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Post by madametarot on Jun 12, 2016 12:58:58 GMT 10
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Post by madametarot on Jun 13, 2016 18:32:34 GMT 10
Sometimes the early worm gets the bird especially if he wakes him up. This is available for swapping in miniartswap.proboards.com/Colin Griffin's Gallery.
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Post by cster on Jun 13, 2016 18:45:40 GMT 10
All these fit into an envelope?
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Post by madametarot on Jun 13, 2016 19:08:52 GMT 10
All these fit into an envelope? Yes they are a little less than 6 inches by 4 inches then laminated and they will mail as a letter. One per envelope, of course. |
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Post by madametarot on Jun 14, 2016 19:45:43 GMT 10
Attachment DeletedI tried something different with this mini to learn how to do fine lines in minis. I had a go at making a scratch board then used acrylic to paint the sea and the sky. While it was still wet I scratched through to the black underneath as an experiment and scratched out a ghosty sail boat. I will have another fiddle when it dries. It is 6x4 inches mini swap size. This method can do fine black lines (see masts) for minis I want to laminate it when it is finished. So far so good.except the cat stood on the top left corner
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Post by cster on Jun 14, 2016 20:26:56 GMT 10
LOL, best to sit the cat down and explain that the cat paw has been done to death by the kiddies jammy market.
Surely the cat will understand if you explain it properly. chuckle
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Post by madametarot on Jun 14, 2016 20:35:48 GMT 10
LOL, best to sit the cat down and explain that the cat paw has been done to death by the kiddies jammy market. Surely the cat will understand if you explain it properly. chuckle The cat bit is the best bit. |
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Post by cster on Jun 14, 2016 20:40:16 GMT 10
LOL OK mate good to know.
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Post by madametarot on Jun 15, 2016 8:17:03 GMT 10
I am off to bowls today and a meeting tonight but if I get a chance I might try some more tricks making a combined scratch board and acrylic painting. There is a definite advantage getting fine lines in mini art by scribing through the paint so the black shows.
I am making the support/board by laminating black paper, then doing my painting on top of the lamination and where I want black I scrape away the paint. I hope to laminate it again when I am finished so long term peeling paint will not be an issue.
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Post by Turtle on Jun 20, 2016 11:44:19 GMT 10
As asked for and pleaded for by MadameT (lol) I have put brush to paper and came up with this little number titled - Season's First Tomato. Measurer 7 1/2" x 5 1/4" and can be trimmed back to the 6x4 size  Please be kind...... cheers, T. Attachment Deleted |
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Post by madametarot on Jun 20, 2016 13:04:08 GMT 10
As asked for and pleaded for by MadameT (lol) I have put brush to paper and came up with this little number titled - Season's First Tomato. Measurer 7 1/2" x 5 1/4" and can be trimmed back to the 6x4 size Please be kind...... cheers, T. Yep that is great Turt, a fist season tomato is a good subject too. What name do you want you to use for your Gallery it does not have to be a log in name. When I swap or collect I am always after something typical of the artist and I try to get a little bit of a bio from them to go in the album.
It is tough getting things started but swapping is sooo goood if you are an experienced artist or a newby I hope to get some posts from a couple of "off beat" artists they have said they will be posting. Eddie Boggs is one of them and he is a naive artist and a great character, I remember he once made a paper mache Guitar and it worked. He sells his work many collectors like naive art. |
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Post by madametarot on Jun 20, 2016 14:49:00 GMT 10
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Post by Turtle on Jun 20, 2016 21:27:55 GMT 10
How about I use Turtle for the gallery name? What is the run down with the miniartswap site - do I get invited to join or just join? I had a quick look in there and see some artists and their art.
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Post by madametarot on Jun 20, 2016 22:12:49 GMT 10
How about I use Turtle for the gallery name? What is the run down with the miniartswap site - do I get invited to join or just join? I had a quick look in there and see some artists and their art. I set it up and I (I am Admin) tried to keep it simple so all you do is join and I will set up your Gallery. You start a new thread in your gallery for each picture. When you see something you would like to swap with contact the other artist via email. When it has been swapped, type in that has been swapped or it is unavailable for swapping. At some stage we might clean out all the swapped threads but that seems a long way away at the mo. You know how to post photos on Proboards but for any lurkers benefit what I do is use the "Add Attachment" feature and if the photo is too big I "Open with Paint" go to the "Resize Button" then change 100% to 30%. When you close "Paint" say yes to "save". I will set up your gallery now. I am sure you will have a lot of fun. PS Loretta is keen to swap I already have a lot of her great work, she is in California (I think) meanwhile I am knocking out a few to get some swaps in there. You might find some worthwhile hints under "General" e.g Biro is good for line- work on minis. I will now set up as a Turtle Gallery I can change the name for you anytime. Thanks for participating. |
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Post by madametarot on Jun 20, 2016 22:21:09 GMT 10
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Post by Turtle on Jun 21, 2016 8:11:41 GMT 10
Thanks, MadameT I will see what I can contribute.
