This is great You did a great job. I love it.
Thank you, Denise.
I always appreciate your encouragement.
Teri
Thank you, Sonia.
I am sure that you have great control too. It was difficult to know when to stop, that I agree. Stippling is really relaxing for me, I get lost in the dots!!
Teri
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I could do stippling all day long too, very soothing
Thank you so much Buddy.
I am with you in the energy dump. I can’t wait to see your husband’s gift. I do stipple at night/well early morning to help me get tired since my sleep cycle is all messed up!! It is so relaxing.
Teri
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Ooooh Teri,
What a great piece of art! I once tried stipling in my sketchbook and loved to do so, just relaxing but very time consuming.
The fish looks fantastic, and if you don’t know about superlatives …
good, better, best
Best is the highest superlative, and Brenda is right, sometimes there are not enough words to express the impact a piece might have.
Currently, I am working on a birthday present for my dear husband. Well, still working for months, I guess, since my energy is diving in deep ocean and gone lost.
Buddy
Hello Teri,
That is an awsome drawing. I had to some in to really see the stipples. What types of ink are you using?
Amazing as always!
Lenet
Hi Teri. I could spot the purples and greens! I don’t know that I have the patience for a stippling piece that’s bigger than thumbnail size! LOL!
Superlatives – of the highest kind, quality or order; surpassing all else or others; supreme; extreme! Some superlatives are: magnificent, outstanding, peerless, superb, transcendent and unparalleled! That’s what I think about your stippled fish!!! 
Brenda
Hello Lenet,
I use Sakura micron pens 01 or smaller and Faber-Castell Pitt ink pens. They have a set I would really like to get but for now I just buy open stock the colors I need that are in the smallest points they have. These are waterproof Indian ink lightfast etc., etc.,
I also use Daler-Rowney FW Acrylic inks when I want to paint with inks or use a nib pen. The Faber-Castell Pitt pens also have brushes.
There is so much you can do with inks and they are really fun to use.
Teri
Teri, takes my breath away! You detail with the colors is amazing! As usual, you inspire me.
Thank you, June. I am really starting to get the hang of using the colored inks and find it so relaxing.
Teri
Teri, Thanks for the info. Moght have to check those items out.
Wow! I love how this turned out! So much patience. I’m truly coming to understand why it’s called artwork. Well done!
Thank you Vegentry.
I appreciate your encouragement and kind words. Yes, it is artwork, but I have learned that taking it slow with a medium like ink is so relaxing!
Where does stippling become pointillism? I did a crayola crayon piece in color of balloons several years ago which took me about 45 minutes to do a 1 inch square. I swore I’d never do it again, but now that I think on it, I loved doing stippling in Biology 101 and found it very relaxing. Maybe it was because I was using an India ink pen so color wasn’t involved. Moving the color along is a very intense business when you are making dots. As always, your work is very well done.
Hello Jane,
I am not an expert, but I believe that pointillism uses only the three primary colors and mixes the desired colors needed as the dots are placed on the paper. I did an experiment of pointillism, and it amazingly works beautifully. I just need to practice more before I actually post something.
Here is something I found on YouTube on this style created by Georges Seurat. The one I was looking for that I saw a few months ago I could not find but this one describes it well.
I believe stippling uses multiple colors or even just black and white. The style of pointillism can be be use in many mediums.
Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte - YouTube
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## Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande JatteThe video was lovely, thank you. Wow! What a mare’s nest of opinion on the differences between pointillism and stippling. Most seem to have the same idea I did that pointillism used color and stippling black and white. However, one article said pointillism used oil paint and stippling uses ink. I could probably find one that differentiated them by whether you use your right hand or left. The video did state that Seurat used colors other than primaries. I probably did not use enough “science” in my adventure. I was also using crayola, rather than paint, which produced a more uniform dot than a brush would (at least in my hands).
I have a set of colored Micron pens and a William Morris postcard coloring book. I was not totally happy with the colors. Not enough variation. But… now I think I might try stippling/pointillism and see it that broadens my palette.
Thank you for responding, I find that ideas suddenly germinate after a conversation with another artist.
Jane
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Hello Jane,
I am not an expert, but I believe that pointillism uses only the three primary colors and mixes the desired colors needed as the dots are placed on the paper. I did an experiment of pointillism, and it amazingly works beautifully. I just need to practice more before I actually post something.
Here is something I found on YouTube on this style created by Georges Seurat. The one I was looking for that I saw a few months ago I could not find but this one describes it well.
I believe stippling uses multiple colors or even just black and white. The style of pointillism can be be use in many mediums.
Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte - YouTube
[
Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte
Hello Jane,
On the stippling with this project and the other birds I posted I used microns as well as Faber Castell Indian Ink pens. I purchased them open stock on Blick art materials. They have a few more colors in the microns, and a multitude of colors with the Pitt pens by Faber-Castell, and some in 003, 005, and 01 as well as larger sizes too. I prefer the smaller points.
I agree that the support and interactions with other artists here is helpful in so many ways.
Here is a pointillism experiment I did on a 3 x 5 canvas in acrylics using just red. blue. and yellow. If I do a larger piece, I think I will add some neutrals like brown, black, white. I did this on the fly, no reference just imagination.
Teri
| matriarchJane39
August 7 |
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The video was lovely, thank you. Wow! What a mare’s nest of opinion on the differences between pointillism and stippling. Most seem to have the same idea I did that pointillism used color and stippling black and white. However, one article said pointillism used oil paint and stippling uses ink. I could probably find one that differentiated them by whether you use your right hand or left. The video did state that Seurat used colors other than primaries. I probably did not use enough “science” in my adventure. I was also using crayola, rather than paint, which produced a more uniform dot than a brush would (at least in my hands).
I have a set of colored Micron pens and a William Morris postcard coloring book. I was not totally happy with the colors. Not enough variation. But… now I think I might try stippling/pointillism and see it that broadens my palette.
Thank you for responding, I find that ideas suddenly germinate after a conversation with another artist.
Jane
August 5 |
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Hello Jane,
I am not an expert, but I believe that pointillism uses only the three primary colors and mixes the desired colors needed as the dots are placed on the paper. I did an experiment of pointillism, and it amazingly works beautifully. I just need to practice more before I actually post something.
Here is something I found on YouTube on this style created by Georges Seurat. The one I was looking for that I saw a few months ago I could not find but this one describes it well.
I believe stippling uses multiple colors or even just black and white. The style of pointillism can be be use in many mediums.
Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte - YouTube
[
Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte
](Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte - YouTube)
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Teri: I hope you are being careful with the chemistry of the pens. I found out the hard way that not all of the use the same inks. There are a jillion or more colors available in gel pens, but they are not rated as permanent. The pigma micron pens were the only ones I found that I could use with alcohol inks for instance. Also none of the pens I found would come smaller than .05 with colored inks. I suspect that the pigments used in the colored pens do not work dependably in the smaller sizes. Oh, the days of Rapidograph pens which used to be extremely fussy about keeping them clean.
August 7 |
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Hello Jane,
On the stippling with this project and the other birds I posted I used microns as well as Faber Castell Indian Ink pens. I purchased them open stock on Blick art materials. They have a few more colors in the microns, and a multitude of colors with the Pitt pens by Faber-Castell, and some in 003, 005, and 01 as well as larger sizes too. I prefer the smaller points.
I agree that the support and interactions with other artists here is helpful in so many ways.
Here is a pointillism experiment I did on a 3 x 5 canvas in acrylics using just red. blue. and yellow. If I do a larger piece, I think I will add some neutrals like brown, black, white. I did this on the fly, no reference just imagination.
Teri
August 7 |
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The video was lovely, thank you. Wow! What a mare’s nest of opinion on the differences between pointillism and stippling. Most seem to have the same idea I did that pointillism used color and stippling black and white. However, one article said pointillism used oil paint and stippling uses ink. I could probably find one that differentiated them by whether you use your right hand or left. The video did state that Seurat used colors other than primaries. I probably did not use enough “science” in my adventure. I was also using crayola, rather than paint, which produced a more uniform dot than a brush would (at least in my hands).
I have a set of colored Micron pens and a William Morris postcard coloring book. I was not totally happy with the colors. Not enough variation. But… now I think I might try stippling/pointillism and see it that broadens my palette.
Thank you for responding, I find that ideas suddenly germinate after a conversation with another artist.
Jane
August 5 |
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Hello Jane,
I am not an expert, but I believe that pointillism uses only the three primary colors and mixes the desired colors needed as the dots are placed on the paper. I did an experiment of pointillism, and it amazingly works beautifully. I just need to practice more before I actually post something.
Here is something I found on YouTube on this style created by Georges Seurat. The one I was looking for that I saw a few months ago I could not find but this one describes it well.
I believe stippling uses multiple colors or even just black and white. The style of pointillism can be be use in many mediums.
Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte - YouTube
[
Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte
](Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte - YouTube)
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Wow! Teri, that is amazing. I love it. That took a lot of work and it was well done.
Ginny,
Thank you so much. It was well worth every dot! I find this so relaxing. Your compliment means so much to me.
Teri
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