I chose purple acrylic ink for the underpainting since the flower will be yellow. I love the somewhat abstract shapes in this that hopefully will become a more realistic, recognizable shape that will be a lotus blossom. I am planning on going very dark with the water, and will look forward to doing that. I am thinking that I will do the background first, but then may go the other way. I never decide that part until I am mixing up the paint to begin. Do any of you have a hard and fast rule about whether to do the background first and then the flower or the flower first and then the background? I have never been able to decide which works better for me so I do it either way, without reason.
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Looking very good. Since taking the Carol Carter workshop, I think I'm more likely to do the background first - otherwise I do all the work on the main star/subject and then haven't even thought of the background colors and shapes! I would leave some of those abstracted bits - it's obviously a lotus flower and we don't need too much information for us to see that. Can't wait to see the yellow on top!
Looking forward to seeing the finished product.
Rhonda, I replied to you two days ago and Blogdom decided to send that elsewhere. I just tried to comment on Deb Ward's blog and the word verification number photo was absolutely unreadable! So, I am striking out lately. I wanted to tell you that I think I will start with the background on this one and see how that goes. I can hardly wait for the yellow, though.
Coni - Good to hear from you. Where are you two these days? I thought you were in OK, now I see you are hiking in Montana? I hope you are having nice weather wherever you are!
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