tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880014167728169881.post1595726479077744180..comments2022-11-23T06:15:37.451-04:00Comments on Coral Reef Painter: Ho humMelissa Evangeline Keyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06414199867126164752noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880014167728169881.post-72433309757232676952008-02-10T08:40:00.000-04:002008-02-10T08:40:00.000-04:00Oh, well, I didn't make clear that snorkelling fis...Oh, well, I didn't make clear that snorkelling fishermen grab a limb in order to stay still and aim at the fish, but by then the fish have all run away. The guys don't mean to break anythng, it just happens.<BR/><BR/>And, sheesh, I need to hit the keys harder when I type, a lot of words are misspelled by omission.Melissa Evangeline Keyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06414199867126164752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880014167728169881.post-86442709149196140992008-02-09T22:00:00.000-04:002008-02-09T22:00:00.000-04:00I love the photo. Elkhorn coral - why do "snorkell...I love the photo. Elkhorn coral - why do "snorkelling spear fishermen" break them off? <BR/><BR/>I like seeing your paintings in progress! <BR/><BR/>Get healthy!Con Dailyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04021263460305204709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880014167728169881.post-53722985304773751442008-02-09T07:51:00.000-04:002008-02-09T07:51:00.000-04:00Check out this one: http://karinjurick.blogspot.c...Check out this one: http://karinjurick.blogspot.com/<BR/>She's self-taught, been painting for five years now, has a regular recognizable subject, and a growing following. Most of her paintings are one theme, but she paints off topic about 15% of the time. <BR/><BR/>And, Oboy! You MUST get "The Artist's Handbook" by Ralph Mayer. I've had my copy since 1984, and am still rereading, and re-learning!<BR/><BR/>The difference between artist's grade colors and student is pigment. Some pigments, Vermillion, Cobalt Blue, Cerulean, are very expenive. I think, I could be wrong, that Cobalt is mined in one place on Earth, the Congo? <BR/><BR/>Student grade colors have a lot of filler, so your colors mix differently, and often the expensive pigments are substituted with cheaper pigments and mixtures that might not be as permanent.<BR/><BR/>The 'sparse blues' are in the underpainting sketch that I wasn't able to wash off very well. The Flake White is very transparent! The blue, Pthalo, is a very strong, staining color. You'll learn why in the book. Leave the book around someplace so you can easily pick it up and read a bit.<BR/><BR/>Remember it's a reference book, like a dictionary. It should be a senior in high school art class subject, and repeated in first year of art school college. <BR/><BR/>And here's a link to Amazon for this book for you:<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/002-6080149-8644051?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Mayer%2C+Ralph&x=15&y=25<BR/><BR/>And, hummm, maybe you've given me an idea of a different way to paint my scenery...Melissa Evangeline Keyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06414199867126164752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880014167728169881.post-50215088287938883232008-02-08T23:10:00.000-04:002008-02-08T23:10:00.000-04:00Yea!I'm glad to see you painting again! And doing...Yea!<BR/>I'm glad to see you painting again! And doing a big oil one too! (and here I thought you were pretty much committed to watercolor) Great start!<BR/><BR/>I know you're only beginning it, but I think the sparse blues on there looked kinda cool! About paint quality and lifespan: I'm not very educated about that. I've only been working with oils a little over a year, and I'm just getting ready to move fom "student grade paints" to professional grade. I knew some are warmer/cooler and opaque/transparent, but I didn't know about the different lifespans of different types of colors. I need to know!<BR/><BR/>Keep on keeping on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com