tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post3202437408532058332..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: Bullrushes on claybord - work in progressUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-49322814422690644142009-01-25T11:02:00.000+00:002009-01-25T11:02:00.000+00:00I agree with many of the comments before: the soft...I agree with many of the comments before: the softness of this wip is very intriguing and I like the ambiguity of it. <BR/><BR/>I am also intrigued by the support, since I've got the CPs and with the printmaking too, I've become a bit more explorative of paper surfaces again and this goes on my list to try. <BR/><BR/>Mixed media - something water-based or, indeed, zest-it may deepen colours?Gesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15808430595430298345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-14599131790011785512009-01-24T04:32:00.000+00:002009-01-24T04:32:00.000+00:00I too like the soft look, I especially like how th...I too like the soft look, I especially like how the reflections in the water are turning out.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this surface. I have often wondered how this support would respond to coloured pencils. I shall be watching to see if the saturation issue is resolved.Teresa Mallenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17978596700598817430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-62557580876216889912009-01-24T03:15:00.000+00:002009-01-24T03:15:00.000+00:00Interested to hear what you think of clayboard as ...Interested to hear what you think of clayboard as I couldn't quite imagine what it was or how it would work.<BR/>Love the painting - almost abstract in its patterns. Very nice!Mrs Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374791878135719472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-12790679901389651872009-01-23T23:57:00.000+00:002009-01-23T23:57:00.000+00:00I like the softness in this piece. Water lends it...I like the softness in this piece. Water lends itself to more muted colours so clayboard may be just the thing. However you don't want your colours to evaporate either. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if a mixed media may be effective here? Perhaps some pen and ink to bring out the contrasts after the cp is down?<BR/><BR/>I've never used clayboard myself, so can't provide any first hand knowledge of it.Jeanette Jobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-33613904949861740862009-01-23T21:32:00.000+00:002009-01-23T21:32:00.000+00:00Your painting looks beautiful to me in the soft di...Your painting looks beautiful to me in the soft direction it's going. Maybe it would help to go with the flow and save saturation for another time.<BR/>I never considered using colored pencil on smooth claybord. Thanks for sharing.Nancy Moskovitz, artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13451016376420022211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-24382541927053210192009-01-23T21:23:00.000+00:002009-01-23T21:23:00.000+00:00Fun part is scratching into it and there are lots ...Fun part is scratching into it and there are lots of texturing tools. It is awesome for airbrushing, and you can create art and designs and then scratch in patterns. Neat stuff.<BR/><BR/>Don't know about colored pencil, but I have never gotten any great results on any surface with them, really. They're fun for sketching but I can never get the kind of saturated colors I like using them.donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762690167864156774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-63619639343658509812009-01-23T21:12:00.000+00:002009-01-23T21:12:00.000+00:00I LOVE this painting just as it is! Beautiful colo...I LOVE this painting just as it is! Beautiful colors and design! I'm also in love with Ampersand's GessoBord. <BR/><BR/>GessoBord (a sister product of Claybord) is the most amazing surface for oil painting, and has the opposite effects that you're encountering: the color is more vibrant and saturated on Gessobord than on any other surface I've tried with oils (and I've tried just about everything). I never want to paint on any other surface again (but have lots of other supports to use up so will have to...rats!).<BR/><BR/>Ampersand does warn that while the Claybord can be used for oils, to expect the color to sink in and be less vibrant so I haven't been interested in trying it. I also tried a sample of their "bord" for watercolor -- forget what it's called. It's great but too expensive compared to watercolor paper to bother exploring further.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-2948407889240873812009-01-23T19:10:00.000+00:002009-01-23T19:10:00.000+00:00I had similar issues with saturation of color...I ...I had similar issues with saturation of color...I couldn't get more than a "faded" look. I tried an underpainting...which sort of helped, but the pencils weren't "bold" enough to cover the painting, if that makes sense. You really saw the underpainting, the pencils seemed a bad afterthought.<BR/><BR/>I thought I did try some fixative, but it didn't seem to help either. Perhaps the issue was me and not the materials. :DRose Weltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00313411909909580181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-40012603340657988582009-01-23T17:47:00.000+00:002009-01-23T17:47:00.000+00:00ooh, never heard of it but interesting. I am plan...ooh, never heard of it but interesting. I am planning a load of posts ref supports for painting, will have to add this to my list.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14193935968877679533noreply@blogger.com