Post by: dennis on June 28, 2013, 08:00:03 AM
Download Template:
http://courses.paintbasket.com/handouts/watercolours-lesson65-dragonfly-template-instruction.pdf (http://courses.paintbasket.com/handouts/watercolours-lesson65-dragonfly-template-instruction.pdf)
Post by: jennylynn on June 30, 2013, 10:09:57 PM
Post by: Lillian on June 30, 2013, 10:14:22 PM
So much fine detail work in this one. Well done!
Post by: Val on June 30, 2013, 10:17:20 PM
I really got in a kerfuffle after the 'blue' fiasco :D I think I'll try and finish it with whatever blue it is I have there :heeha: and see what happens. Good thing Dennis explains things so well.
Post by: jennylynn on June 30, 2013, 10:19:22 PM
Post by: CarolHorvath on June 30, 2013, 10:20:24 PM
Jennylynn you did a fine job on your fly.
Post by: jennylynn on June 30, 2013, 10:25:20 PM
Post by: Val on June 30, 2013, 10:26:24 PM
Post by: Lillian on June 30, 2013, 10:26:33 PM
A little heavy with the paint on the wings, but you did manage to mix all the colors and got them where they should be. You even managed to do all the fine details on the wings and those hairy legs.
Post by: SunRai on June 30, 2013, 10:34:40 PM
Post by: doina on June 30, 2013, 10:40:46 PM
Post by: SunRai on June 30, 2013, 10:41:19 PM
You're welcome to use these as reference photos to paint from. But - please, if you use my hand, leave out some of the wrinkles :2funny:
Post by: SunRai on June 30, 2013, 10:43:39 PM
Post by: Tousabella on June 30, 2013, 10:46:13 PM
Pat..the pic is super. Thanks for posting....your dolphin ring is lovely, too! See....he was hangin on with his little claws!
Post by: jrhall036 on June 30, 2013, 10:48:23 PM
Post by: Happychappy on June 30, 2013, 10:50:42 PM
Post by: Val on June 30, 2013, 10:54:54 PM
Patricia, excellent colourings on this fellow. Great job. :clap: :clap: :clap:
Very good photo Pat. Beautiful little guy.
Post by: Happychappy on June 30, 2013, 10:56:49 PM
:thankyou: Dennis for an interesting lesson and I pray that you are feeling much better.
Patricia
Post by: Happychappy on June 30, 2013, 10:58:30 PM
Post by: Karen on June 30, 2013, 11:05:25 PM
Jennylynn, Patricia and Doina - your dragonflies are all pretty - and i love the different colourings.
Post by: Harald on June 30, 2013, 11:15:01 PM
Harald
Post by: Happychappy on July 01, 2013, 12:45:55 AM
Post by: doina on July 01, 2013, 12:49:13 AM
Post by: MaryAnne Long on July 01, 2013, 12:54:26 AM
I tend to be a clumsy artist, so truly admire those who paint such tiny objects.
Looks like it was a fun class today. Dennis, you taught them well.
aloha
mea
Post by: MaryAnne Long on July 01, 2013, 12:58:39 AM
Don't worry about the wrinkles, everyone is going to be looking at your beautiful ring. Was it custom made for you?
How unique!!
aloha
mea
Post by: jrhall036 on July 01, 2013, 01:01:07 AM
Karen, lovely background. I like the green! Never mind the buckling; it will all "iron" out. :congrats: on a job well done!
Harald, as always, your rendition is beautiful. I love all the detail you put into your paintings--and you did this at the same pace as Dennis! Entirely impressive!! Keep 'em coming, buddy! :yippee:
Post by: jennylynn on July 01, 2013, 07:20:30 AM
patricia love yours too, background challenged ??? for the first time last nite I used a size 20 brush for my background, wow what a difference worked really well try it patricia love the colourings on your dragonfly :yippee:
Karen I think that your dragonfly is very well painted O0 buckling, what's a bit of buckling between friends :2funny:
Harald as always a superb painting very well done O0
Post by: Happychappy on July 01, 2013, 12:21:08 PM
Jennylynn, after posting my effort last night, I went back and had a look at everyone's painting and I especially looked at your background and thought that it was superb. So I found it interesting that you should comment on using a size 20 brush which I will try next time. Thanks for the help Jennylynn. This is what I love most about this forum, we nurture and help each other to grow. Bless you all for having such kind hearts.
