<Janet> I have heavy hitters in here I can see. I just stumbled on LindaR's winning entries in (I forgot which) contest last night.

<Janet> awesome art!

<cak> is it on-line?

[the logger connection is broken momentarily]

<Janet> Hi, Linda Ritter!

<Janet> Hi everybody!

<Vyx> okie dokie

<InkyWings> oh - hi linda!! Got your order... lol

<LindaR> linda reid is MUCH more better than me

<Sabine> hi again!

<Janet> HI SABINE!

<Janet> OKAY!

Janet> IF EVERYBODY HAS SOMETHING STAMPED AND READY TO PAINT, LET'S GET STARTED.

InkyWings hasn't but wan't to listen anyway

<InkyWings> want... sorry

<InkyWings> lol

<Janet> OH OKAY, JUST THIS ONCE.<G>

<Janet> YOUR STAMPING SHOULD BE PERMANENT IN SOME WAY. EITHER BY STAMPING WITH PERMANENT INK, OR BY STAMPING AND EMBOSSING

<Janet> OR ELSE YOUR INK WILL RUN

<Janet> WHICH CAN BE A VERY COOL LOOK, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER CLASS :)

<LindaR> water color paper best? or any matte paper?

<YerPal> Hmmm. I think paper is lurking for you.

<Janet> THE CLASS PAGE IS AT http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/watercolor/

<LindaR> thanks

<Janet> AND WE ARE GOING STRAIGHT TO PROJECT 4, SINCE THIS IS "THE SEQUEL"

<Janet> WITH WATERCOLORING IMAGES, YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO USE AS MUCH WATER, SO CARDSTOCK (IF YOU'RE CAREFUL NOT TO USE A TON OF WATER) WILL BE FINE

<vicki> sorry I'm late, what did I miss?

<Janet> THE CLASS PAGE IS AT http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/watercolor/

<Janet> NOTHING YET

<Janet> SO EVERYBODY (EXCEPT INKY<G>) HAS SOMETHING STAMPED AND READY?

<Sabine> yep

<Janet> OKAY!

<Vyx> yes

<brenda> yes

<brenda> and i actually do

<jenmist> of course

<Janet> YAY BRENDA!

<YerPal> BRENDA is probably the woman that I always dreamed of. I knew it from the start.

jenmist lying a bit here

<Janet> LOL YERPAL

<jenmist> ROFLMAO

<Janet> JEN, I KNEW THAT<G>

<brenda> roflol

jenmist too nrevous to stamp

<Janet> YOUR CONCEPTS FOR THIS ARE THAT WATERCOLORS ARE TRANSPARENT

<brenda> what does transparent mean?

<Janet> YOU COLOR YOUR IMAGES AND GET THE SHADOWING AND ALL BY LAYING ON LAYERS, MULTIPLE LAYERS OF COLOR

<InkyWings> small question> where is that stamp from in project 4...

<Janet> IT MEANS THAT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BE ABLE TO SEE YOUR PAPER THROUGH IT

<brenda> ok

<brenda> oh ok

<Janet> THE OPHELIA IS FROM THE STAMPSMITH (THE IMAGE THAT WAS THE LINK)

<Janet> AND THE STEP BY STEPS ARE FROM GG DESIGNS

<InkyWings> oh!! lovely - thanks

<Janet> THE GRAPES

<Janet> ANOTHER THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS THAT NOTHING IN NATURE IS PURE COLOR STRAIGHT OUT OF THE PAN

<Janet> SO MIX UP YOUR COLORS IN YOUR PALETTE

<Janet> AND DON'T LET THE WORD "PALETTE" BE SCARY

<brenda> so be messy with color??????

<Janet> A NICE STYROFOAM PAPER PLATE WILL WORK WELL FOR THAT :)

<Janet> OR THE LID TO YOUR PAINTS

Rusty shivers with fright at palette

<Janet> LOL !

<YerPal> Hmmm. I think LOL is Laugh Out Loud.

