Skidshack #3

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Leisa

Skidshack Project #2

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Leisa

I need to punch up the values but this is enough to be caught up on the class. I was told by another student that they weren’t done with the ink work. I am thinking about getting another watercolor pad and doing a second after getting direction on improving my wood lines.

It was strange working on coldpress watercolor paper with rapidograph. I’m also lazy and was working on it on the couch with Sukhi so didn’t have the pen at the optimal angle. Its not perfect and its also not enjoyable to compare my work to Claudia’s but the story that I told myself is if it were too good the other students would hate me.

Skidshack Project #1

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Leisa

I found out about Claudia’s weekly classes this weekend and asked to attend. It is a big drive for a weeknight (1 hour each way) but I really want to improve my pen and ink skills. The current session started last week so I need to play catch up which should be no problem since I don’t have to work until Wednesday night. I have a release that evening so to be able to attend this class I have to stay late in the studio and dial into work. I should be driving home around 11:30 pm.

Color Creation – with Claudia Nice

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Leisa

Color Mixing class at Brightwood Studio. Used M. Graham watercolors, six primary colors, a warm and cool mixed the rest. Used the tube secondary colors orange, green, violet for short cuts.

I got so much out of the classes last year, that I registered for all of Claudia’s workshops. This one was the least exciting by far, but very foundational. I did walk away having had a big bunch of fun and a much deeper feel for tertiary complements and complementary shading. I am spent part of Sunday working up a background chart for another color wheel and want to rework it with punches so it looks more ‘professional’

Cactus Reloaded

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Leisa

Taking another go at the cactus to practice what I learned at the Claudia Nice workshop this weekend. Wish I had taken notes on the color mixing. I think I got more stickers this time around. Broke open a new set of Rapidograph pens I bought on eBay after the first class. Work much nicer than the ones I re-habed. Started with the 0 and will do the background cactus shading with 000 next.

Finished most of the pen work watching last week’s True Blood.

Two One: Painting in Pen, Ink and Watercolor with Claudia Nice

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Leisa

As you can tell, day two is a seaside landscape. Not as pleased as with the cactus yesterday but learned a lot of color mixing and watercolor technique. Claudia Nice is the BEST!

I had the same problem as most of the other students, we were up tight about putting the rock texture in. I am going to give both of the projects another try before moving on to my own photos.

Day One: Painting in Pen, Ink and Watercolor with Claudia Nice

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Leisa

This is my 3rd Class with Claudia Nice and I wish I could take more this year. I’m temped to find out what she charges for private lessons. I like detail and realism. I find the repetitive pen strokes very relaxing.