@siffermus Oh, the dust
The drawing is beautiful at all.
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The colored straighter hair looks so nice, and I think you are getting the hang of wavy hair!
I have wavy hair that looks very similar to that myself. It definitely doesn’t cooperate like straight hair, but once you’ve figured out how to tame it while at the same time letting it remain free, you’ve done well. I suppose the same would apply to drawing it. 
Would love to see it with color added! (The drawing…not my hair 
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I love the process you are posting. Leafs are already looking very real. 
So cool to see the difference between initial watercolor layer and more detailed colored pencils application on top of that.
Keep going and thank you for sharing with us! 
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Thank you for the encouragement, Lucy! 
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This is really taking shape. Doing a great job.
Terri
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I am getting better at sketching trees. Usaually it would take me like 5-6 hours to sketch one, now I have done two in one sitting in just 3 hours.
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Working on this for a friend. It goibg to be a present. (Paper is white ,looks a bit pinky)
It is in watercolor paper with pastel pencils…
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I’m posting 3 related images because you may find this interesting. The first is a photo I took in my yard (of my house being sprayed to eliminate spiders).
I liked the photo, but the background was distracting. Next I went to ChatGPT and gave it the photo and asked them to make it look like a watercolor painting. The second image is what Chat GPT gave me. WOW, I loved this interpretation.
The third image is the Oil Pastel Drawing that I just completed. It is 8x10. I used Arches Oil Paper Sheets which I found at Blick. The paper is 140 lb. and is designed for use with oil media - requiring NO PREPARATION. Really like this paper.
I used Mont Marte - watersoluble oil pastels that I got from Amazon for the background and underpainting. The rest of the drawing was completed with Sennelier - Oil Pastels.
I still really struggle with the oil pastels because it is difficult to achieve the level of detail that I like to include in my artwork.
Terri Robichon
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You did amazing job, Terri. Both with taking the picture and drawing it with oil pastels!
And the fact that the guy had a red hose and red gloves combined with a white suit made this picture even more interested. I don’t know if that was planned, but it looks like your eyes could see this opportunity and you couldn’t let it go without capturing it. Well done!
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@robichon oh, Terry, you are so good in drawing outstandig realistic
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Hi Lucy,
This guy sprays my house every spring and has such a great attitude. He knows I’ll be there with my camera and he is fine with it. I take a couple hundred shots, so I’m bound to get at least a few good ones.
I appreciate your kind words of support. Thanks
Terri
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Thanks Elina for your kind words. And let me add that I’m sure your friend will be delighted with your creative gift.
Terri
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This really is the last piece of art I completed. And this is the second time I did the painting exercise. Inspired by technique taught by Andrea.Nelson.Art who I stumbled upon on Facebook. She is on YouTube too.
Andrea does really simple (free) watercolor projects and she has an upbeat personality. For this project you grab a fairly wide tip waterproof marker (like a sharpie, or whatever you have). Draw a squiggly like from one edge of the paper to the opposite edge. Then repeat. I did this 4 times. Hint - don’t draw too fast or you will not get a nice dark line. Wait a little bit for the black line to dry.
Next, grab your watercolors and start painting in each section. It’s a no pressure FUN project that doesn’t take much time. Who wouldn’t be happy with all those bright colors.
The reason I share this is because I see many of you just starting out with watercolors. This is excellent practice for those starting out, and also for more experienced artists like me. You get to play with mixing colors, and it is a real challenge to get a smooth application.
Recommendation - use watercolor paper that is at least 140 lb and fully tape down all the sides. Your paint application will be smoother with a larger round brush. You can put on more than one layer if you want. Believe me, this is more difficult than you may think, but it lets you experiment: how much water should you use, do you like “wet on dry” or “wet on wet”?
Who else wants to play. I’d love to see what others paint.
Terri Robichon
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Looking like a fun exercise Terri @robichon !
It reminded me of one of my drawings as well, when I got new markers and wanted to try them out. I drew random shapes and just colored them. It surprised me that time how much I liked it. I looked for a picture of it and found it, so I am sharing it here as well. I draw it in January 2023.
Thank you for posting this Terri. I think it is a great way to get to know the medium, make something fun and relaxing and take some pressure off, because we don’t need to always produce “high quality products” (not that this is not high quality 
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Seeing this from an artist like you is inspiring! I will definitely try this method with watercolor as well.
Lucy
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I am sure your friend will , that is a great
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Hi forum friends,
My most recent drawing is a 5x7 oil pastel drawing of a red-headed woodpecker on Wet Media Board. I used Mont Marte - Watersoluble Oil Pastels and Sennelier - Oil Pastels.
Terri Robichon
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Nicely done Terri! I love the red!
I have never heard about it. Is it similar to watercolor pencils (the way of using it)? How did you like to work with them?
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