Patricia
Post by: Val on July 01, 2013, 01:00:52 PM
Very well done Harald. :clap: :clap: :clap:
Post by: Rkymtnmary on July 01, 2013, 01:14:03 PM
not too happy with this one, everything seemed to go wrong when I started his head lol but finished it in a fashion :2funny:
His head AND rest of him sure looks great to me. All I see there and my memory may be off too are the little dabs of yellow under his eyes and "mouth" area? If I'd never seen Dennis do it though, I'd have just said perfect! And this as a paint along? Wow, Jennylynn...I was THERE and couldn't do it! :clap: :clap: :clap:
Post by: Rkymtnmary on July 01, 2013, 01:18:05 PM
This is a first for me--first insect--or fly guy. I really feel sorry for this guy. It looks as though he was in a brawl and got the worst of it. Did I say first? last also!
LOL..you sound like me, Carol..LOL...but I think you did a wonderful job and your colors are great. I think your twig may need some lightening on the upper half of it and I only say that because when Dennis was doing it, the application really caught my attention. But for a first time? Yikes...I couldn't do it if it were my 10th time! Great job!
Post by: Rkymtnmary on July 01, 2013, 01:20:52 PM
here is where I lost Dennis. I have to do a lot of detail work like finishing legs, wings, modify background, etc. Doina
Great start, Doina! Just some touchups as you noted and it's done! Other than that, I think you did a wonderful job!
Post by: Rkymtnmary on July 01, 2013, 01:22:03 PM
Jennylynn, Carol, Doina, Patricia and Karen it`s fine to see so many different but all beatyful pictures of the same object.
:clap: :clap: :clap: Harald!
Post by: Rkymtnmary on July 01, 2013, 01:25:30 PM
Post by: Rkymtnmary on July 01, 2013, 01:28:54 PM
It was interesting today. We have had no power for a week after a once in forty year storm. When we got it back i found my computer had no sound so I have just been watching not listening but i tried to paint along anyway - a bit behind because i spent so long trying to get sound. My paper has buckled but i think I can smooth it out. Some details still to do and i will have to invent the second dragonfly or wait for the replay.
Jennylynn, Patricia and Doina - your dragonflies are all pretty - and i love the different colourings.
Karen - wonderful as always. I actually really like the way your background appears! Great job!
Post by: Val on July 01, 2013, 02:25:21 PM
Post by: CarolHorvath on July 01, 2013, 02:37:28 PM
Great job everyone: Jennylynn, Doina, Patricia, Harald and Karen too. Don't worry about that wrinkled paper, it makes for an interesting background. I let my light paper wrinkle all it wants.
Post by: Riya on July 01, 2013, 06:50:27 PM
Post by: jrhall036 on July 01, 2013, 07:13:10 PM
Post by: Val on July 01, 2013, 09:35:38 PM
Post by: Lillian on July 01, 2013, 09:43:12 PM
I think I'll fill up the rest of this tread if I name you all individually. I'll just say you've all done very good work. Well done!!! :congrats:
Those dragonflies made a very timely visit, Pat. Nice photos. :thankyou:
Post by: BeaSue on July 02, 2013, 12:28:31 AM
Post by: Happychappy on July 02, 2013, 01:42:54 AM
Mary I really appreciate your sweet comments but trust me, I am "background" challenged for sure. However, Jennylynn said that she did her background using a number 20 brush .... I looked to see if I had that size but haven't so will be shopping this week to get one. Hope it will help!! Only time will tell!!
Patricia
Post by: dennis on July 02, 2013, 04:00:45 AM
Just a few small comments:
Carol - an excellent redo.
Karen - love the background - just darken up the legs.
Jani - you could easily have made it.
These are minor comments for so many paintings :clap: :clap: O0
PS> All neat work.
