The assignment
was to have one hard edge in the painting.
This one was a challenge! (I guess that's what
it's all about) I had hoped to finish in one sitting.
Unfortunately, in my attempt to keep / make edges soft I ended up
muddying it and not getting the colors right. I'll have to go back later
to clean it up. Linda Fisler’s comments were really helpful and
encouraging. A couple of them are
quoted: “
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Remember that two colors exactly on the same value sitting side
by side can actually read as a soft edge with little or no blending.
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… two colors side by side and then with the clean dry brush and
a light touch dragged the brush gently between the colors creating this nice
small halftone between them--viola a soft edge
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Saying all that, you are only a few brushstrokes away from
creating a wonderful painting here… The areas that you think are muddy,
really don't bother me too much and I actually like that they mute … into the shadows
and lay back.
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take this one out again and have another look. Look at
where you want your light to hit, and place some … clean, light valued color to
represent the light, you'll have a really beautiful painting.
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