Watercolor Lab 2 with Janet

<Janet> OKAY NEXT IS WATERCOLOR LAB, SO GET YOUR PAINTS AND WATER AND ALL. NO AUDITING IN LAB!!

* sparkle is at work, can she audit?

<Janet> OKAY OKAY, YOU CAN AUDIT IF YOU PROMISE TO PAINT LATER

<Bibi> pee and get your stuff break now?

<Janet> (AND NEXT TIME KEEP YOUR WATERCOLORS AND BRUSHES AND PAPER IN YOUR DESK DRAWER)

<Judy> right after I do a couple of Halloween cards

<Janet> YES, TAKE A BREAK AND PEE AND ALL

<Janet> WE'LL START BACK UP AT OHHH 10 AFTER

<Janet> OKAY!

<Bibi> I'm all set and ready

<Tarotmama> me too

<Tarotmama> got my virtual coloring box

<Bibi> lol

<Janet> AS LONG AS YOU HAVE YOUR CLEAR INK AND EP OUT, GO AHEAD AND STAMP YOUR WATERCOLOR PAPER WITH A NICE BACKGROUND

<Janet> AND EMBOSS IN CLEAR

* rubberob is sitting here by her computer with WATER. She's nuts!

<Janet> SO STAMP AND EMBOSS IN CLEAR AND THIS TIME REALLY DO IT!

<rubberob> O.K.... but don't start without me. ;)

<Janet> AND TELL ME WHEN YOU'RE BACK

<Janet> WE WON'T START UNTIL EVERYBODY IS BACK

<Anita> I'm just sitting here learning... Haven't found my watercolor paper, and I don't have embossing tools...

<Judy> virtually back

<Janet> LOL JUDY, YOU ARE BAD

<Judy> I know

<Judy> I do try

* rubberob holds up her embossed sheet for all to see

<Janet> YAY RUBBEROB!!

<Anita> very nice, rubberob

<Janet> NOW TAPE YOUR EMBOSSED SHEET LIKE WE ALWAYS DO WATERCOLORS

<rubberob> ty

<Janet> ALL THE WAY AROUND ON FOUR SIDES WITH MASKING TAPE

<Tarotmama> we do???

<Janet> we do

<Tarotmama> ty

<Janet> IT KEEPS THE PAPER FROM BUCKLING

<Tarotmama> i didn't klnow this step!

<Janet> THERE IS A CLASS PAGE FOR THIS THAT WE'RE DOING TOO.

<Anita> do you have a site where I can look and learn while you are talking?

<Tarotmama> dang

<Janet> http://cyberstampers.com/class/watercolor/project2.html

<Bibi> back...

<Janet> AND ISIS, DON'T UNTAPE UNTIL YOUR PICTURE IS ALL THE WAY DRY. EVEN IF IT BUCKLES A BIT, IT WILL DRY BACK FLAT IF IT IS TAPED

<Janet> http://cyberstampers.com/class/watercolor/project2.html

<Janet> BIBI, NOW TAPE DOWN YOUR PAPER SO WE CAN PAINT IT

<Bibi> k

<Janet> I DID THE SAMPLE HERE IN THAT PINK TINTED TOP BOSS INK SO WHEN I TOOK PICTURES THE STAMPING WOULD SHOW UP

<Janet> MY FIRST ONE I DID WITH VERSAMARK AND YOU COULDN'T SEE WHERE I'D STAMPED

<Janet> NOT MUCH USE AS A SAMPLE TO SHOW A BLANK SHEET OF PAPER

<Tarotmama> lol

<Tarotmama> and we are taped TO what?

<Janet> NOW REMEMBER THE WASH WE DID MONDAY? WITH LOTS OF WATER AND SWIRLING COLORS ON TOP?

<Janet> YOU CAN TAPE IT TO YOUR DESK, I LIKE TO TAPE TO A PIECE OF TAG BOARD OR MY CUTTING BOARD OR SOMETHING SO I CAN SET IT ASIDE WHILE IT DRIES

<Tarotmama> ahh

<Tarotmama> ty

<Janet> SO AFTER YOU GET YOUR PIECE TAPED DOWN, GET IT REALLY WET AND THEN SWIRL THE WET PAINT ON THE WATER

<Janet> OH! HOW DID YOUR PIECES TURN OUT FROM MONDAY?

<Janet> AFTER YOU LET THEM DRY AND BRUSHED OFF THE SALT AND ALL?

<Bibi> they turned out pretty kewl!

<Janet> EXCLLENT!

<Tarotmama> show us bibi

<Anita> do you have a site where I can see monday's class?

<Janet> THAT SALT IS COOL, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IT WILL DO

<Tarotmama> can you?