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Post by madametarot on Jun 22, 2016 18:11:45 GMT 10
click on My swaps slide showHey Turt I want to swap with you when I get a choice of 3 The tomato is good but I want to see what else you have. |
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Post by Turtle on Jun 22, 2016 21:59:47 GMT 10
Gonna be busy next few days but see what happens when I get back from this ride I am going on.
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Post by Turtle on Jun 23, 2016 14:12:25 GMT 10
Okay for all you poor buggers that have to look at this - 5 3/4" x 3 3/4" Acrylic on canvas paper 'Mt Road'. Attachment Deleted |
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Post by madametarot on Jun 23, 2016 16:08:42 GMT 10
Okay for all you poor buggers that have to look at this - 5 3/4" x 3 3/4" Acrylic on canvas paper 'Mt Road'. It looks good Turt well done. |
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Post by madametarot on Jun 23, 2016 16:23:26 GMT 10
Here is my latest not laminated yet maybe I will not put it up for swap, not sure that it looks like her. Postcard size pastel and acrylic. Attachment Deleted |
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Post by Turtle on Jun 23, 2016 20:35:56 GMT 10
Very talented, M. I am hopeless at people portraits.
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Post by madametarot on Jun 23, 2016 20:50:52 GMT 10
Very talented, M. I am hopeless at people portraits. Thanks Turt but does it look like her? |
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Post by red750 on Jun 23, 2016 21:03:47 GMT 10
I knew as soon as I saw the thumbnail, Art. Even more so when I opened it up. Great work. Peter.
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Post by madametarot on Jun 23, 2016 21:31:16 GMT 10
I knew as soon as I saw the thumbnail, Art. Even more so when I opened it up. Great work. Peter. Thanks Peter I only see the faults. |
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Post by madametarot on Jun 24, 2016 8:08:20 GMT 10
Very talented, M. I am hopeless at people portraits. Anyone can do portraits if you use a process. Mistake free and with no rubbing out of the initial sketch You will be surprised how good you can be. Sometimes tho a likeness is bloody near impossible. There are two problems with getting a likeness from a photo A) People choose photos of themselves that they like - and they can be a poor "likeness". B) Photos without angled light (eg flash from the front) do not have shadow to make features stand out. (eg nose size and shape) Here are 2 ways using process to do a portrait1) If you do them the cheats way it is only attention to detail. miniartswap.proboards.com/thread/13/charcoal-portraits-cheats2) The other way keeps mistakes off your final drawing for a clean result. The other way is to work on tracing paper (or baking paper) with a soft pencil and do not rub-out mistakes, you will see why later. Head orientation changes dimensions. With pencil (6B) start with two construction lines make a cross that gives the angle of the eyes and the nose. Sketch in the two eyes one eye width apart. Measure and place all features as ratios of an eye width do not rub anything out. Double check by checking the negatives = the spaces between features as well as the size of features also check vertical drops (is the corner of the mouth directly below the part the eye or where the point of the chin should be.) What you do next is make your drawing into carbon paper. On the back of the drawing use the side of your 6B pencil lead to scribble over the back. Now use your drawing like carbon paper to transfer your drawn image onto your final paper. You should now have a feint line drawing to help you draw the final drawing - with attention to detail you can fix any faults you can find using the eye width as the standard length for measurement. HintsCharcoal is the easiest see miniartswap.proboards.com/thread/13/charcoal-portraits-cheatsYou can use calipers as found in lawn bowls measures to check measurements or simply cut a strip of paper to an eye width or multiples of eye width. |
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Post by Turtle on Jun 24, 2016 9:48:17 GMT 10
Yep, I use the cheats way too, and am hopeless at freehand drawing first up. I have done them and they came out okay, but the time involved and closeness to the subject leaves a bit to be desired. I agree about the side lighting - it makes for better finished work.
Yes, I think there is a likeness to Rebel Wilson in your art, M - but I have only seen a pic of her in a side-on photo.
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Post by madametarot on Jun 25, 2016 21:31:47 GMT 10
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Post by madametarot on Jul 4, 2016 13:56:48 GMT 10
My latest art swap swapped within minutes Full Moon (when wombats come out to fly) Attachment Deleted |
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Post by madametarot on Jul 4, 2016 15:34:31 GMT 10
Now a another latest called Camped by the Billabong at Night This is acryic paint on black sketch pad and is postcard size. This one is available for swapping. Attachment Deleted |
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