I finished my moon painting! I was working from a photo I snapped last week. Once I sat down and painted the background – I was sucked in. For the next few days, whenever I had a minute I pulled it out.
After the background dried, I softened the edge of the moon, to give it a glow. When the background was dry I started adding the tree branches. I decided to work with India Ink instead of the Payne’s Grey watercolor, because it is a richer black and less opaque. (It’s the test on the left.)
I wasn’t happy with how the branches were turning out. They seemed too stiff. So I wet all the areas where I wanted the branches to be, and added the ink. At first, it was a bit out of control (too much ink on my brush), but I got the hang of it. I guided the ink along to create the branches. I was happy with the results. The branches were much more natural looking.
Nice work! I wish you a lot of creativity for 2015! 🙂
Thank you! And to you too! 🙂
Reblogged this on Martha Keim-St. Louis' blog and commented:
Good stuff
I’d like to paint like this!
Aww, thank you. You can!
You rocked this Eileen. Love the breakdown.
Thanks Margie!