tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549245502102517403.post7092641864188743544..comments2023-12-19T10:19:59.231+00:00Comments on ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING: Notting Hill Gate( Central Side), 9" x 7", mixed media, 2008adebanjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832505675979297771noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549245502102517403.post-47505024686487563202008-11-24T13:57:00.000+00:002008-11-24T13:57:00.000+00:00Thanks Vivien!I use these mixed media techniques w...Thanks Vivien!<BR/><BR/>I use these mixed media techniques with watercolour just because of my impatience. So, if I can't get a white paper shape left or retained while working with w/c I just use the white charcoal to make the mark or shape.Try it, it's also good for texture and atmospheric effects too.adebanjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832505675979297771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549245502102517403.post-19187497950649018792008-11-23T11:00:00.000+00:002008-11-23T11:00:00.000+00:00this is lovely - I'd agree with Katherine, I don't...this is lovely - I'd agree with Katherine, I don't particularly like Bockingford either.<BR/><BR/>I love to work in the kind of mix of media you've used here - though I haven't yet tried the white charcoal pencils - seems a contradiction in terms! but they sound interesting<BR/><BR/>oil pastel as a resist is great with watercolour as wellvivienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820836660470146799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549245502102517403.post-89801553688167592342008-11-22T18:01:00.000+00:002008-11-22T18:01:00.000+00:00Thanks for your advice, I didn't really enjoy this...Thanks for your advice, I didn't really enjoy this paper, it took a long time before it absorbed the colour and maybe I have to do something like what you said about trying different types of paper, I'll continue my discovery. Thanks once again!<BR/><BR/>There's a lot of beauty out there at the moment that sometimes I just find myself painting in my head when pass by. So much to paint!adebanjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832505675979297771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549245502102517403.post-20368391782861890772008-11-22T13:17:00.000+00:002008-11-22T13:17:00.000+00:00I think you're really capturing the Autumn urban c...I think you're really capturing the Autumn urban colours in this one.<BR/><BR/>How did you find the Bockingford? Have you ever takEN a whole sheet of good quality paper (like Saunders Waterford OR Arches) and then cut it down to several sheets @ sketchbook size? It's quite an economical way of working. Plus I used to find that the way the paper is sized used to make a HUGE difference to the way I worked when I used watercolours (waaaaaaaay back when!). Just taking one sheet at a time of different types of paper means you can soon find out which one works best for whatever you want to do.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com