator: Watermedia, Mixed Media, Abstract/Contemporary

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