tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846201125255937456.post4586712631999751943..comments2024-03-06T16:24:54.840-08:00Comments on Little Bird Creations: Lettering Practice for Winter OccupationSarah Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11166369508132015509noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846201125255937456.post-13813818753903860642017-02-13T11:08:40.211-08:002017-02-13T11:08:40.211-08:00AHHHHH! These are SO pretty! I need the "Shac...AHHHHH! These are SO pretty! I need the "Shack Batty" one on a mug. lol SERIOUSLY, you should get like a Society6 store or something, these are so cool!<br /><br />(And when you mentioned coding, my amateur-nerd heart got all excited lol)Sarah Y.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16880666255740748093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846201125255937456.post-91897811824161172102017-02-05T10:22:06.955-08:002017-02-05T10:22:06.955-08:00Thanks for the explanations. That helps the unders...Thanks for the explanations. That helps the understanding.Sarah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166369508132015509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846201125255937456.post-58382305213700843292017-02-04T18:19:32.285-08:002017-02-04T18:19:32.285-08:00Oh, and the blue 'golden rule' piece is do...Oh, and the blue 'golden rule' piece is done with Tombow brush pens, two blues and a blender pen to blend them. So that one is actually not paint. :-)Rosie_Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363843512357526257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846201125255937456.post-28879045165503104682017-02-04T18:17:07.466-08:002017-02-04T18:17:07.466-08:00Thanks! I really liked how that one turned out, t...Thanks! I really liked how that one turned out, too. The flower technique is one I have been practicing. Loose florals look so simple, but are actually tricky to make them look like flowers and not blobs, haha.<br /><br />And I was loading software today, trying to get this computer ready to roll... progress soon, I hope. ;-)Rosie_Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363843512357526257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846201125255937456.post-61810407695062698902017-02-04T18:14:56.067-08:002017-02-04T18:14:56.067-08:00Thanks! That last one is Peacock and Opera Rose, ...Thanks! That last one is Peacock and Opera Rose, one of my favorite combinations for bright, happy colors. I have watched lots of videos of the process of lettering with watercolor and they do a surprising amount of backbrushing over the letters to get the colors to blend just right and fade from one to another. I try to use as few strokes as possible and get the right line thickness all in one stroke because I think the watercolor looks fresher that way. I just change color for the next stroke, and the colors run together a little. It takes some control, though... you can see in the capital "L" that the change is too abrupt. I also used a waterbrush with this, which is a different kind of control vs. dipping in water.Rosie_Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363843512357526257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846201125255937456.post-55341878956718356212017-02-04T13:19:26.722-08:002017-02-04T13:19:26.722-08:00Welcome back, Katie. I am glad you got a working m...Welcome back, Katie. I am glad you got a working machine.<br />You are making some beautiful lettering pieces. Color choices on the last one above are close to divine, aren't they?<br />Question: For color fades in a letter, do you do more than one stroke, or do you have a pen/brush/implement that holds more than one color, like we do in painting sometimes, using different edges?<br />It is so good to persevere in the creativity and not get sidetracked or discouraged or impeded by pieces you don't find perfect.<br />Best wishes with the technical stuff, too.Sarah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166369508132015509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846201125255937456.post-51195774576151913802017-02-04T13:05:35.787-08:002017-02-04T13:05:35.787-08:00You are doing so well with the lettering! Very imp...You are doing so well with the lettering! Very impressive. I absolutely LOVE the quote with the red flowes! So well done, the flowers are beautiful. I am loving watching your progress.<br /><br />Can't wait to see some progress on my website too. ;-)Clayvesselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796290313996857351noreply@blogger.com