<Janet> DANG, I THOUGHT I HAD YOU FOOLED BY PUTTING THE SPACE THERE

<Janet> I HAVE ALMOST GOT THE TRICK OF KEEPING YERPAL PAINTING IN HERE, NOT QUITE

<brenda> roflol

<Janet> ANYWAY, I DIGRESS

vicki gives Rusty a hug

<Janet> USUALLY, AND THIS DEPENDS ON YOUR IMAGE, YOU ARE GOING TO PICK AREAS TO PAINT, YOU DON'T PAINT IT ALL AT ONCE

Rusty sobs on vicki's shoulder

<Vyx> so we don't want to slop water over the whole thing?

<brenda> in the lines?

<Janet> PICK LIKE A FLOWER PETAL, OR A LEAF OR A FACE OR SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE BASICALLY ONE COLOR, BUT PERHAPS WITH SHADING

<Janet> NOT THIS TIME

<Rusty> ok

<Janet> YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY IN THE LINES

<brenda> ok

<Janet> YOU CAN IF YOU MUST :)

<brenda> well

<brenda> ok

<Janet> IF YOU HAVE STAMPED AND EMBOSSED AN IMAGE, THE EMBOSSING WILL KEEP YOUR PAINT IN THE LINES

<Janet> BUT YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR COLOR THIS WAY...

<brenda> k

<Janet> PAINT THE AREA YOU WANT TO PAINT FIRST WITH JUST CLEAR WATER

<Janet> SO JUST THAT AREA IS WET

<Janet> IN THE EXAMPLE I PAINTED EACH GRAPE ONE AT A TIME

<Janet> SO I GOT ONE GRAPE WET

<Janet> NOT TERRIBLY WET IF YOU'RE PAINTING ON CARDSTOCK

<Janet> A LOT OF MY SAMPLES IN THE SAMPLE GALLERY THAT ARE JUST PAINTED IMAGES AND NOT BACKGROUNDS ARE DONE ON INDEX CARDS

<Janet> THEY WERE EXPERIMENTS I ENDED UP LIKING

<Janet> SO YOU PAINT ONE AREA WET

<Janet> THEN (THIS IS SO COOL WITH STAMPS) GET A PUDDLE OF THE COLOR YOU WANT IN THAT AREA

<Janet> AND FIRST!

<Janet> FIRST JUST PICK UP SOME OF THAT COLOR IN YOUR BRUSH...

<Janet> AND RUN THE TIP OF YOUR BRUSH RIGHT NEXT TO THE LINE

<Janet> THE WET PAPER WILL MAKE THAT PAINT JUST FEATHER OUT INTO YOUR AREA

<Janet> MAKING AUTOMAGICALLY A SHADOW AND A HIGHLIGHT

<Janet> TRY IT AND TELL ME IS THAT WORKING FOR YOU?

<brenda> yesssssssssssssssssss it really issssss

<brenda> yippieeeeeeee

<vicki> wtg Brenda

<Janet> IT WILL PROBABLY NOT BE AS DARK AS YOU WANT IT SO YOU KEEP DOING IT UNTIL IT IS THE SHADE YOU WANT

<Janet> YAY BRENDA!

<YerPal> Someone said that BRENDA is the woman that I always dreamed of. I knew it from the start.

<Janet> I LOVE HOW THIS WORKS

<brenda> i dont want to touch it again

<brenda> if i touch it again it might mess it up

<Janet> STAMPS ARE USUALLY DRAWN WITH THE SHADING DRAWN IN AND IF YOU PAINT ON THE LINES IT MAKES IT JUST PERFECT

<Janet> WELL, BRENDA, THEN GO TO ANOTHER AREA ON YOUR IMAGE NOW...

<brenda> ok

<Janet> ONE THAT IS =NOT= TOUCHING THE AREA YOU JUST DID

<brenda> wet it also first?

<Janet> TO KEEP YOUR AREAS FROM RUNNING INTO EACH OTHER, ALWAYS PICK AREAS THAT ARE DRY ALL AROUND THEM

<brenda> then repeat same again

<Janet> LIKE THE GRAPES I SKIPPED AROUND

<brenda> ok

<Janet> YES, KEEP DOING IT LIKE YOU DID THE FIRST

<brenda> ok

<brenda> ty

[the logger got dumped again here.]

