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Michael Robinson

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FOR SALE "Starting with Watercolour" Revised edition 1988. Hardcover, good dust-jacket . Tight, clean. and complete. Boards are light blue with gold titling. I have a jpg of the front cover. If anyone wishes to see this, I will email it on. So any interest, drop me a Private Message. Cheers. This isn't easy to find, and I offer it at a fair price of £16.00 Post Free Regards John

Ken Gillam

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Are you working from a photograph or is it that you just have no idea of the colour and working from a line illustration. As regards mixing colours, understanding what your colours will give if mixed together is a place to start. Make yourself a colour chart. start with a row of colours across the top and in a column down the side. Then moving across and down mix a colour from the top row and side column so you end up with a grid of different colour combinations. Then of course varying the proportions of one or other colour will give a different result. It's a good exercise to learn about colour mixing. Then of course there is the matter of tonal value, have a look at this page on my website about that. http://www.artyman.adsl24.co.uk/wip/lesson3.html Any more questions don't be afraid to ask.

Michael Robinson

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if you could post me a pick of how far you are with it.. I could maybe post you back with how I would aproach it and colours I would use /churches are different colours of stone in parts of the country ,the area helps preppare snap it. and add your e mail to your profile if you like ,or pop it on here
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

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Good advice there to which I can't add - whereabouts are you?  If you're looking for a tutor, there are probably some on POL who would oblige - sounds as if they're in short supply where you are.  

john woodhead

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had to take photo with phone, sorry for the quality, daughter had camera lead and not gave it back

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Michael Robinson

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now then .my first thought .was .is this someone removing the aqua purea from my lower abdomen .or am I imagining it ,any way up.giving the benifit of the doubt to ??? here is something out of blown back wind as they say

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john woodhead

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nice work alan, so, what do you recommend for the church? colour wise

john woodhead

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ive thought of something that will help me. ive gone with an earlier suggestion of raw sienna and light red, and what ive done is tape a square of paper to my board to test the paint mix, if i like the colour ive wrote what colours i mixed so i can go back to it

Michael Robinson

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raw sienna on the church ...and light red in trees with a touch of umber here and there,,your on your way

john woodhead

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painting done, just took photo but really blurred. gotta get camera lead back

john woodhead

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ok this pic might not be the best but here it is, decided it still needs work on the shrubs at the front. pic is open to the critics, any advice welcome
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