tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post2125425191747079180..comments2017-10-11T18:36:57.221-04:00Comments on tracyfeldmanartblog: The Advantages of Producing Large Watercolors on CanvasTracy Feldman, painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-22438064183280309622012-03-04T15:50:29.240-05:002012-03-04T15:50:29.240-05:00Hi, Kathy,
Using the matte medium went well....Hi, Kathy,<br /><br /> Using the matte medium went well. If you look at the blog discussing my "Hammers of the World, Unite!" piece (earlier this week), I discuss that in a little detail. I found that it helped glazing and I could pretty easily paint over the glaze. As I suspected, the medium fixes the color to the surface when it's dry. That means, of course, that you need to wash out your brushes much more carefully when you are done using the water/medium/color combo. Good luck with trying it yourself. I'd love it if you send me a picture of what you do.<br /><br /> -- TracyTracy Feldman, painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-4684253514198973252012-03-04T13:46:31.989-05:002012-03-04T13:46:31.989-05:00Thanks for your reply Tracy. I will definitely be ...Thanks for your reply Tracy. I will definitely be getting out the water colours to try on canvas. I will try using my inexpensive primed (acrylic gesso) canvasses I have for my acrylic painting. I would be interested to hear how using matte glazing medium went.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-20039667626189839012012-02-27T18:19:42.063-05:002012-02-27T18:19:42.063-05:00Hi, Sally,
It is more challenging to work ove...Hi, Sally,<br /><br /> It is more challenging to work over the same area when doing watercolor on canvas. Using an acrylic gloss medium -- that helps acrylic artists use to help them do glazing helped me with that. Someone else asked about this, and it got me thinking. I used the "gloss" version of that medium, but I wondered if it would be easier to glaze over things if I used a matte version of that acrylic medium on the lower levels -- thinking that the slight gloss might make it harder for the subsequent upper layers to stick as I wanted it to do.. Thus, this weekend I bought the matte version of the medium, and I'll do some experimenting with it this week and report back what I've found. <br /><br /> -- TracyTracy Feldman, painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-18818454911633710182012-02-27T18:18:50.778-05:002012-02-27T18:18:50.778-05:00Yes, I have used watercolor canvas. For me, it w...Yes, I have used watercolor canvas. For me, it was OK, but not really better for the technique I use, and the much higher cost of the specialty canvas didn't seem worth it for me. However, I've never been really comfortable working really wet on wet as some do -- even though I love the feel/look that others are able to achieve. I'd love to see some of your work and hear how you do that. I will use the link you provided to do that.<br /><br /> About the granulation issue with really wet washes, I found acrylic gloss glazing medium helpful. I first experimented with using it because I was frustrated by the fact that sometimes on some areas of the watercolor canvas, my water colors just weren't able to grab. The experiment worked. When I mixed a little of the glazing medium with the watercolor and the water and used it on those problem areas, the paint grabbed when it hadn't before. I also found using the same technique helped when I wanted to glaze one color over another. <br /><br />There can be a downside, however, if you want to lift color after the paint has dried: it becomes almost impossible to lift the glazing-compound enhanced areas. However and to help with color mixing. I think it does produce a smoother glazing of color as I work. However, I don't know how it would work with very wet washes.<br /><br /> Good luck, and if you try it, tell me how it went.<br /><br /> -- Tracy FeldmanTracy Feldman, painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-65975292138338268212012-02-27T18:17:18.388-05:002012-02-27T18:17:18.388-05:00Dear Kathy,
I'm so glad that you like th...Dear Kathy,<br /><br /> I'm so glad that you like the site. Actually, I don't prime the canvas myself. It's cheaper for me to buy inexpensive commercially made ones, and I've found those ones (primed with Acrylic Gesso, not Oil-based Gesso) work really well. The first workshop I attended on the topic first had us buy the special watercolor canvas' made by Frederix. I felt they were quite expensive -- particularly since I was just learning, so I tried the inexpensive canvas's I described, and found them to work at least as well. I like the bounce the thinner canvas has, and I'm guessing that they don't do as many coats of Gesso as a premium canvas would use.<br /><br /> At first I thought I'd need to sand and wash them, but I actually like the look I get without doing that, and the paint seems to have less uneven absorption (there really isn't much of that. One thing, though is that because it isn't very absorbent, you have to be careful when doing glazes. There are also some other techniques/tips that help when doing it.<br /><br /> There is someone on the web who talked about doing wet-in-wet painting on canvas, so you might search for that. Would it be helpful if I did a tutorial showing my technique for doing it? I've been thinking about it, so I got a little digital video camera, and I'm working up the courage to do such things.<br /><br /> -- Tracy<br /><br />P.S. If I do the tutorial, I may reuse some of what I wrote here.Tracy Feldman, painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06627554079033921689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-52287040395315209982012-02-26T13:15:13.705-05:002012-02-26T13:15:13.705-05:00Hi Tracy,
I,as well,have found your website throug...Hi Tracy,<br />I,as well,have found your website through Empty Easel. Your work is beautiful! I am a fairly new watercolor artist after working in colored pencil and graphite for years (www.sallyfranklin.com) and craving the loose flowing feel of watercolor. I love it! I'm very interested in trying to paint on canvas. My teacher has tried gesso on canvas and said that the paint lifts from the gesso and you can't work over the same area. Do you find this to be true or do you have another technique that I might try. I'd love to hear from you. Sallyslfranklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06993571621462694086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414629219858867799.post-67327243480915478752012-02-21T07:53:28.341-05:002012-02-21T07:53:28.341-05:00Hi Tracy, caught this article on Empty Easel and t...Hi Tracy, caught this article on Empty Easel and thought I'd visit your blog. Firstly, wonderful paintings!<br />Secondly I am intrigued about painting watercolours on canvas. You prime the canvas with acrylic gesso first, does the surface being less absorbent than watercolour paper make it much harder to work wet into wet? I suppose I should try it! I haven't painted with watercolours in years. Anyway, thanks for an interesting article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com