Post by: jennylynn on July 02, 2013, 08:30:06 AM
carol love your redo great job O0
mary you are as sweet as ever :thankyou:
riya really well done on drawing your template looking forward to seeing your painting, in your own time, I know you have been through an awful lot but your patience and determination are bringing you through with flying colours O0 we are all proud of you :hug:
Post by: Val on July 02, 2013, 02:28:28 PM
Post by: Lillian on July 03, 2013, 02:24:38 AM
I'm glad you're back to your familiar painting spot and I'm looking forward to seeing your dragonflies.
You're getting betterer and betterer all the time! :yippee:
Post by: ImBatman on July 03, 2013, 07:21:57 AM
Batman.
Post by: jennylynn on July 03, 2013, 07:59:42 AM
Post by: dennis on July 03, 2013, 10:12:38 AM
Post by: Riya on July 12, 2013, 12:10:15 PM
So i don't let you wait any longer..tadaaa
:smitten:
Post by: Val on July 12, 2013, 12:49:04 PM
You really have done a banner job and proved to yourself you can do it. We all knew you could, but now you know. Take great pride in this....you know what's next.... sign it, frame it, and hang it! O0
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Post by: jrhall036 on July 12, 2013, 12:51:03 PM
Post by: BeaSue on July 12, 2013, 01:46:41 PM
Post by: Happychappy on July 12, 2013, 03:21:55 PM
Post by: Rkymtnmary on July 12, 2013, 04:39:34 PM
Post by: Riya on July 13, 2013, 06:57:26 AM
I really wished I could effort buying some more lessons :cost: :'( eg watercolour or acrylic/oils but live is very hard at this part of the world, and there isn't much we can do :( . But I still have some paint and paper, and some canvas and canvasboards, so I have the material even it is limited :yippee: .
I still have some of the acrylic lessons that I bought and the free watercolour lesson, and ofcourse I can use all the templates Dennis put up for the lessons. I just look :coffee: at all your paintings for the colours, the technique is something different, but I think just being able to paint will be more than enough :smitten: .
So, i myself look also forward to my next :painting: .
Thank you again for your awesome comments and support, :hug: :flowers: :flowers:
Post by: NHC50 on July 15, 2013, 11:51:58 PM
Nina :flowers:
PS. You all did a very nice job on your dragonflies Give yourselves a hand :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Post by: doina on July 16, 2013, 12:16:40 AM
Post by: jrhall036 on July 16, 2013, 01:00:09 AM
Post by: Happychappy on July 16, 2013, 01:42:12 AM
Post by: NHC50 on July 16, 2013, 12:10:22 PM
Nina :flowers:
Post by: Val on July 16, 2013, 02:55:17 PM
Post by: Rkymtnmary on July 16, 2013, 10:04:56 PM
Post by: Val on July 16, 2013, 11:33:30 PM
Post by: Rkymtnmary on July 16, 2013, 11:41:11 PM
Post by: Val on July 17, 2013, 12:10:39 AM
Post by: Riya on July 17, 2013, 07:22:32 AM
Post by: Happychappy on July 17, 2013, 10:33:21 AM
Post by: jrhall036 on July 17, 2013, 12:21:10 PM
Post by: NHC50 on July 17, 2013, 03:33:20 PM
Nina :flowers:
Post by: jennylynn on July 17, 2013, 04:49:56 PM
nina love your dragonflies the transparency of the wings are awesome :yippee:
mary brilliant job on your dragonflies too O0 love his face, and ahem!! what mistake ???
Post by: Rkymtnmary on July 17, 2013, 06:14:51 PM
Nina and Mary your dragonflies look just awesome :smitten: , love the fine details and Mary i just love the story of the dragonfly that came by. I love dragonflies and butterflies and made a lot of photo's of them. Only this year we didn't see many of them, just a few.
Thank you, Riya....would LOVE to see your pics...I still haven't figured how to get my little guy from my phone to here...maybe in the next century! Thank you again!
