tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post2086756869448923379..comments2023-10-10T10:03:38.713-04:00Comments on Golly Bard's Drawing Room: Watercolor 101 | Paperholly aka gollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165342819918461245noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-19520954329101535792012-05-06T12:00:15.245-04:002012-05-06T12:00:15.245-04:00artist: Those are great tips for tearing and creat...artist: Those are great tips for tearing and creating a deckle! I'm sadly a very lazy girl at this point in time and I'll have to give it a try! :) I love that everyone is sharing their own practices and preferences. It's really great information and just goes to show you, there are so many ways to do things.<br /><br />lamina: You are too kind! I just hope you and everyone following this series will have fun experimenting and painting and creating one's own work rituals and techniques. Truly, there are no set instructions or rules to follow and if there are, they are made to be broken!holly aka gollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165342819918461245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-38308394320085794912012-05-05T16:52:12.325-04:002012-05-05T16:52:12.325-04:00THank you holly for all this wonderful information...THank you holly for all this wonderful information and responses to everyones questions... it is all so helpful! You should right a little how to book :)lamina@do a bithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02262455180696949074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-40618065059425443922012-05-05T14:28:49.978-04:002012-05-05T14:28:49.978-04:00Thanks Holly,
Your information on papers and all ...Thanks Holly, <br />Your information on papers and all of the responses. I too love Arches.<br /><br />On tearing versus cutting. I use my mat cutter to get a clean edge for 300lb paper, with 140lb I fold first and then tear.<br /><br />I have a friend that draws a line on her 300lb paper and takes a brush with clean water and brushes on that line several times and then tears. It looks like a deckle edge when she's done.artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815102383391759565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-91158302740073776652012-05-04T11:16:55.442-04:002012-05-04T11:16:55.442-04:00Kelly: I think the 300 LB paper is too thick to te...Kelly: I think the 300 LB paper is too thick to tear and I've wasted paper trying. I tend to cut it down and I know, I know, I know, I started as printmaker and tearing your paper is preferred, cutting is anathema. If you want to keep a deckled edge, order paper in the size you wish your final painting to be. Most larger mouldmade papers will have deckles on two, if not all four sides and boutique handmade papers will always have a deckled edge on all four sides.holly aka gollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165342819918461245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-14245955583095967622012-05-04T10:51:44.341-04:002012-05-04T10:51:44.341-04:00These are great posts, and I just voted for your f...These are great posts, and I just voted for your fabric design. Good luck! Wondering; do you use a tear bar to tear down the 300lb. paper?Kelly Lahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861517310166649725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-83414992254707223902012-05-04T06:11:09.063-04:002012-05-04T06:11:09.063-04:00I love NY central! Thanks for reminding me and add...I love NY central! Thanks for reminding me and adding the link to their website!holly aka gollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165342819918461245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-52239094332099177362012-05-03T14:33:56.031-04:002012-05-03T14:33:56.031-04:00Hi Holly and Everybody!
May I add another source f...Hi Holly and Everybody!<br />May I add another source for paper?<br />It is New York Central Art Supply<br /><br />http://www.nycentralart.com/<br /><br />and they have simply the best and most comprehensive offering of papers anywhere. Get their free paper catalog: it's a wonderful reference tool.<br /><br />Also, they offer small standard sample packs of papers as well as custom packs, selected by you. These are for a small fee, but they allow you to test the feel and heft of a wide variety before you purchase.<br /><br />Thought you'd like to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-85589531798488945862012-05-03T06:56:25.619-04:002012-05-03T06:56:25.619-04:00Valerianna: I love the warning about resisting the...Valerianna: I love the warning about resisting the urge to eat paste on that paper stretching link!<br /><br />Palma: The "big blot" as you put it happens to me all the time! Most of these paintings become colorful confetti in my shredder, however you can always try to (1) leave it alone, it is what it is. (2) turn that little accident into something. (3) while still wet, try to "lift" it off with a clean, blunt, waters soaked brush and a cotton rag for blotting. Sometimes you can erase those little mistakes if you act fast!<br /><br />Emma: Glad this has been helpful!holly aka gollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165342819918461245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-85624306147322290742012-05-03T05:05:14.966-04:002012-05-03T05:05:14.966-04:00Loving these! Came to ask a few questions but they...Loving these! Came to ask a few questions but they have all been asked and answered ever so nicely. Thank you & your drawings are beautiful...emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852264477377680171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-87762345161368993582012-05-03T05:05:11.350-04:002012-05-03T05:05:11.350-04:00Thank you for answering!
The stretching tips were...Thank you for answering! <br />The stretching tips were very intresting. I did not even imagine they were possible. I have also found your tips and the comments on printing very useful! <br /><br />Sometimes when I am almost done with the watercolour, I get scared that I might give it a big blot and go on inventing mascaras and things to not ruin it at the last moment. I guess its bc I have to hand them in, because photoshop would be a miracle!<br /><br />I am very happy with all this new information.<br />All the best,<br />palmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-60428803112542056372012-05-02T21:12:30.068-04:002012-05-02T21:12:30.068-04:00Arches is my fave, too. I use hot press. Never str...Arches is my fave, too. I use hot press. Never stretch - I'm with you, too much work, but that link to stretching was pretty funny with the comments at the end of each method.Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-85899618045991639282012-05-02T18:56:05.113-04:002012-05-02T18:56:05.113-04:00Kathleen: My pleasure.