<Janet> HI DEB. CLASS PAGE IS AT http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/watercolor/ AND WE'RE JUMPING RIGHT TO PROJECT 4

<deb-AFK> thanks

<Sabine> ooh, it has to be really wet

<Janet> TO QUICK CATCH YOU UP, YOU PAINT ONE AREA OF YOUR IMAGE WITH CLEAR WATER, THEN WITH THE TIP OF YOUR PAINTBRUSH, PUT COLOR RIGHT ON THE LINE AND LET IT FEATHER INTO THE AREA

<Sabine> paint runs

<Janet> PRETTY WET

<Janet> SO THE PAINT WILL RUN

<vicki> The shading on the face looks really complicated

<Janet> THIS IS WHY YOU'RE ONLY GETTING ONE AREA AT A TIME WET

<Janet> THE SHADING ON THAT FACE WAS EASY, REALLY

<Janet> I GOT THE FACE (NOT THE HAIR OR HER DRAPE) WET THEN HAD MY FLESH TONE MIXED IN MY PALETTE (AND IT WAS WET PAINT IN A PUDDLE)

<brenda> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/watercolor/project4.html

<Janet> AND I JUST PAINTED ON THE LINES PLUS WHERE I KNEW SHADOWS WOULD BE, LIKE AROUND UNDER THE CHIN AND AT HER HAIRLINE

<Vyx> oh... got it working good. I wasn't laying down enuf water

<Janet> AND KEPT DOING THAT

<vicki> with one color?

<brenda> yippie vyx

<Janet> AS YOUR PAPER DRIES AND YOU KEEP PUTTING COLOR ON THE LINES, IT FEATHERS LESS AND LESS AND YOU GET A MORE INTENSE SHADING

<brenda> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/watercolor/project4.html

<Janet> LAYERS

<Janet> SO FOR THE GRAPES, I GOT ONE GRAPE WET

<Janet> RAN MY PURPLE RIGHT AROUND THE EDGE

<Janet> WHICH FEATHERED INTO THE WHOLE GRAPE

<Janet> DID THAT AGAIN

<Janet> IT FEATHERED LESS AND I HAD A BIT OF A HIGHLIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GRAPE

<Janet> KEPT DOING IT UNTIL IT WAS HOW I WANTED IT

<brenda> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/watercolor/project4.html

<Janet> THEN I PICKED ANOTHER GRAPE TO PAINT, NOT TOUCHING THE FIRST ONE

<brenda> so the secret is to keep laying the color on?

<Janet> (OR ELSE MY PAINT WOULD RUN INTO THE FIRST GRAPE WHERE I DIDN'T WANT IT)

<Janet> THE SECRET IS TO LAY ON VERY THIN VERY TRANSPARENT LAYERS OF COLOR

<brenda> ok got ya

<Janet> DON'T TRY TO PAINT AN AREA THE COLOR YOU WANT IT TO END UP ON THE FIRST COAT OF PAINT

<Janet> LAYER UP THAT COLOR

<brenda> got ya

<Janet> AS THE PAPER DRIES

<Janet> DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?

<brenda> yes

<MomCat> Yes

<brenda> now it does

<vicki> I think so

<Sabine> i«m not patient

<brenda> i always try to get the color i want on first try

<Janet> TRY IT. TELL ME HOW YOUR PAINTINGS ARE COMING

<vicki> it just looks like more than 1 color

<Janet> SABINE, I AM NOT EITHER. SO I PAINT USUALLY THREE OR FOUR CARDS AT ONCE

<InkyWings> i've done this before and i just love to paint with watercolors!!

<brenda> it is looking like a painting instead of scribbling

<InkyWings> they are soo much alive

<Janet> I AM NOT PATIENT ENOUGH TO WATCH IT DRY

<Sabine> I painted a leaf

<Janet> HOW DOES IT LOOK?

