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Yesterday the Dare to Dabble session was on water colours.

We began with a palette with four or five colours plus art paper attached to a board:

   

The first thing we did was experiment with wet on wet - paint water on the paper and then add paint which spreads into the water but no further - and blowing little puddles of paint across the paper using a straw.

   

Then we created a Splatter Monster, using the blowing technique, with sticky dots where the eyes were to be



And here is the finished Splatter Monster:



Finally, we were given a picture of a duck to trace and then use the techniques we had learnt to produce a picture.  Everyone else painted a standard duck with a coloured head and a suitable background.  However, we were told we could use our imagination, so I went with a slightly different duck




And here is King Duck complete with background and finished waistcoat:

Date: 2023-09-30 04:30 pm (UTC)
stonepicnicking_okapi: colourful squares (ittensquare)
From: [personal profile] stonepicnicking_okapi
Haha, brilliant. I must add splatter monster to my list of hallowe'en inspiration.

Date: 2023-09-30 04:52 pm (UTC)
badly_knitted: (Jack Laughing)
From: [personal profile] badly_knitted
Your splatter monster is awesome, and your duck looks like he's wearing a smart waistcoat!

Date: 2023-09-30 05:55 pm (UTC)
debriswoman: (Default)
From: [personal profile] debriswoman
I really like your duck…made the most of the medium:-)

Date: 2023-09-30 10:43 pm (UTC)
adafrog: (Default)
From: [personal profile] adafrog
Fun. Thanks.

Date: 2023-09-30 11:12 pm (UTC)
m_findlow: (Default)
From: [personal profile] m_findlow
Hee, looks like fun! Splatter monster looks mildly surprised to be here, lol.

Thoughts

Date: 2023-10-03 03:38 am (UTC)
ysabetwordsmith: Cartoon of me in Wordsmith persona (Default)
From: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith
Experimenting with arts and crafts sounds so wonderful -- like my "date a hobby" suggestion. You don't have to commit, you don't have to be good at it, just have fun.

Date: 2023-10-15 08:45 pm (UTC)
rusty_armour: (ladderchat)
From: [personal profile] rusty_armour
That Dare to Dabble session looks like it was a lot of fun. You really can do a lot with water colours. I love your Splatter Monster and the sheer coolness of King Duck. :-D

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