Mrs. Katie: Have fun getti...Kathleen: My pleasure.<br /><br />Mrs. Katie: Have fun getting started!holly aka gollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165342819918461245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-84118844552648705732012-05-02T11:24:56.780-04:002012-05-02T11:24:56.780-04:00Awesome. I am just starting out experimenting wit...Awesome. I am just starting out experimenting with water color, and need all the tips I can get!Mrs. Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05625063153426171269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-51059076099417665342012-05-02T09:39:08.347-04:002012-05-02T09:39:08.347-04:00It seems like some cp papers cause more problems f...It seems like some cp papers cause more problems for me than others. I did my latest painting on Fabriano paper which I don't usually use and my scan has picked up a honeycomb pattern that wasn't visible to my eye. I've also run into difficulty when I paint on handmade papers like Saint-Armand. In this case the paper texture is taking over the scanned image and I can't seem to get rid of it in Photoshop. I finally have taken a photo of the painting and am working from that. I tend to paint in a detailed way too. Despite the soft spot I have for cp paper, I think I'll try my next painting on hot-pressed paper. Then, as you say, I can print on a more textured paper.<br /><br />Thanks, Holly. It was very nice of you to respond in such a detailed way.Kathleen Maunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827170549189936589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-21631818189335628662012-05-02T09:12:13.576-04:002012-05-02T09:12:13.576-04:00Kathleen: I work mostly with hot pressed these day...Kathleen: I work mostly with hot pressed these days, though I love both hot and cold pressed paper. It depends on what I'm painting and what seems to work best. I've been painting very detailed and tight, small paintings for the last few years and hot pressed seems to work better for me. Lately, I've been feeling like I need to loosen up a little bit and cold pressed will really enhance a looser style of painting because the paint naturally collects and pools in the grain of the paper. <br />***<br />Regarding reproduction prints, I have some experience with reproduction prints. When you scan a cold pressed paper, you will pick up the texture and tooth of the watercolor paper in your scan and depending on what type of paper you are printing on, that paper may also have visible grain too. Some images may work better than others and if you are familiar with photoshop you can make some corrections and changes. You may also try painting on hot pressed and printing on a toothier paper or the reverse, painting on cold pressed and printing on a smooth printing paper so that you don't have competing textures.holly aka gollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165342819918461245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-73999905481389399292012-05-02T08:12:07.127-04:002012-05-02T08:12:07.127-04:00Hi Holly - Do you have a preference for hot presse...Hi Holly - Do you have a preference for hot pressed or cold pressed paper? <br /><br />I tend to work on 140 lb. (occasionally 300 lb) cold pressed Arches or Saunders. I love the cp texture but am sometimes finding it to be a problem when I convert my paintings to prints. KathleenKathleen Maunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827170549189936589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-47096092105745635472012-05-02T06:40:20.216-04:002012-05-02T06:40:20.216-04:00Carol: Thank you, I use 140 Lb. quite often and 30...Carol: Thank you, I use 140 Lb. quite often and 300 Lb too. Cowboy pictures will be coming soon. I think he has grown a little bit!<br /><br />P: I don't keep a watercolor journal. I sometimes keep a little sketchbook, but I don't work in it regularly. The paper is not watercolor paper, it's drawing paper. <br />***<br />I don't stretch my watercolor paper before painting but I've put a link to several ways of doing it in the post (click on stretching) just in case anyone wants to give it a try. I just leave my paintings in various stages on a clean, flat surface until they are dry.holly aka gollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165342819918461245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-7050144443239387762012-05-02T03:01:05.699-04:002012-05-02T03:01:05.699-04:00Great Post! Thanks again!! Do you by any chance ke...Great Post! Thanks again!! Do you by any chance keep a watercolour journal and if you do, which one would be your favorite one? I have had sevral and have had to stick with a moleskin because I think their paper is very good and its th only one i can get... any other good ones that you might know of in the market? Take care and thanks for creating this space to discuss... I am learning a lot from all the 101's both the posts, the comments and the answers to the comments! <br />Oh!<br />And do you pin your paper to some king of support untill its dry, or do you move it freely the desk? If so... is the only trick to keeping it clean being VERY CAREFUL? I hope this doesn't sound too silly but always ready for personal tricks!<br /><br />thank you,<br /><br />p.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5219078614147060370.post-27292590290567091242012-05-01T21:50:05.117-04:002012-05-01T21:50:05.117-04:00Very informative! I have a preference for Arches ...Very informative! I have a preference for Arches bright white 140 cp. <br /><br />Looking forward to more photos of Cowboy :)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184370219253409713noreply@blogger.com