Our Living Room v.3.2
Voilà! Actually I did a quick coloring on a Xerox copy first; it turned out to be a good thing, because I still didn't quite get the teal green right the first time.Waterbrush is a happy thing for small scale watercolor painting! Yes, size is not its only limitation, but it works very well with pen & ink (in this case, watercolor) as you can see here.
The coloring is on the flat side: I didn't show the wood grain on the ceiling or the floor. It wasn't because of my laziness (although it might have something to do with it), but because I personally like the dreamlike colors.
Now I'm happy enough with our living room and can finally stop my obsession with it. :)
07/13/2006 Updates:
Forgot to mention that I used my camera to help me get the perspective and tonal value. Its 2.5" low resolution LCD acted like a colored thumbnail sketch, which greatly simplied the picture and made me see the essence. If drawing/painting from a digital photo, you can view it as a thumbnail first, to see the color scheme and tonal value.
I don't know about others (I'm learning drawing/painting on my own), but I get overwhelmed by on-site drawing a lot. Drawing from photos, strangely, doesn't produce the same reaction. If you are like me, you might want to try this little tip next time. :)
Media: pencil, technical pen, watercolor.
posted by Amanda Chou @ 5:24 PM
2 Comments:
Wow, Amanda! This is really good. The change in perspective over the previous pieces really works, I think, centering the image on the warmth of the hearth rather than on the sofa.
And I agree with you about the softness of the colors. It does add a nice dream-like quality. While I do think that it would also have been good with warmer colors, I think that this speaks to the sense of tranquility that you must feel there.
Way to go!
Tschuess - drew
Very nice. I feel the texture in the sofa and the drapes. And I can see the construction of the hardwood floor. And with this view of the room I get a three dimensional feeling. As for critique, I think that floor would be more realistic with a darker color, something yellow/orange/brown-ish.
David
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