Kits - kit 2 Sloth

 

This kit came with same supplies as previous, but had only four liquid watercolors, black, honey brown, sepia, and emerald green.  They honey brown and emerald green were both very yellow.  I guess if I had watched tutorial video I would have known that.  As they are staining colors its hard to blend directly on paper.   This is my second attempt. I texted it to her and she loves it, so I will drop it off later today.   

I am keeping the kits to show the mixed media group next month, and the senior art group that meet Sunday in the park.

Would I want to do more kits? Not really.  But it was a challenge and a favor for a friend, so I call it time well spent. 

Kits, kit 1

 A friend was given two kits for watercolors.  She is not a painter but an avid crafter, so she asked me to paint them for her.  With extra time during pandemic, I thought, why not?

They are made by Letsmakeart.com.  There are tutorials online but I skipped them.  Kit comes with full size design to trace, tracing paper, two sheets of student grade paper, liquid paints, 2 brushes, written directions and a small color print of image .     

I started the cowboy boots painting first as it was my friends 

least favorite.  Tracing, easy peasy.   Painting not as easy.  These paints are staining and cannot be lifted as my own watercolors. But in the end results were acceptible.   This one came with 5 colors.  Tahoe blue, fuschia, burnt orange, deep yellow, and amethyst.   Without watching the video, I was on my own mixing colors.  Really challenging.   

I can see why a crafter could be put off by this kit.  The colors given are not evident in the finished work. Generally most crafters but the colors they want and do not mix their own.  That's what turned her off.  But for people who work with watercolors and like the challenge of mixing and blending colors it can be fun.    

Out to Tea

 The little coastal village scene I did months ago needed something to finish it off.   I was cleaning out  a drawer and found tissue paper with teacups.  May as well use it somewhere... but where?

This piece was compositionally a bust.   So I fiddled around with it and am now happier.  It will be a birthday gift for a friend.  

I converted the building on the right into a tea shop and the delivery guy just showed up with the cups.  Meanwhile some vintage book characters now inhabit the village. 

The cat came back.

 

Finished at last.  I am very pleased with it now. It's ready to hang.