<Bibi> http://www.dm.net/~bibi/salt.jpg

<Tarotmama> wowowowowow

<Janet> ANITA, THIS WAS JUST DOING WATERCOLOR WASHES, LET ME LOOK IT UP

<Judy> oooooooooooh aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

<Bibi> lol, ty, isis

<Bibi> and judy

<Tarotmama> ooooooooooooo, ahhhhhhhhhh

<Judy> yw - it's gorgeous!

<Janet> WOW BIBI, THAT TURNED OUT GREAT

<Anita> very nice!!!!!!!!!(y)

* Vincentia kicks self for missing Monday class

<Janet> AND ANITA, IT'S HERE: http://cyberstampers.com/class/watercolor/project1.html

<Bibi> yeah, isn't that just cooooool? loved what the salt did

<Anita> thanks

<Bibi> i used er.... big grain (?) sea salt

<rubberob> Do we blot the water off the embossing?

<Tarotmama> kosher

<Bibi> okay

<Janet> HMMM YEAH, WHY DON'T YOU DO THAT, WITH THE CORNER OF A PAPER TOWEL. YOU DON'T WANT TO DRY THE PAPER ANY.

<Janet> BUT YOU MAY WANT TO WIPE IT OFF THE EMBOSSING.

<Janet> OR YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL IT'S DRY AND THEN USE A MOISTENED CORNER OF PAPER TOWEL TO DO IT

<rubberob> Don't rub. Ask me how I know:(

<Janet> LOL OKAY. NOW I KNOW TO SAY "NO, WAIT UNTIL IT'S DRY THEN WIPE IT OFF"

<Janet> RUBBEROB? IF YOU WANT TO "FIX" IT, SPRITZ THE WHOLE THING WITH WATER AGAIN.

<rubberob> k.

<Janet> THE PART THAT GOT SMEARED WILL FEATHER OUT AGAIN WITH THE NEW WATER

<rubberob> Didn't smear...the paper rolled up a bit

<Janet> OR IF YOU WANT A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LOOK, SPRITZ IT WITH ALCOHOL

<Janet> AH OKAY

<Janet> WE PROBABLY CAN'T FIX THAT. SO THAT'S THE SPOT THAT YOU MOUNT ANOTHER 3D IMAGE ON TOP OF

<rubberob> :)

<Janet> AMAZING HOW MUCH OF MY COMPOSITION IS DICTATED BY THE GOALS OF COVERING UP GOOFS

<Bibi> hehe

<Judy> lol

<rubberob> unplanned design elements

<Janet> PREZACTLY!

<Janet> LET'S DO ANOTHER ONE SIMILAR TO THIS ONE

<Janet> BUT THIS TIME, GET OUT YOUR RUBBER CEMENT

<Janet> IF YOU DON'T HAVE RUBBER CEMENT, GET OUT YOUR MASKING TAPE AND SCISSORS

<Anita> rubber cement?

<Judy> Janet - do you iron the embossing powder out of this one?

<Janet> I DON'T USUALLY, BUT YOU CAN, IT WOULD LOOK VERY COOL

<Judy> k. ty

<Janet> IF YOU HAVE RUBBER CEMENT, GET ANOTHER SHEET OF WATERCOLOR PAPER AND "PAINT" A FLOWER OR SEVERAL FLOWERS IN RUBBER CEMENT ON THE PAPER

<Janet> IF YOU DO NOT HAVE RUBBER CEMENT, CUT FLOWERS OR GEOMETRIC SHAPES OUT OF YOUR MASKING TAPE AND STICK THOSE DOWN ON YOUR NEW SHEET OF PAPER

<Janet> BUT WITH RUBBER CEMENT AND PAINTING A FLOWER WITH RUBBER CEMENT IS THE MOST FUN

<Janet> (YOU GET TO SNIFF THE RUBBER CEMENT)

<Anita> what is that?

<Anita> rubber cement?

<Janet> RUBBER CEMENT. IT IS AN ADHESIVE THAT IS USED FOR MOUNTING STAMPS TO WOOD

<rubberob> big clumpy brush in rubber cement makes ugly flowers

<Janet> THIS IS TRUE, RUBBEROB

<Janet> JUST START AT THE CENTER AND MAKE BRUSH STROKES OUTWARD

<Janet> THEN YOUR PETALS WILL HAVE FEATHERY SHARP EDGES

<rubberob> my flowers are abstract. LOL

<Janet> OR NOT. IT CAN BE REAL HARD TO WORK WITH. LOL

<Janet> OKAY, NOW WAVE THAT IN THE AIR UNTIL THE RUBBER CEMENT IS PRETTY WELL DRY, THEN TAPE IT DOWN

<Janet> ANITA, UH BIBI, HOW DO YOU SAY RUBBER CEMENT, IS THERE ANOTHER NAME FOR IT?

<Janet> SAY IT IN NORSK

<Janet> BIBI! LOOK UP! STOP PAINTING! BIBI!