Post by: Rkymtnmary on July 17, 2013, 06:18:48 PM
Mary, I love your little guy! He's so cute!! :clap: :clap: :clap: Although you wrote about your mishap, try as I might, I cannot see it. Patricia is right. We can readily see our own mistakes, but others will have to search high and low for them. Most of the time, they won't know about your struggles unless you tell them. Good job here!! :congrats:
Patricia and Jani - Thank you so much for your sweet comments and you're right...my eyes keep going right to the scene of the crime! I was really horrified when it happened because it went right over the transparency of the wings (both) and over the line into the background...it was kind of like a double fingerprint. LOL But I walked away for a while after it and I got it to where it wasn't headed immediately to the garbage file! I still want to do it again and thanks so much for your words of encouragement. :thankyou:
Post by: Rkymtnmary on July 17, 2013, 06:21:51 PM
:thankyou: Val, :thankyou: Riya, Mary he does have a cute little face. Nice job. O0 O0
Nina :flowers:
Thank you, Nina...I still keep laughing when I look at him and still haven't come up with a name per Val's request. Definitely open to suggestion! Thanks again.. :1hug:
Cracking me up, Jennylynn! Thank you so much. If I think of a name, will let you know! :1hug:
Post by: Tousabella on July 17, 2013, 06:58:40 PM
Jenny...a size 20 brush? Holy Moley!! Round....flat...mop? That just boggles my head!!
Congrats to you all on your paintings.
Post by: ImBatman on August 05, 2013, 01:02:49 PM
Here is my attempt at the dragonflies.
Dragonflies |
Let me know what you think.
Batman.
Post by: njnjgirl on August 05, 2013, 01:06:04 PM
Post by: jrhall036 on August 05, 2013, 01:18:07 PM
Post by: NHC50 on August 05, 2013, 02:53:29 PM
Nina :flowers:
Post by: Val on August 05, 2013, 06:35:15 PM
I just went in my gallery and realised I don't have my dragonfly :confused: Went and had a look...I guess he flew off! Must have left him up north...oh well, another do over! ::) :2funny:
Post by: doina on August 05, 2013, 07:11:55 PM
Post by: dennis on August 05, 2013, 07:38:49 PM
Post by: Fencepost on August 05, 2013, 08:37:28 PM
Post by: ImBatman on August 05, 2013, 09:23:10 PM
:thankyou: Dennis - were you expecting anything less??? :2funny:
:thankyou: Fencepost.
I agree with njnjgirl. Everyone seems to have produced a winner on this one!!!
Batman.
Post by: dennis on August 06, 2013, 03:31:48 AM
Post by: Lillian on August 06, 2013, 12:11:51 PM
Post by: Happychappy on August 06, 2013, 06:12:04 PM
Post by: Riya on August 17, 2013, 10:46:02 AM
I just wanted to let you know that i really enjoyed the Dragonflylesson and even i didn't paint along i did draw the Dragonfly that day lefthanded, that allready was a big challenge. I have finished it a few days later lefthanded and i am realy very, very happy with it. I hope i will be able to paint more, but for now i have to deside if i do my operation. It is difficult because they don't know if my wrist will heal good or that it even get worse. I have to make my desision this weekend and i still dont know if i go for the operation or just live with my wrist as it is now, but i know that, whatever i deside, i will be able to paint and not that bad too, i think ^_^.
Here's my Dragonfly, i think you missed it in the topic, but I just wanted to share my first lefthanded painting and hope you like it and what of you think of it. Right now i am not in the position to buy anymore lessons, live is still very hard right here, but i still have the Wood and Stone lesson, and besides that i can use the templates you uploaded, and with all the paintings of all the members i will have a great 'book' of inspiration.
Have a great day and a nice weekend, as for all of you my dear friends,
Riya
Post by: Lillian on August 17, 2013, 12:16:25 PM
Post by: jrhall036 on August 17, 2013, 01:00:22 PM
Post by: NHC50 on August 17, 2013, 01:22:15 PM
Nina :flowers:
Post by: Val on August 17, 2013, 01:31:49 PM
Post by: MaryAnne Long on August 17, 2013, 06:38:22 PM
I love your dragonfly. The blue hue is exactly what I was trying to create for my bird of paradise. Did you mix it, or was it straight out of the tube?
