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| "Foil Leaves", 14"x18" Copyrighted by Kathleen Ballard 2012, All rights reserved. |
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| "Silver Heart", 19"x27" Copyrighted by Kathleen Ballard 2012. All rights reserved. |
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"Anticipation", 9"x12"
Copyrighted by Kathleen Ballard 2012. All rights reserved. |
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"Heavy Duty", 18"x19"
Copyrighted by Kathleen Ballard 2012. All rights reserved. |
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"Day Leaf", 16"x15"
Copyrighted by Kathleen Ballard 2012. All rights reserved. |
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"Night Leaf", 17"x15 1/2"
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Here are a few examples of my "Foil" series watercolors. The process I use to do this series is (1) I take a small piece of aluminum foil and press it onto an object, (2) then photograph it in different places for different light reflections. The foil picks up colors from surrounding objects so they appear different when photographed in different surroundings. (3) Once I have selected my digital photo, I manipulate it in photoshop by cropping, adjusting the color and contrast, etc, (4) then transfer the image via tracing paper to my watercolor paper using the photograph for reference when I paint.
To see more of my "foil" series paintings, go to my website
Love all the leaves in foil, Kittie, especially "Foil Leaves". The warm colors look so good against the cooler ones of the foil.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Kathryn! I appreciate your input about the warm colors against the cool.
DeleteI've found that I need to keep the foil from reflecting in too much color because then it doesn't read as foil.
Trial and error!