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Friday, October 30, 2009

EXPERIMENT: CHARCOAL ON YUPO W/ ACRYLIC



I have been seeing many beautiful and interesting mixed media work that incorporates charcoal. I decided to try and see what charcoal on YUPO would look like. Vine charcoal is very faint but allows for correction, then I added darker charcoal. When I was satisfied with the drawing and shading, I started glazing with acrylic glazing liquid and liquid watercolor mixed in. The charcoal smeared a little but not as much as one would think. I started with new gamboge. The charcoal mixed in gave a subtle green quality to the glaze. I have quite a ways to go but it has been fun building up the image. I don't know how opaque I will get with the acrylic but so far it is very transparent. YUPO always adds an interesting quality to the finished work. I should be able to finish the piece tomorrow.
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13 comments:

  1. Dan KentOctober 30, 2009 at 8:30 PM

    Stunning stunning stunning! And that is all I have to say. ;)

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  2. jgrOctober 31, 2009 at 5:11 AM

    I agree with Dan: stunning!!! I also like how you explain your process, I have never tried yupo but of course now I am going to put it on my 'list'. Thank you (again) for the inspiration!

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  3. Kathy McChesneyOctober 31, 2009 at 6:03 AM

    Thanks for a new idea. I especially love just the drawing before the color was added. Are you using regular or translucent yupo? And what did you use for the fine line work? Absolutely gorgeous.

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  4. Lauren MaurerOctober 31, 2009 at 6:22 AM

    Wow. This is gorgeous and I love hearing about this different process!

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  5. Liz Hill, irreverent ArtOctober 31, 2009 at 6:26 AM

    looks like an interesting method to try, post the finished piece. liz hill

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  6. AnonymousOctober 31, 2009 at 6:46 AM

    I might add it's stunning, too! I like how you work with the media. The textures support the subject and add a sense of mystery. Inspiring

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  7. jane.w.ferguson@gmail.comOctober 31, 2009 at 8:46 AM

    I love the top drawing.I so enjoy your company and your sense of exploring and adventure in art.You are great to be around Myrna.

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  8. Myrna WacknovOctober 31, 2009 at 12:25 PM

    Thank you, everyone, for following the blog and taking the time to comment. To answer Kathy's question: It is regular YUPO. I didn't know there was a translucent version. The fine black lines are just the edge of the dark charcoal I drew with. I will continue to work on this one and post the final results when I am done.

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  9. carolpeteOctober 31, 2009 at 1:22 PM

    This would be great with the translucent yupo. You could then put colored mat board behind the image, another painting behind, etc. I find the colored mat board allows one to change the mood or temperature of the painting.

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  10. David LobenbergOctober 31, 2009 at 4:19 PM

    denessLove that charcoaling you did here. I'm going to show this one to my drawing students next week, because in a few weeks we get into portraiture in charcoal!

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  11. Krista HassonOctober 31, 2009 at 6:51 PM

    This is fantastic! I have some yupo in my cupboard, I have yet to use it, i will have to bring it out next rainy day

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  12. dominique eichiOctober 31, 2009 at 7:27 PM

    You have some prints throughout the color piece but they do not look as they were done directly did you make the marks before the paint ?
    wonderful piece . I 'm looking forward to seeing more of it.

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  13. RH CarpenterNovember 2, 2009 at 4:20 AM

    I would have stopped with the charcoal "sketch" - lovely, delicate, just enough :) But then the addition of the acrylic added so much...good choice.

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