Thanks for that request, Robin. I do love my sketchbooks. And I DO use watercolor sometimes, as well as gouache, pencil, pen and even color pencils. My sketchbooks are my playground and I will be happy to share more about them in a Quick Tip. Since we film these several weeks in advance, look for it in early April.
As usual your explanation is more in-depth about being natural / original by using larger shapes first for grid method. I specially love your tip of using a kneaded eraser to keep the darn tool from slipping. Saves some frustration. Thank you.
Thanks Dianne I found this tip and ahaa moment! I have been using the grid but in little block detail and always find it cumbersome! So now I’m asking myself is the next step to paint in the shadow shapes and then next to put in the darks and then the lights?
That's the process I use. It's best to block in generally first in that sequence, then use the same sequence to refine the shapes and bring the whole painting to a unified completion.
Dear Dianne, Do you think you could do a Quick Tip about scenes or images which are made up of many much smaller shapes of shadow and not in shadow? I tried applying the loose grid to the tree (alone, no bushes) of Quick Tip 169 but got lost in the specifics because I couldn't discern larger shapes within the tree. Would you please be able to guide me, verbally, in how to proceed to plan a sketch of the tree? Many thanks for your helpful and clear quick tips. I have been enjoying them very much. Renee Smith.
Renee, it's a matter of squinting your eyes and seeing the overall largest shapes containing the smaller shapes. I'll do a Quick Tip on that, but because we film these several weeks in advance, it will be March before it appears.
Thanks, Diane, for the reply.Do I use Tomboy for the lines on the larger canvas picture, or is there something else erasable?@@IntheStudioArtInstruction
Dianne, even your 'studies' are a work of art all on their own! Thank you for another great video. This grid method is what I've always used, but I really like your demo of the prospector's tool. I'm going to put one of these on my shopping list! 👏
What folks call "mud" are usually low intensity colors, but truthfully, we see all of them in nature. You can clear them up using strong value contrasts OR by contrast the "mud" with a higher intensity color.
Thanks Dianne for this issue. Very useful. I recently bought your two books, 1) finding freedom to create ,which is so inspiring for any artist 2)in praise of mountain waters...this one when I keep watching your art...I could feel the scene and also movement of the water too...excellent. I'm enjoying. Thank you
This was the best grid explanation and demonstration that I have seen. Thank you so much. I have struggled with this. Also, I purchased the tool after watching tip 239. You are totally awesome!
Thank you very much you are a great teacher I like the big picture very much. I had a stroke six years ago and I’ve been watching you for three years I do watercolor but I do watch a lot of the tips. Again thank you very much
In this part of the demo, I'm showing how to find the golden rectangle, so while doing this, we're not concerned with the sweet spot. I did this to show how the sweet spot was discovered, based on the square.
@@IntheStudioArtInstruction thank you Dianne - I had the oddest items come up from various art companies ! I will now have another try and get the right item. Appreciated Dianne.
