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Ros
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Apr 28 2006, 08:47 PM Post #1 |
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Personally I dont often work on A3 ... But here is one of the ones I have done..... ![]() Amazingly I managed to lose this in the house...... I finally found it again, hanging on the wall in one of my sons bedrooms, behind the door. I have to say, I dont often go into their bedroom, and close the door behind me! Now theres a scary thought
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mifmif
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Apr 28 2006, 09:12 PM Post #2 |
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Really nice Ros! Like the foxgloves! You should do more work of this size! As to going in one's kids' bedrooms.....It's to be avoided at all costs! The advantage of this is that A) You never get to see the mess, The kids don't want you in there anyway, so they are happier, C) You have less dust bunny removal processes as they are responsible for clearing up their own mess or living/sleeping in it! You can't lose, really!
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TerryJ
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Apr 28 2006, 10:05 PM Post #3 |
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That's lovely Ros - must be very difficult working A3 landscapes - and the perspective's excellent. I'm changing the 'lovely' to beautiful - just had another look. The soft sky must have taken some work and has that magic Spring sky look about it - you've got the 'sharper as it gets closer' look exactly right. My favourite so far... Love x
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Apr 28 2006, 10:41 PM Post #4 |
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rOS...wHAT LOVELY FOXGLOVES and colours too ... well done , jenx |
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ezchile
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Apr 28 2006, 11:59 PM Post #5 |
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A3,... My head just exploded! - I cannot imagine working on something so gargantuan. Beautiful work there Ros, the detail is awesome. ![]() x Col! |
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boasey
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Apr 29 2006, 01:01 AM Post #6 |
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Hey Ros How the hell did you manage that on an A3....superb. Can I ask how you manage to get the foliage done as I was struggling on an A4 I'm not even going to buy a piece of A3 yet...too scary Well done though Ros...I love landscapes and this is FAB
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waxingsteve
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Apr 29 2006, 01:03 AM Post #7 |
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Stunning, Ros And yes, you should definitely do more in A3 Not that I've gotten beyond A4 yet, but "watch this space" ![]() I hope you don't mind, but it's something worth mentioning in general and this just seems a good place When doing watercourses, it's a good idea to try to take them off to right or left, if possible, unless you have a boat or something on the water (some means to transport the viewer deeper into the picture)
With roads, tracks, or paths, it's good to do those either off the side, or (better) off the bottom but tending to right or left, with the route drawing the eye up and through the landscape to some distant feature
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Ros
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Apr 29 2006, 01:13 PM Post #8 |
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Awe thankyou all ..... John,, foliage is just done with the iron as ever. Load iron up with wax , and dab it on .. for want of a more technical term. I find if you use less wax you get smaller foliage patterns, and more wax gives bigger patterns.. Now,, its my turn to pose you a question,,, what do you do with more pictures this size ? |
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waxingsteve
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Apr 29 2006, 01:26 PM Post #9 |
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Ros, there's always ebay or such
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mifmif
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Apr 29 2006, 02:09 PM Post #10 |
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As Steve said, there's always good old Ebay, though sell larger work unframed to cut postage costs. If you think the work is worthy of better things, get it framed and put it into local art shows (at a higher price than Ebay) and see how they do. Failing that they make great birthday presents etc and you never have to think what to give people!
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boasey
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Apr 29 2006, 11:06 PM Post #11 |
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Cheers Ros What I really meant about the foliage is how do you get your hand behind and bend the card and keep hold of the card at the same time (or do I just have extroardinarily small hands ).As for your question..again I'd have to echo eBay as an avid ebayer (but yet to advertise any of my encaustic due to me probably end up paying numerous listing fees and not selling anything ). Another suggestion is to try your local card/art shops or general goods stores. I'm talking with a liitle bit of experience here as a few years ago I had this brainwave to spray over old 45 records with gold metalic spray paint then print out a new record label with a song title that was No1 at the time of someones birthday, print out a 'presented to' type gold plaque on metalic gold paper. then frame them in a gold frame with a red silk mount. They looked very good and I did a few for friends and family. Just to see what reaction I got I took it to a few shops and they all took orders from me and sold them. Unfortunately somebody complained that I was using made up labels (even though I stated that on the back of the frame) so I had to withdraw them. Anyway (ramble, ramble ) the oral of this story is try them anywhere...you may be surprised
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Ros
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Apr 30 2006, 08:33 AM Post #12 |
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Hehehehehe - I do / did used to sell stuff on ebay,, but have found it isnt selling as well recently, so I havent listed much. My main concern over larger pictures is packaging them well enough that they dont get damaged in the post. John - Foliage -- Cant remember exactly where I read / saw this suggestion, but it said to try sticking the card to the edge of a box / desk and then you can use your hand behind to achieve desired effect. Good luck |
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lankywaxer
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Apr 30 2006, 11:28 AM Post #13 |
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stunning stuff I AM IN AWE Have you done any more as yet?????? |
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boasey
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Apr 30 2006, 12:54 PM Post #14 |
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Cheers Ros I'll give it a go John |
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twinthing
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Apr 30 2006, 12:56 PM Post #15 |
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a loverly picture ros! Ive got some foxgloves comming up in my garden, Ive never had a go at painting them before, I might just have to give it a go! xx
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mifmif
The kids don't want you in there anyway, so they are happier, C) You have less dust bunny removal processes as they are responsible for clearing up their own mess or living/sleeping in it! You can't lose, really!


And yes, you should definitely do more in A3 
When doing watercourses, it's a good idea to try to take them off to right or left, if possible, unless you have a boat or something on the water (some means to transport the viewer deeper into the picture)
With roads, tracks, or paths, it's good to do those either off the side, or (better) off the bottom but tending to right or left, with the route drawing the eye up and through the landscape to some distant feature
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