Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Chicago Learning Products Expo Workshop

STEP THREE
Two of the fans on the cut crystal is now completed, it may seem a bit heavy for glass, however once the rest of the bowl is complete, the beauty of the cut crystal will come forward.
STEP TWO
This area of the cut crystal which looks like a fan, as you can see there is a dark side and a light to this part of the cut crystal.  I began again with the dark side of each blade that is in the fan area.  I was anxious to paint in the orange, wanted to see the fan/blades of the cut crystal develop.  Mixing transparent yellow and permanent rose for the reflective color from the tangerines.  The shapes might seem complicated but once you begin painting each shape, it begins to represent the cut crystal.
STEP ONE -
Begin with the darkest shapes of the cut crystal, mixing permanent alizarin crimson, winsor green (blue shade) and phthalo blue, in your palette, mix a nice variety of dark values, from black to a mid tones.   I began with painting the darkest shapes of the cut crystal, on the lower portion of the bowl.   
REFERENCE PHOTO
Here is one of the four lessons I will be teaching at the Learning Products Expo in Chicago.  This lesson is "Watercolorist Guide to Painting Crystal and Glass".  Above is the reference photo for this lesson.

4 comments:

  1. Your work is amazing.
    Thank you for sharing your process. I hope to be able to take one of your classes someday!
    -Janet

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  2. Thanks Janet, I have an event page that shows where my workshops will be for the next fews months. joycefaulknor.com

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  3. OH, yes, your work is very amazing!!!!!

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  4. Thank you, that is so nice to hear. Joyce

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