<Sabine> dark shades where I used not enough water

<Rusty> nothing like watching paint dry lol

<Sabine> but i like it

<brenda> my leaf is gorgeous

<Janet> IF YOU WANT TO LIGHTEN THOSE AREAS, PUT JUST PLAIN WATER ON THEM

<Vyx> wow, I got fleshtone with cheapo watercolors

<Janet> AND GET A PAPER TOWEL AND BLOT UP SOME OF THE COLOR

<brenda> you can take color off?

<brenda> oh neato

<Janet> I BET IT LOOKS GOOD

<Janet> YOU CAN SORT OF TAKE COLOR OFF

<brenda> k

<Janet> YOU CAN'T EVER GET IT ALL OFF

<brenda> this funnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

<Janet> EVERY BRUSH STROKE YOU PUT ON THERE WILL ALWAYS BE ON THERE

<Janet> BUT YOU CAN LIGHTEN THINGS UP

<brenda> k

<Janet> HI LINDA. WE'RE AT http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/watercolor/ ON PROJECT 4

<Janet> AN EASY WAY TO GET A HIGHLIGHT...

<Janet> IS TO PUT THE CORNER OF YOUR PAPER TOWEL RIGHT WHERE YOU WANT THE HIGHLIGHT

<Janet> (THIS IS WHEN THE PAPER IS WET)

<Janet> AND SUCK UP THE COLOR

<brenda> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/watercolor/project4.html

<Janet> DID THAT MAKE SENSE?

<Sabine> yes

<vicki> yes

<linda> i am confused

<Janet> HOW IS THE PAINTING COMING? YOU ALL REPORT IN!

<brenda> it is still ok

<brenda> i love this

<brenda> why didnt i try this before

<Janet> LINDA, WE'RE WATERCOLORING IN OUR IMAGES TODAY

<brenda> janet why was i afraid to try

<Janet> THIS IS "THE SEQUEL" TO THE FIRST CLASS

<Janet> BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T TRUST ME

<linda> anybody know who is selling the ranger pearl stuff?

<glitrbug> i ran out & stmped on an index card so I am trying it

<Janet> I TOLD YOU IT WAS EASY!

<brenda> roflol

<Janet> OH GOOD, GLITRBUG

<brenda> it really is easy

<brenda> really

<Janet> BECAUSE ONCE YOU TRY IT, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHAT I MEAN

<vicki> enchanted ink

<Sabine> hmm

<Janet> HI LIB

<LiBsTeR> hi

<LiBsTeR> sorry I am late

<linda> thanks. i'm off to the sales.

<Rusty> i wrote the notes and am going to try it later....nothing like watercolors on the keyboard

<LiBsTeR> was making a frog doll

<Janet> WE'RE ON THE CLASS PAGE AT http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/watercolor/ ON PROJECT 4

<LiBsTeR> ok

<Janet> RUSTY, I DO KNOW THAT, I HAVE WATERCOLORS ON THE KEYBOARD A LOT :)

<Rusty> lol

<Janet> THEY MIX WITH LAST NIGHT'S SUPPER SO WELL

vicki hands Libster a trout to paint

<brenda> plus glitter

<Vyx> lol

<LiBsTeR> WOW Janet that is pretty

<Rusty> i'm also afraid that i will drink the dirty water instead of clean glass

<Rusty> hahaha

<Janet> I AM SO GLAD WATERCOLOR DIRTY WATER ISN'T TOXIC

<Vyx> I am getting better at it I think

<Janet> I'VE SIPPED IT OFTEN ENOUGH

<Rusty> yah me too

<vicki> or paint with tea

<deb> roflol

<deb> me too!!

<Vyx> eww

<Janet> THIS DOES TAKE PRACTICE. GETTING A FEEL FOR HOW YOUR PAINT WILL REACT WITH THE PAPER AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF DAMPNESS

<Janet> I HAVE PAINTED WITH COFFEE !

<Janet> THE FIRST TIME BY ACCIDENT

<brenda> coffee?

