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Trying To Do A Landscape
Topic Started: Jun 26 2006, 11:39 PM (248 Views)
Willow
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Hi everyone, this is my first attempt at doing a landscape. It's A5 size on encaustic card. The tree leaves a lot to be desired I'm not very good at drawing them with the iron :rolleyes: It is a bit of a mess but I had fun. :wave:

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mifmif
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I love the colours in this! Not bad for a first landscape (my first landscape looked more like a lunascape! :lol: )

The trick with trees is to make them look as realistic as possible, so study the trees outside, take photos, look at the shapes of the different varieties. When it comes to the leaves I always use the stylus and just dot them on very sparingly till I get the desired effect. I use a combination of indigo and olive green with only the slightest hint of dark brown for the trunks and a combination of bright green, olive green and sometimes pastel blue and grey-green, for the leaves.

I really like this landscape though...it's kind of surreal!

Maria x
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Sally
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I think that you have done a great job Willow :thumbup; , the colours are lovely. My landscapes are hit and miss, sometimes they look fab and others look real pooh!

I too have problems with trees and flowers etc, but I think the more that you do the more your confidence grows.

So the key is to Wax wax wax whenever you can :thumbup;

Good Work. :thumbup;

Sally
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twinthing
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i really like the colours youve used here! landscapes are something I seldom do, just never quite got the nack but when I do them I always use fantasy colours, I never try to make them look like somewhere real. Maria has some good tips there, :wave: :art: I add a sun or moon by finding myself an old cd ( loads of cdroms get junk mailed to us!) and place the centre whole on your pic were you would like the sun/moon and scratch it out, it makes a perfect circle and just about the right size! you should see some of the things in my painting box! lol old cd's always come in handy, oh and you can even wax on them! well done and its so nice to see eveyones work here, you never know, I might even attempt a landscape soon! :thumbup;
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Sally
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Catherine how would you go about waxing on an old CD?

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twinthing
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you can get some lovely effects sally, just the same as if you are waxing on card except it does harden a little faster! I know someone on here has done some recently but cant for the life of me remember who, you can turn them into clocks if you get yourself a cheapo clock movement from ebay! :) :D
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its sal who has some in her gallery! just remembered who it was :thumbup; :nw:
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Sally
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Thats right Catherine, Sal has entered 2 into the June Challenge and I loved them.

I did PM Sal to ask how she did it but she didnt reply to me, (we havnt met on the boards), she probably thought I was some kind of nutter :r :r

I am def gonna have a go as I have an idea for the garden....

Thanks Catherine :thumbup;

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Waxman
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This is a great landscape, especially if it's your first attempt.
The main thing about landscapes is to work them from the back bit (sky) first and finish at the front, which is exactly what you've done in this one.
As others have said, the more you do, the better results you get (because your understanding and familiarity with the effects increases).
Along the way, there's all kinds of fun (and sometimes frustration!) to be had - always be prepared for the unexpected.
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:wave: You have a lovely way with colours, Willow and there's a true depth to this one (if it's your first :thumbup; :thumbup; ).

Just wait till you get the stylus - you'll be amazed at how much more you can do with it.....and being into watercolours, you'll find the blending and shading fascinating.....

Love x :wave:
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A great first wax landscape, Willow :thumbup; I still struggle at times with trees, thanks to forgetting to pick up more wax far more frequently than with other parts ;) If I'm only using the iron, I tend to do mostly tip dibbling :D Edge work is good for getting the outline placed, though :) When tip dibbling the finest lines or foliage, I like to use the "tissue dam" system to prevent spillages elsewhere on the pic ;)

Steve :)
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waxingsteve
Jun 27 2006, 10:29 AM
When tip dibbling the finest lines or foliage, I like to use the "tissue dam" system to prevent spillages elsewhere on the pic ;)


You ought to put that in "Tips and Tricks", Steve.
Most people probably don't know about that one and it can be so useful!
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Will do, Barry :thumbup;

Steve :)
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Willow
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Thank you everyone for your kind comments and advice, it's all greatly appreciated. I am learning so much from you all :ta:

Maria, thank you for explaining your technique on doing trees, I have taken note of your suggested colours and will certainly be doing more practising. :D

:ta: Sally thank you for your nice comments :huggy:

:ta: Catherine thanks for that great tip on using the centre of the CD I would never have thought of that :D clever clever you, I'm taking note of all these tips. :D

Barry many thanks :ta: This was the first landscape that looked near enough the other little disasters are sitting on my table :lol:

:ta: Terry thank you so much. I am really enjoying the encaustics I only wish I had more time to myself to do more, not enough hours in the day :rolleyes:

:ta: Thank you Steve, I think that is the problem I have, forgetting to pick up more wax on the iron will try and remember that for next time. Please can you explain what the tissue dam technique is? :wave:

Love Willow

I think I've gone a bit overboard with the smilies :lol:





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Willow, I've put a post in the Tips, Tricks, and Techniques area above here ;)

Steve :)
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:thumbup; :thumbup; :thumbup; Hi Willow, I think this is a brilliant landscape, especially for a first! I've yet to do a landscape so congratulation to you for having a very successful go at it! :huggy: :love: Sylvia
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Willow
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:ta: Thank you Sylvia and Steve.
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