Gorgeous!
aloha
mea
Post by: dennis on August 17, 2013, 08:16:33 PM
Your background colour has brought out the delicate transparency of the wings and for a "dumb" left hand you have painted the small details like a craftsman. O0
Come to think of it - you should paint ALL future paintings with your left hand :flowers:
Post by: Riya on August 18, 2013, 06:43:19 PM
Lillian, I found it difficult to keep my hand in controle, a lot of shaking and going the other way then it had to, but after slowing down it did go mucht better. I really had to concentrate on what i was planning to do, that way i got controle.....just a bit :) . It still is something that cost a lot of energy and thinking but i really love how my painting looks, yes... I am very proud...and happy with my cute Dragonfly :cloud9: .
Val...that is a very nice compliment, thank you so much :flowers:
Mea, thank you so much, the blue is straight out of the tube and I put on two or three layers to get it so intense. I do love bright and intense colours especially the blue. It is exactly the colour of the Dragonflies i have seen, so I am very happy with how the Dragonfly turned out.
Dennis, Thank you so very much for your wonderful comment :flowers: :smitten: it is much appreciated and the best encouraging reply someone can get. The background was something unexpected, one of these lucky accidents. And because painting cost somuch energy and lack of cotrole and practise, made that i didn't try to go over it again . I just put on the watercolour once and let it dry. Normaly i see all kind of flaws and try to 'fix' them...always bad :2funny:
I was surprised too that the fine detailing did look that good, maybe because my hand is not half as steady as my dominant hand and goes everywhere it shouln'd :whistle: and the fine lines just turned out good just like the little hairs on the legs..didn't know i was able to do so.
Maybe i do as you say and paint only lefthanded.....even when after the operation my right hand is much better. Yes, i have decided to do the operation...I will take the risk, but I am really scared. But when i dont i am sure one day i will regret that and than it is too late. Now the change on healing good and be able to use my wrist again is 75%, in a year that will be just 50% and every year it will be more difficult to repair the damage.
So, wish me luck..tomorrow i'll go to the hospital and at the end of the day i will hopefully awake after the operation (my biggest fear is not to wake up). It will take several weeks before we know if all is good, but that is the future.
Post by: doina on August 18, 2013, 07:21:50 PM
Post by: dennis on August 18, 2013, 11:09:26 PM
Post by: Riya on August 18, 2013, 11:22:26 PM
Dennis thank you so very much for these warm and kind words, they will be in my mind together with all the other kind, warm and encouraging words i received. They will give me great comfort and trust in the operation. I am sure that it will be just fine and that i am in good hands.....when only my head and body would believe it :sweat:
:flowers: :smitten: :1hug:
Post by: Val on August 19, 2013, 12:15:08 AM
Post by: Happychappy on August 19, 2013, 01:03:06 PM
Post by: Tony (ASM) on August 19, 2013, 03:42:39 PM
Congratulations on all those lovely art works :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Post by: Alice L Lemke on October 26, 2013, 06:17:33 AM
This was my first paint-a-long and I was so disappointed with the result, I wouldn't even put it up in my portfolio. The wings look deformed and the background was so bland! I decided at the last minute to try the class, but was so rushed getting it drawn and ready that I couldn't get the smaller dragonfly painted. After this, I decided to always be prepared. That's what this is all about - learning, and I learned so much by my failures.
Alice
Post by: dennis on October 26, 2013, 07:31:17 AM
This will be of encouragement to you as well as all the other beginners and newbies along the road.
Post by: Happychappy on October 26, 2013, 12:20:00 PM
Post by: Alice L Lemke on October 26, 2013, 05:00:37 PM
Post by: dennis on October 26, 2013, 07:39:05 PM
Trust me. It's not the "like or dislike" of a subject - it is all about practicing techniques. :flowers:
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Nina :flowers:
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aloha
mea
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Nina :flowers:
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Post by: MaryAnne Long on February 04, 2014, 06:20:01 AM
That dragonfly is beautiful. The blue hue is gorgeous. So lifelike.
aloha
mea
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Nina :flowers:
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Thanks Val and Patricia :flowers: :flowers:
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aloha
mea
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Nina :flowers:
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