<brenda> that sounds neat

<Rusty> but i'm definately going to try this

<Vyx> You ever have a stamp you can't figure out what bits of it are? I should pick different stuff to try and color!

<Sabine> the antiqing ink

<Janet> BUT THAT LOOKED SO NEAT I HAVE DONE A LOT OF THINGS ON PURPOSE, PAINTING WITH COFFEE

<Rusty> you describe it so well it sounds pretty easy

<vicki> I painted in class the other day, and got so involved with it, that I missed some instruction

<Janet> BEST COFFEE TO PAINT WITH IS THE SLUDGE FROM THE LAST POT, IT IS NICE AND COOKED DOWN AND CONDENSED

<Rusty> yum!

<Keribou> Janet- I have cheapo kid's watercolors- do the better more $$ ones look better?

<LiBsTeR> you can make strong instant, too

<Janet> VICKI, HOW DID YOUR THINGS DO FROM THE OTHER DAY

<Janet> NOT NECESSARILY, HEATHER

<brenda> i love the prangs keri

<Janet> THE MORE EXPENSIVE WATERCOLORS HAVE MORE PIGMENT AND ARE MORE LIGHTFAST

<vicki> pretty

<brenda> they are softer and dissolve easy

<Vyx> Keri, I have cheapo ones from the grocery store... and actually managed to mix up a good fleshtone

<Keribou> So I can sort of blame it on my waterclors and not the artist

<brenda> lol

<Janet> YOU CAN ALWAYS BLAME IT ON YOUR MATERIALS OR SOMETHING ELSE. IN MY HOUSE IT IS ALWAYS THE CAT'S FAULT

<Vyx> lol

<cak> lol

InkyWings has no cat to blame

<Rusty> janet? what colors did you mix to get the flesth tones?

<cak> (and isn't it always?)

<Sabine> inky i give you one of mine

<InkyWings> thanks sabine

Rusty says inky can use her cat

<InkyWings> lol

<Vyx> Rusty, with mine I mixed a bit of brown, orange and just a touch of red.

<cak> (Inky, we didn't know that--"adopt" one quick)

<Janet> DEPENDS ON WHAT COLOR FLESH...

InkyWings will start blaming on Rustys cat

<Rusty> wwweeeeeeeeellll i'm peach so let's go with that

<Vyx> use more orange and red, less brown

<Janet> THE OPHELIA, I WAS AIMING TO MAKE HER LOOK GRECIAN (DARKER SKINNED) BUT WITH THAT "OH RATZ, I HAVE BEEN DROWNED" LOOK TO HER

<Vyx> lol

<vicki> Janet, I have a full set of Peerless sheets, do you know how to mix and blend them?

<deb> janet how did you paint that portrait of me without seeing me???

<Rusty> lol

<Janet> YOU ALL CRACK ME UP.

<Rusty> ty

<vicki> that's why we're here

<Vyx> I am well pleased with this... wish it would hurry up and dry so I could show you. :)

<Janet> OKAY, I MIXED RED AND YELLOW AND BLUE AND A BIT OF BROWN AND A LOT! LOT! LOT OF WATER

Sabine looks up crack

<Rusty> on some people that drowned loolk is very appealing

<Rusty> lol

<deb> lol

<Rusty> lool

<Rusty> look

<Keribou> I love doing abstratc/ design and stuff but painting an actual people type image is hard for me

<Rusty> can't spell

<Janet> ALSO A BIT OF GREEN IN OPHELIA

<Keribou> I end up with Str Trek looking people

<Keribou> green?

<Keribou> Splain Janet

<Janet> KEEP PUTTING A BIT MORE OF THIS OR THAT COLOR UNTIL YOU LIKE IT

<Rusty> ok thanks

<Janet> GREEN AND RED AND YELLOW AND BLUE AND BROWN, I WAS LOOKING FOR A MUD COLOR

<InkyWings> I've heard the rule of never mix more then 3 colors or it will be muddy

<InkyWings> ehhrrr.... ok

<InkyWings> lol

<Janet> ONCE I GOT A NICE MUD COLOR I USED A LOT OF WATER

<Janet> AND THAT FACE IS PROBABLY EIGHT OR MORE LAYERS OF PAINT

<Vyx> wow

<Keribou> 8?

