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Luminous Night is very pretty!
Thanks etruscan! Hopefully my friend likes him as a Christmas present! Otherwise…DUN DUN DUN! -laughs-
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https://www.redbubble.com/people/prezaurian?ref=artist_title_nameI still very much like the copper and black pairing!
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https://www.redbubble.com/people/prezaurian?ref=artist_title_nameWow, it’s been a fresh minute Lokie. Hope you’re doing well! Glad to see you’re still in the Windstone way. And the uni is a lovely example of natural coat color.
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https://www.redbubble.com/people/prezaurian?ref=artist_title_nameVery nice work on the griffin. The colors are playing very nicely!
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https://www.redbubble.com/people/prezaurian?ref=artist_title_nameOh hey, it let me post. Let’s see if I can attach the pic this time. “Hold on to your butts.”
And no…just a broken link.
Attach?
Yes…crappy dA downloaded picture attaches.
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https://www.redbubble.com/people/prezaurian?ref=artist_title_nameI have used that a little.I like it Great for small places,detail but yep, not real smooth without heavy finish.
Hey Bodine! Yeah, the flake is frustrating for that texture reason. The holographic pearl powder is amazing. Powder = no bumpy texture. I tried posting a pic of the sculpt I finished with it…but the website must have thought I was a spambot for too much editing (I couldn’t get the pic to show up) so it obliterated my post. Not even sure it will let me post this.
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https://www.redbubble.com/people/prezaurian?ref=artist_title_name[blockquote]In any case, other than acrylic paint, other’s on the forum have used various items. Watercolor, colored pencil, etc. I personally like to use pastels.[/blockquote]
Watercolors you say? I’ve been hesitant to get a PYO because I am a nightmare with acrylics (I probably need to get a better grade), but I have heavily pigmented gansai tambi watercolors that so far seem to be quite lightfast (as well as watercolor pencils that are also supposed to be lightfast) so now I’ll have to take that into consideration. (Only snafu is going to be finding a top coat I can apply indoors with no designated crafting space. Too humid for most of the year to have a spray set right.) It may simply be time to make the leap and play.
(And you are correct – alcohol inks by their nature are not lightfast, though I would assume given the right top coat applied quickly enough that MIGHT help? Never talked to anyone who tried that however.)
As for the brushed-on pastels method, you can do this on top of paint to get more subtle shading too. I’ve done it on sculptures in the past and it definitely improved the look versus flat acrylic if you, like me, are not especially skilled at getting nice blends with acrylic paints.
I have the same humidity problem and also don’t have a dedicated craft space. So I use brush on top coats. However, I use acrylic almost exclusively…so I’m not sure if my top coats would be ideal for water colors.
I’m certain you could get an amazing look with water color! Just have to be careful about not over saturating the gypsum with moisture. Could handle that by letting the figure rest in between layers though.
I sometimes thin my acrylics down to watercolor consistency for washes. Depending on the color I’m using. Like the pthalo blues or greens…they just do NOT lose their saturation! Very handy for some effects.
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https://www.redbubble.com/people/prezaurian?ref=artist_title_nameWhat a great GB class! Missed it, but it’s nice to see the pictures.
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https://www.redbubble.com/people/prezaurian?ref=artist_title_nameIndeed! Melody was kind enough to ask if it was possible to add a dedicated GB topic.
I’m stoked!
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https://www.redbubble.com/people/prezaurian?ref=artist_title_nameYay! There is now a forum category specifically dedicated to everything GB related!
Thank you to the Windstone crew for this!
I look forward to seeing the future conversations and announcements populate it!
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https://www.redbubble.com/people/prezaurian?ref=artist_title_nameWhen there is Facebook chatter about an upcoming grab bag I try to relay it to here and also post any WIP photos.
There was quite a bit of discussion about the ponycorns in the “What’s next on the Schedule” thread. Photos and videos also were posted there.
I think the difference this time is that it was stretched out over several months.
Hey etruscan! I have definitely noticed your efforts to share information throughout the forum. I can say I definitely appreciate that effort and time investment (I know I’m not in the minority of forum members on that.).
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https://www.redbubble.com/people/prezaurian?ref=artist_title_nameI post GB class pics on the facebook Windstone pages, and here on the Windstone website… hmm, you know we should have a topic category that is just grabbag class pics so they are easy to find. I’ll ask Clay our web guy about it.
A specific thread would be amazing. Thank you for replying Melody!
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https://www.redbubble.com/people/prezaurian?ref=artist_title_nameI use soft. I use a blade to shave the pastels into a dust and apply them with a dry brush. The only downside of this way of painting is it takes many layers to build up the colors, so it is time intensive.
Now [i]that[/i] is a cool idea. I’ll bet you could get some beautiful subtle shifts. Do you use anything as a fixative for it? I know soft pastels easily create a mess and I’m wondering how much it might move around after being applied or if there’s a way to reduce how many layers you need to apply.
On a side note, just to explain, I didn’t use my copics directly on the figure. I have lots of refill/ink vessels, so I just used a brush to apply. I can’t imagine how beat the pen tip might get being used on gypsum. X) I love the effects you can get, almost like watercolor. REALLY wish there was a way to keep things colorfast. :’)
Kujackers pastel pieces are quite beautiful.
I believe other forum members have done similar work using Pearl Ex pigment powders. To equally stunning results.
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https://www.redbubble.com/people/prezaurian?ref=artist_title_nameI ordered a small dragon to paint as a friend’s Christmas present. And just in time, found a new pigment to try. It’s a silver based holographic pearl. I’m very interested to try it out as I like rainbow holographic effects, but unfortunately it’s normally only available as a flake.
Now honestly, I can’t stand working with microflake. Mainly because 1) it works best with airbrush and 2) it takes multiple layers of clear coat to fully cover the gritty texture microflake has due to the size of the particles.
Not certain if Windstone uses a microflake for their holographic pieces (I think they do), but this is not a criticism. They know what they’re doing with it and the pieces look great.
But back to the pigment. Being a pearl, that means I can finally try a powder pigment that will give a rainbow holographic effect. Very interested to see how it will work out on this piece.
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https://www.redbubble.com/people/prezaurian?ref=artist_title_nameThanks! I look forward to seeing what everyone will do with the Barong.
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