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mseymour

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Raech
Posts:55

03/21/2007 6:19 PM	Alert
Wow, I love this piece. How do you blend your colours so nicely? I'm always struggling with blending with my acrylics. I have tried using an extender so the paint doesn't dry as quickly but I haven't found it any easier to get the blending I want! Raechel

mseymour

Posts:20

03/22/2007 12:31 PM	Alert
Raechel: I don't blend, at least, not much. This was done by glazing, using matte medium, over a black and white grisaille. The B&W grisaille was created with #5 neutral gray and white, painted thickly and sometimes scumbled. Adding medium (I use matte) lets one blend a little.

--Merritt

ohsuzanna

Posts:181

03/22/2007 12:43 PM	Alert
This is very nice. Great work! ohsuzanna www.artabus.com/crate

heatherm

Posts:2120

03/23/2007 11:16 AM	Alert
Beautiful. Love the detail.

Heather http://www.heatherartist.com

gene
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03/26/2007 10:12 AM	Alert
I love paintings of flowers upclose like this one. And I like the dark tones in the lower right. Very nice! Was this done from life? Gene

firesign

Posts:156

03/26/2007 10:27 AM	Alert
Beautiful and rich

Nanci firesignartanddesign.com

mseymour

Posts:20

03/27/2007 3:59 PM	Alert
My thanks to each of you who commented.

--Merritt

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