<Janet> YES, WAS AIMING FOR MUD :)

Keribou lacks patience

<fishtail> mudpack

<Vyx> maybe thats my problem... I'm trying for great looks in one or two layers

<Janet> AT LEAST. I JUST KEPT GOING OVER THAT FACE, PAINTING ON HER LINES

<brenda> me too vyx

<Janet> BUT ALL IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES

<Keribou> yes- I never do more than maybe 2-3 layers

<Janet> ONCE THE PAPER DRIES OUT, YOU GET HARSH LINES OF COLOR

<InkyWings> she is beautiful painted Janet!

<YerPal> Janet is the fount of all wisdom.

<deb> lol

<Keribou> you paint on it wet- dosn't it smear

<Keribou> and become wet on wet

<Janet> IF THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT, SOMETIMES IT IS, THEN GOOD, DO IT. IF YOU'RE WANTING A VERY SMOOTH LOOK THEN PAINT IT ALL WITH THE PAPER WET

<Janet> I START OUT WITH THE AREAS WET ON WET

<Janet> ALWAYS PAINT MY AREA WITH WATER FIRST AND ALWAYS USE WET PAINT (PIGMENT IN PUDDLES ON MY PALETTE)

Keribou says Janet- I'll stamp send you the images to paint and you mail them back to me

<Janet> AS THE PAPER DRIES AND MY PUDDLES OF PAINT DRY, IT BECOMES MORE WET PAINT ON DRIER PAPER

<vicki> lol

InkyWings thinks Keribou has to be very patient that way

<Janet> PLAY WITH YOUR PAINTS AND YOU'LL SEE HOW THE LEVEL OF WET CHANGES HOW PAINT REACTS

<Janet> INKY IS RIGHT. YOU MAY SEE YOUR IMAGES AGAIN IN THIS LIFETIME :)

<InkyWings> lol

<Keribou> Janet- is that project on cold press watercolor paper?

<YerPal> Well, paper is lurking for you.

<InkyWings> easier to paint yourself then to wait for the mail

<Janet> SOMETIMES YOU WILL WANT VERY VIBRANT COLOR DETAILS

<Janet> IS EITHER ON HOT PRESS WATERCOLOR PAPER OR ON AN INDEX CARD FROM THE OFFICE SUPPLY STORE.

<Janet> WHEN YOU WANT YOUR VERY STRONG DETAILS, WAIT UNTIL THE PAPER IS DRY AND USE A SMALL AND JUST BARELY DAMP BRUSH

<Janet> FOR VERY STRONG COLOR

<Janet> LOOK ON THE SAMPLES PAGE AND YOU WILL SEE DIFFERENT AREAS IN DIFFERENT SAMPLES THAT ARE VERY STRONG COLOR

<Janet> AND!!!

<glitrbug> My index card is not flat anymore

<Janet> THERE IS NO LAW THAT SAYS YOU CAN'T PULL OUT A MARKER AND DO THE DETAILING WITH THAT

<glitrbug> will it flatten under a book?

<Janet> IF YOU USE A LOT OF WATER, IT WILL BUCKLE. WATERCOLOR PAPER 140 LB OR SO WORKS BETTER

<glitrbug> It's not too bad

<InkyWings> a good thing is to tape them down on something before start painting

<Janet> IT WILL IF YOU WILL GET IT ALL DAMP AND FLATTEN IT DAMP

<Sabine> Janet how did you do the yellow flowers on blue ground

<InkyWings> then if they buckle they'll flatten again when it's dry

<Janet> YES, YOU CAN HELP YOUR BUCKLING BY TAPING DOWN THE PAPER

<Sabine> love them

<Janet> OH! SABINE! THAT WAS FUN!

<Sabine> bleach ?

