My challenge to myself this year is to learn a little bit about watercolors. I haven't "officially" used watercolor since those kindergarten days, so this is definitely not something I am going to get the hang of in a few weeks or months.
In recent years, I've only played around with doodles, or used watercolors to create textures over or under other media. This year I bought a set of tube watercolors, and received watercolor brush pens and a set of watercolor pencils (love!) as gifts. So far, I've learned one thing. It is not as easy as those You Tube videos make it look! But hey, that's true for all art, right? Anyhow, this is my first "real" attempt at starting AND finishing a painting of a subject. And yes, that is a stuffed jalapeno with a bacon banner. The drawing started out as a joke, then I decided to use it for practice since peppers have such lovely green shades. According to my children, who are my brutal critics, I need to "work harder at bacon". And also, my cream cheese filling looks like frosting, and that's gross. So if you are looking to start experimenting with a new medium or style, here are my tips: --Go for it! --Watch tutorials --Don't ask small children to critique your work. --Don't draw while hungry (optional) Take advantage of the hot summer days, kick back in front of a fan, and make some art (even if it is weird)
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