tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698539457751983131.post2643668630114125174..comments2018-09-17T09:13:53.495+01:00Comments on Karen's Craft Haven: Chilled out Sunday Karamiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07896999781985092482noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698539457751983131.post-82028995559012053732016-09-19T08:34:13.806+01:002016-09-19T08:34:13.806+01:00Thank you Rich for your time you have took to leav...Thank you Rich for your time you have took to leave me a critique it is very much appreciated. yeah the sky is all wrong and will need a lot more practice but I have gave myself a bit of confidence with the sea as I thought that would have been my problem area so I am pleased I at least mastered one technique. Shopping list is being purchased ASAP, although it will likely be next week (this is my poor week, the joys of adult life and bills) but yeah I will be keeping at it and practice makes perfect (well maybe not perfect but passable haha) Thanks again for your time and knowledge.<br />Love KarenKaramiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896999781985092482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698539457751983131.post-85836902907513950022016-09-18T20:16:45.863+01:002016-09-18T20:16:45.863+01:00Karen - thanks so much for your very kind words! T...Karen - thanks so much for your very kind words! That's a great start and you've already spotted the areas to improve yourself. <br /><br />You've got all the colours mixed perfectly and that's the hardest part as you know, so really well done for getting all of those right! I would probably spread your clouds further apart as their locations have made it hard for you to deal with your red-blue boundary - and you need to blend that red-blue edge better for the sunset - make sure the two paints are still wet when you paint the boundary. If you have a very soft goat-hair brush which some people have (this Graduate one is £2.50 http://amzn.to/2cAbfQb or a whole set of three for £3.27 http://amzn.to/2cIgt8y - I have all of these and I use the flats all the time), you can, whilst that area is still wet, brush over it with a dry goat-hair flat to soften and blend out that edge, which works nicely. You'll need to wash goat brushes in cold water only or the hairs shrink and come loose - and wash them in cold water with a baby shampoo or other very basic, cheap shampoo before use otherwise hairs loosened in shipment will come out on your work. <br /><br />Your clouds have a bit of a "halo" around them - careful how you blend them - but you'll get that one with practice. The shadowing in the middle of the clouds is spot-on though. You've got a lovely set of glazing on the sea with the purple mix - well done.<br /><br />You're totally right to keep doing it over and over until you're confident with it. Once you keep doing that and can refer back to your older ones and see the improvements. As this series moves on you'll tackle more advanced projects in different styles that use different methods - you'll soon see what you enjoy the most and then you can focus on the things you love - if you check out the Description on this video, it's got the shopping list for next time as you'll need some masking fluid and an applicator for it - but that 45mL bottle is going to last you for YEARS even with regular use so it's a good investment and pretty economical!<br /><br />Well done!!!<br />TSDRich Bodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10199319637262647296noreply@blogger.com