tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post1776887036076585232..comments2023-09-25T05:42:19.236-04:00Comments on Nuncketest: Pens and InksJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02072444717957864494noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post-35405143768966484392010-03-28T21:01:27.460-04:002010-03-28T21:01:27.460-04:00I too saw a Chinese painting in that smudge. All t...I too saw a Chinese painting in that smudge. All those images on a Canson 65 lb sketch pad. <br /><br />Wow, we're on the same wavelength here. I did another little weave with yellow pencil! I have some W&N Gold Gouache coming in this week. I'm wondering how gold this gold will be.<br /><br />Yes, I do have some Renaissance examples in my books. I guess I've been feeling this commitment to Gothic since starting with that hand. Time to give up on that! :-)Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072444717957864494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post-28545319913559650422010-03-28T20:30:45.167-04:002010-03-28T20:30:45.167-04:00Great experiments. The smudged Rotring ink looks l...Great experiments. The smudged Rotring ink looks like a little Chinese cloud. And the Prisma texture is lovely. Would make a good background for a miniature. What sort of paper were you using? With an ochre/yellow pencil that might look very like powdered gold. Hmm ...<br /><br />John, you might like Renaissance white-vine illuminations. Hope there is an example in your new books. No reason why the foliage shouldn't be skunk cabbage, either :-)Katharinehttp://www.calligraphy-skills.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post-28250223324916398802010-03-28T12:19:30.772-04:002010-03-28T12:19:30.772-04:00Scott Adams of Dilbert fame. I've just spent t...Scott Adams of Dilbert fame. I've just spent the last hour in delightful amusement--those cartoons do remind me of someplace I frequent...<br /><br />This is all an individual thing, isn't it? Once the basics are in place, there is no "right" or "wrong".Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072444717957864494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3290470013027119322.post-47369803471516711592010-03-28T10:22:11.053-04:002010-03-28T10:22:11.053-04:00A favorite quote of mine that I have lost the exac...A favorite quote of mine that I have lost the exact words to as well as the author, goes something like this:<br />"Art is really just a continuing act of making mistakes. An artist is someone who knows which mistakes to keep!"<br />Experimenting is what it's all about!<br />~gretchengretchennoreply@blogger.com