<Janet> I MIXED POWDERED MICA (PEARL EX, POWDERED PEARLS, LIKE THAT) WITH MY WATERCOLOR PAINTS

<Janet> AND PAINTED IT WITH THAT

<Sabine> oh

<Sabine> oh i gotta try that

<Janet> WATERCOLORS BY THEMSELVES ARE TOO TRANSPARENT TO DO WELL ON DARK PAPER

<Janet> BUT MIXED WITH PEARL EX?

<Janet> WOW!

<vicki> Janet did you say what type of w/c paint you use?

<Janet> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ?

<Vyx> I just mixed some powdered pearls with my paint.. but already mixed with gum arabic dunno how that's gonna work dry

<Janet> VICKI, I USE A VARIETY OF THINGS, IT DEPENDS ON WHAT I CAN FIND WHEN I WANT TO PAINT

<Janet> MY SHAMEFUL CONFESSION OF TODAY

<InkyWings> yes.... the yellow image on blue background

<Janet> I PAINTED OPHELIA WITH MARVY MATCHABLE INK PADS

<InkyWings> how did you stamp the yellow image?

<deb> cool

<Sabine> it is embossed isnit

<InkyWings> oh, in clear?

<Janet> WHICH IMAGE?

<InkyWings> # 3 on the page with 4 samples

<Sabine> yellow flowers with pearlex

<Janet> SOMEONE ASKED ABOUT THE PEERLESS WATERCOLOR SHEETS

<Keribou> well shoot Janet- I have thos einkpads- I can do that!

<vicki> me

<Janet> WITH THOSE?

<vicki> with those what?

<Janet> GET ANOTHER PALETTE OF SOME TYPE. AND PICK UP THE COLOR FROM THE PEERLESS SHEET AND MIX IT ON YOUR OTHER PALETTE WITH LOTS MORE WATER

<Janet> USE THE SHEETS LIKE YOU WOULD A PAN OF PAINTS LIKE PRANGS

<Janet> MAKE SENSE?

<InkyWings> this page: http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/watercolor/project2.html

<InkyWings> how is the first image stamped?

<vicki> Yes!

<Janet> OH!

<InkyWings> clear EP??

<Janet> THAT PROJECT! THAT IS STAMPED AND EMBOSSED IN CLEAR INK WITH CLEAR EP AND THEN WITH A WATERCOLOR WASH ON THE TOP

<Janet> THE EMBOSSED IMAGE IS A RESIST

<InkyWings> aha... thanks

<Sabine> looks great

<InkyWings> ok

<Janet> VERY EASY VERY FUN

<InkyWings> looks really cool

<Janet> OR YOU CAN PAINT? THINGS WITH RUBBER CEMENT ON PAPER AND THEN DO A WATERCOLOR WASH ON TOP

<Janet> THEN RUB OFF THE RUBBER CEMENT AND PAINT THOSE

<Janet> I LIKE TO MAKE RUBBER CEMENT FLOWERS, DO A DARK GREEN BLUE MOTTLED BACKGROUND

<vicki> when you use ink pads, how do you get the color on to your palette?

<Janet> THEN RUB OFF THE RUBBER CEMENT AND PAINT SHADOWS IN THE PETALS WITH MY DIRTY WATER

<Janet> I PUT A WET BRUSH ON THE INK PAD THEN DIP IT INTO A PUDDLE OF WATER ON MY PALETTE

<vicki> I'm afraid to use a wet brush directly on the pad

<Vyx> aaah... I just found the instruction pages, lol

<vicki> doesn't that mess up the pad?

<Janet> I MAKE NO PROMISES BUT MINE DON'T SEEM TO BE HURT

<fishtail> Janet, why do I allways want to paint toward the edge of an image rather than into it?

<Janet> MINE DON'T SEEM TO BE MESSED UP. I DON'T GUARANTEE THIS.

<LiBsTeR> is there a page with Ophelia instructions?

