Roxanne

Artist, Art Teacher, all mediums and Miniature Art 1/12th scale.

I am still here!

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Roxanne

Olivia is learning to draw faces with charcoal. Starting out in charcoal is the easiest and quickest because the charcoal allows you to smear.

I am in the process of working on my website here……new look to come soon!

I want you to remember shade or fill in always in the direction of the form! Hill and valley, look at the examples I have about lace or ruffles. Start with charcoal because it shades in easily for fast results. Look at life; such as someone sitting for you for five minutes or a fashion magazine if necessary.

watercolor

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Roxanne

In the past few days I have been able to work a bit more; fine tuning the details. I still want to recess the background some. 7/27/13.

This is how far I was able to paint. I really enjoy the lace and the material is moving. It’s pretty cool to see my growth as an artist since the first time I painted; better known as my first watercolor. Just the skill level alone……awwww right!

Learning to see.

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Roxanne

Learning to see the details around you; what a leaf or tree for example looks like when you are standing next to it versus how a tree or the detail of a leaf look in comparison farther away or distance. Take the time to look and notice color and how the color changes and the details or realistic details slightly become unfocused as they go back or a way from you in distance.

I advise you to start thinking about color or graphite in values [one to ten; light to darkest] for all colors as well as grays/blacks. Are they warm or cool in tone? Warm tones will come forward in space and cools will sink in space. The way God designed it, not an artist trick. Think about how color fades in distance and lack of detail in landscape.

Don’t worry so much about the name of the color printed on the tube of color, look to see if it is warm or cool in tone and where would you use it on form, shape etc.