LESSON #1 - Fuschias

[njnjgirl]

I just completed this lesson.  Very in depth and loads to learn, thank you Dennis.  I unfortunately messed up the paper trying to clean a spot of dropped color.  I used a Mr Clean sponge and my paper shredded..But, the important thing is I did the flowers and completed the lesson. (I even made it worse after taking this photo! ) Yikes, oh well, chalk this one up to practice.  Comments and suggestions appreciated!

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[Trace]

Beautiful MaryLou.  They look like little Ballerinas

[Val]

    Shame I didn´t get to this earlier! I´d have told you it was an excellent go... then when you came back and said you´d mucked it up... I could have played at being Dennis and told you, ¨When I tell you it´s excellent, DON´T touch it!!!           Would have been so much fun to turn the tables on someone else! 
Your blending and shadings look really good MaryLou, but don´t touch the next one until after we see it!        

[Bill76434]

Very Nice and the leaves look realistic and 3D

[njnjgirl]

Thank you Trace. I appreciate it.

Val, you always make me laugh...Thank you!

Bill, thank you I appreciate your comments.

[dennis]

Very well done, MaryLou 

[njnjgirl]

Thank you Dennis.

[njnjgirl]

You will notice on my original photo, right side just above last petal, I had ruined the paper with a Mr Clean eraser.  After taking the photo, I tried fixing it and made it worse! The paper pilled.  Well, I decided, it was basically ruined anyway so why not give it a go at saving it.  I used a nail filing block and filed down the pills making the paper smooth again, then I painted another ballerina.  Saved?  Your comments are appreciated!

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[Val]

    That has happened to me many many times. I learned pretty quickly that if the paper pills... give it a good rub with the back of a spoon and it usually lays down pretty smooth. Good fix also if you happen to pull up some paper when removing tape. 

[njnjgirl]

Oops, thanks Val, but I forgot to put in the photo of the  new fixed painting with the added flower.       I have been making so many silly mistakes lately.   A side effect of getting older  .  Anywho, here it is...I know the spoon fix but this was little bits of pilled paper not something the spoon would fix, but sanding it worked well. 

[nolan]

this is fabulous

[njnjgirl]

Thank you so much Nolan!

[Bill76434]

Looks great and thanks to you and Val for the tips that was unknown to me. Learn something new every day 

[njnjgirl]

Glad to help Bill, we all tear our paper at one time or another.   

[Happychappy]

    A fantastic job Mary Lou and the "save" is spectacularly done.  Patricia