<vicki> I'll try it on a junk pad

<Janet> FISHTAIL, I GET BETTER RESULTS IF I START ON THE EDGE AND LET THE PAINT FLOW TO THE MIDDLE, THIS IS IN EACH AREA OF COLOR

<Janet> LIBBY, THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE THE SAME AS FOR THE GRAPES

<LiBsTeR> oh, ok thanks

<fishtail> ty

<Janet> PICK AN AREA OF COLOR AND GET THAT WET AND LAY LAYERS OF COLOR INTO IT

<Janet> WITH OPHELIA I DID HER FACE AT ONE TIME

<Janet> THEN HER DRAPE

<Janet> THEN HER HAIR

<Janet> LAST THE SEAWEED IN HER HAIR AND HANDS

<Janet> OF COURSE THAT IN HER HAND WAS FLESH COLORED BY THEN

<Janet> SO I JUST PUT GREEN ON TOP OF THAT

<Janet> ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WE DID TODAY OR ANY OF THE SAMPLES?

<cak> Often, on rounded shapes especially, the light falls more on the center part so it's lighter. So applying pigment to the edges puts more color where it would naturally be darker (??right?)

<Janet> THIS IS TRULY EASY IF YOU WILL PLAY WITH YOUR PAINTS AND GET TO KNOW THEM

<Janet> RIGHT, CAK. EXACTLY RIGHT

<cak> I love those pears.

vicki saw a lightbulb flash on over cak's head

<Janet> ME TOO. THAT JUST APPEALS TO ME

<cak> Am I remembering correctly that you did a wide variety of techniques to this image?

<Janet> IT STARTED OUT AS A SCRATCH PAD PLAYING AROUND

<Janet> I DID IN A PAINTOPHOBIA CLASS

<Janet> I SHOULD DO THAT CLASS AGAIN SOMETIME

<Janet> THAT WAS FUN

<cak> (there's certainly enough of us around, so Yes, you should repeat!)

<fishtail> yes, it got bright here. ty, CAK.

<Janet> I HOPE YOU ARE A BIT LESS PAINT-O-PHOBIC NOW :)

<Janet> PAINTS ARE FUN! PLAY!

<YerPal> It's been said that PLAY is right

<Janet> YERPAL, YOU ARE RIGHT.

<Janet> (NOT TOO SHABBY FOR A BOT)

<cak> lol

<cak> (he's got some good teachers)

<Sabine> Janet, thank you, these colors are surprisng

<Janet> WHERE IS OUR NEXT CLASS?

<YerPal> CLASS is probably held every Tuesday and Saturday starting at 10 p.m. Eastern US time. For a complete schedule of events, see http://www.cyberstampers.com/schedule.html

<Janet> THANK YOU, YERPY LOL

<brenda> #craftclass

<Janet> JEN'S CLASS IS IN #craftclass IN FOUR MINUTES.

<Froolap> NEXT CLASS IS IN #CRAFTCLASS

<Janet> SEE YOU ALL OVER THERE. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO MINE!

<YerPal> Well, MINE is a relic from old days, too

<Froolap> next class?

<YerPal> I'm sure class is held every Tuesday and Saturday starting at 10 p.m. Eastern US time. For a complete schedule of events, see http://www.cyberstampers.com/schedule.html

<glitrbug> thanks. gotta go to Jen's now.

<MomCat> Thanks for the great class, Janet.

<cak> Thank you Janet. I love your watercolor classes!

<Janet> THANK YOU ALL!

<cak> (actually I love all your classes)

<deb> thanks Janet

<Janet> I HAVE FUN

<LindaR> i never would have thought of watercolors, but it actually looks pretty good

<LindaR> for a first effort

<vicki> Janet, I learn something every time, thanks

<Janet> yay!

<Janet> you keep playing and you'll impress yourself

<cak> Yay Linda! I bet if you put it away for a day and look, it'll look even better

<InkyWings> thanks for great class Janet!

<YerPal> I guess Janet is the fount of all wisdom.

<brenda> janet great class

<LindaR> thanks Janet.

<Janet> I surprise myself and I play with these a lot

<Janet> Thank you!

<KzooCat> thanks Janet

<Janet> Thanks! See you all in the next class :)

<cak> Bye!

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