Kristin in watercolour

Brenda Ellis · 09-21-2005, 01:22 PM

My first watercolour portrait.
A bit overworked, but a heartfelt attempt.

Leslie Bohoss · 09-21-2005, 02:05 PM

Hi Brenda

I like your "heartfelt attempt" !
I thought always, watercolour is a hardly controllable/ editable medium. But for a first attempt, you have it under control.

Janet Kimantas · 09-21-2005, 05:11 PM

Brenda, I am in no position to critique, so no good to you that way. But I think it's very nice, and as Leslie says, watercolour is hard to control and well nigh impossible to edit. Nice job.

Janet

Brenda Ellis · 09-22-2005, 04:41 AM

Thanks Leslie and Janet.
It didn't feel hard to control. I had always thought that about watercolors too. But I picked a very simple subject!

Terri Ficenec · 09-22-2005, 09:36 AM

Brenda, I like this! Nicely done

Lisa Ober · 09-23-2005, 04:08 AM

Brenda,

I like it too! I have been terrified of trying watercolor so I admire you. You have a great start in watercolor. I especially like the way you finished the hair. You have a very natural finish, a vignette that really works. I have to hand it to you. Good for you! Did you like it? What was the hardest thing about it? Easiest? Curious here.

Brenda Ellis · 09-23-2005, 11:22 AM

Well, I guess I had a couple more colors than I remembered.
I put dobs of color around the wells and then used the wells to mix in with water. I found this worked well (pardon the pun).
The colors I used are: lemon yellow, yellow ochre, raw sienna, winsor red, indian red, caput mortum, dioxazine violet, cerulean blue, sap green and burnt umber. I found that this was more than adequate to get the tones I needed.
That's probably more information than anyone needed; especially from someone who hardly knows what they're doing!