Snowraven's Cave

Hi again,
Just came home from work and thought I better do this post and links before I head to bed :)
Can you believe it's already June and nearly half of 2018 has passed? I get the feeling time flies by faster and faster the older I get :)
Well, I have been busy painting again. I was happy when they announced on Instagram that the #thingswithflowers challenge would continue a second month.

But I still have to show a few from the May challenge.

Maybe one more ?

I leave the rest for next post ...it's just getting too much :)

To answer your question ,Edna ... the blob is where the color is more concentrated and darker. I leave "blobs" where I want to indicate a shadow . or a lighter space as a highlight where the light hits the object. When I paint leaves I often leave the blob where the leave joins the stem. You often have a little darker space there.(shadow)
There are so many different styles of painting....abstract, realistic etc . This is called loose painting style , where you indicate the shape and color , but keep it loose without too much detail.

I dug out another 2 videos which are fun and easy for beginners
I painted and practiced with these videos myself when I started .The first is watercolor basics  and the second one simple leaf shapes to create a picture. The colors make it a really nice painting. You will notice lighter colors always in the background, then the more saturated in the foreground .
That's pretty much a watercolor rule to go by .

Next week I will write about mixing colors . That's an important aspect and will help you to understand colors better. Not only practical to know for painting , but also digital design and scrapbooking. But now....time for the download links. Did I mention it's 9 parts ;) It's huge 

http://www.mediafire.com/file/o6m6bmrnl4qr8yr/sr_magicalseas_ele3.zip/file

http://www.mediafire.com/file/rbyl8c7716996ap/sr_magicalseas_ele4.zip/file

Enjoy nd I'll be back with more as usual next week...till then

Hugs Snowy