tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-785311472371282139.post8371378851214006853..comments2024-02-24T05:47:17.002-05:00Comments on No More Travels!: Annoying chopperUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-785311472371282139.post-28890167942971016062016-09-23T14:50:57.766-04:002016-09-23T14:50:57.766-04:00I never even thought of it. That's a brillian...I never even thought of it. That's a brilliant idea!Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-785311472371282139.post-57228248612588584672016-09-23T12:37:38.321-04:002016-09-23T12:37:38.321-04:00When you use a photo as your inspiration, it helps...When you use a photo as your inspiration, it helps to convert it to B&W then print it. That way the colors will be whatever you want them to be. Barney, The Old Fat Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242837062100545160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-785311472371282139.post-59387879415158002472016-09-23T10:57:21.237-04:002016-09-23T10:57:21.237-04:00I think there is color, but it is often more subtl...I think there is color, but it is often more subtle than we are used to. Also, I think certain styles are popular at times, and maybe that is the trend now - bold color. I have a lot to learn about the whole subject, and I think I can find some color without sacrificing what I know to be true. It probably would have been better if I hadn't used a photograph as my model for the first classes. Having a photo makes me want to copy it, whereas if I drew it from memory I may have picked up something the camera didn't catch. All I know is I'm not giving up yet!Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-785311472371282139.post-49433826122488898862016-09-23T10:27:02.001-04:002016-09-23T10:27:02.001-04:00Not being artistically inclined in the least, I...Not being artistically inclined in the least, I've always thought art was how you saw the world, not how someone else thinks you should. The world is not always colorful. Jim and Sandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108729200561576870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-785311472371282139.post-7241829885052763262016-09-22T23:11:32.891-04:002016-09-22T23:11:32.891-04:00I think she and a lot of other painters are happy ...I think she and a lot of other painters are happy to alter the color of something to make it stand out. The style of most in my class seems to be bold and bright, but that is not my style (unless I'm wearing a red dress, my favorite color). By the way, I love the looks of the Great Plains. Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-785311472371282139.post-50084697901369223132016-09-22T23:03:40.192-04:002016-09-22T23:03:40.192-04:00I smiled at your instructor's concerns about t...I smiled at your instructor's concerns about the lack of bright colors. She would be devastated to live on a tall grass prairie because the coloring is very subtle as the grass goes from yellow/golden-brown to green back to yellow over the span of a year. I'm told the Native Americans indigenous to the Great Plains word for yellow is the same as grass.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530748998376076224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-785311472371282139.post-78156581784145755122016-09-22T21:40:11.766-04:002016-09-22T21:40:11.766-04:00I'd eventually like to try watercolors as well...I'd eventually like to try watercolors as well as oils. The only thing is the cost - oils cost more than acrylic paints, and you need to be more careful about brushes (from what I've read). It may be possible to find one of those one-night classes like I took in Alaska, and which are offered in several locations around where I live. The instructor provided all the materials, including paint, brushes, canvas, etc. Then I could get a taste of it and see the differences in oils and acrylics. I'm going to need to add another 3-5 years onto my expected life span so that I can get all this in!Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-785311472371282139.post-4410118064951676742016-09-22T21:36:33.515-04:002016-09-22T21:36:33.515-04:00I didn't get a chance to ask her much about it...I didn't get a chance to ask her much about it, but it's possible she will be teaching a class in oils. Also, all Michael's teachers do a one-evening class now and then, so she could be just doing a "theory" type class about Bob's method.Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-785311472371282139.post-35616881012882422002016-09-22T21:34:43.310-04:002016-09-22T21:34:43.310-04:00Bob Ross used oils. Hey, I fit the description of...Bob Ross used oils. Hey, I fit the description of that guy the helicopter is looking for. I better stay away from your area of the world. . .<br /><br />Now about painting. I have used oils but prefer to use acrylics. After you paint a picture with acrylics, you can then highlight it with oils. You can paint oils over acrylics but you can't paint acrylics over oils.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-785311472371282139.post-79447326188720550392016-09-22T21:15:33.766-04:002016-09-22T21:15:33.766-04:00To give acrylic enough working time for the Bob Ro...To give acrylic enough working time for the Bob Ross wet in wet technique you have to add a lot of an additive to the paint. Even then it is not really slowed enough to play around very long.Barney, The Old Fat Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242837062100545160noreply@blogger.com