<Janet> LOL

<Bibi> hey, I'm painting

<Bibi> hush

<Janet> SAY RUBBER CEMENT IN NORSK FOR ME?

<Janet> I KNOW IT'S NOT KARTONG<G>

<Bibi> I do not know another nae for it

<Janet> BUT YOU CAN BUY IT IN NORWAY?

<Bibi> no idea

<Bibi> sowwy

<Bibi> anita, ask Global or Panduro

* Janet THWACKS BIBI ON THE HEAD WITH A PIECE OF DRIED OUT LUTEFISK

<Judy> there's a new one!

<Bibi> thanks! (bibi eats)

* Tarotmama faints again!

<Janet> LOL

<Bibi> can I paint now? g

<Janet> YES, YOU MAY PAINT NOW

<Bibi> my paper is drying..

<Bibi> ty

<Janet> GET IT WET AGAIN THEN PAINT<G>

<Janet> EVERYBODY PAINT ON TOP OF THEIR MASKED OUT FLOWERS

<Janet> SAME THING, THAT VERY WET WASH

<Anita> much water....? much color...?

<Janet> LOTS AND LOTS OF WATER

<Janet> AND MIX YOUR COLOR WITH A LOT OF WATER

<Janet> SO YOU ARE PAINTING ON WET PAPER WITH WET PAINT

<Anita> ok

<Janet> IF YOU WANT TO WITH THIS ONE, YOU CAN PUT A LITTLE SALT DOWN ON THE BACKGROUND YOU PAINT. IT LOOKS COOL

<Janet> I HAVE DONE PAINTINGS THAT IMPRESSED ME, COULDN'T BELIEVE THEY CAME OUT SO WELL, PAINTING FLOWERS WITH RUBBER CEMENT...

<rubberob> oooo...I'm impressed with myself.:)

<Janet> THEN DOING A VERY VIVID BACKGROUND OF DARK GREENS AND BLUES

<Janet> LOL! I KNEW YOU WOULD BE!

<rubberob> Do you start with light colors first, or does it matter?

<Janet> AND THEN AFTER IT DRIES, LIKE TOMORROW MORNING, RUB OFF THE SALT AND THE RUBBER CEMENT

<Janet> IT DOESN'T MATTER FOR A BACKGROUND LIKE THIS

<Janet> AND THEN USE YOUR DIRTY PAINT WATER THAT'S STILL IN YOUR GLASS FROM TODAY TO PAINT IN DETAILS IN THE FLOWER WITH A SMALL BRUSH

<Janet> AFTER YOU FINISH THAT ONE, LET'S DO THE FIRST PART OF PROJECT #2

<Janet> http://cyberstampers.com/class/watercolor/project2.html

<Janet> WE ARE GOING TO PAINT THE SKY AND BACKGROUND TREES TODAY, THEN IT WILL BE DRY FOR TOMORROW WHEN WE FINISH THE SNOW

<rubberob> we are (!)

<Janet> OOPS WRONG URL

<Janet> http://cyberstampers.com/class/watercolor/project3.html

<Tarotmama> nice!

<Judy> Janet - how large are these pieces of paper?

<Tarotmama> i like

<Janet> YOU'LL TAPE DOWN YOUR PAPER FIRST, THEN PAINT YOUR SNOW IN WITH RUBBER CEMENT.

<Janet> IF YOU DON'T HAVE RUBBER CEMENT, CUT A HORIZON LINE OUT OF MASKING TAPE. OR (EVEN BETTER) TEAR A PIECE OF MASKING TAPE

<Janet> THESE WERE CARD SIZED

<Judy> k - ty

<Janet> SO ABOUT 4X5

<Janet> REPORT BACK IN AFTER YOU HAVE YOUR SNOW PAINTED IN (OR MASKING TAPED IN)

<Tarotmama> tiny dots of rubber cement?

<Tarotmama> how we do the snow, darlin?

<Janet> NO, BIG LONG STROKES

<Tarotmama> ahh

<Janet> YOU COMPLETELY MASK OFF THE SNOW

<Tarotmama> snow falling?

<Tarotmama> or on the ground?

<Janet> ON THE GROUND

<Janet> YOU GET YOUR FALLING SNOW BY USING SALT IN YOUR WET PAINTED SKY

<Tarotmama> ok, i understand now

<Janet> HOW IS EVERYBODY DOING?

<rubberob> It has snowed here in ohio

<Janet> ONCE YOU GET YOUR SNOW PREPPED AND ALL, DO A NICE WET WATERCOLOR SKY

<Janet> AND PUT A BIT OF SALT HERE AND THERE IN THE SKY FOR FALLING SNOW

<Janet> FOR REAL??

<Scout> Hey, would you get the same effect by putting your paper out in the falling snow (or ash)

<Janet> SNOW FO RREAL?

<Janet> I THINK YOU MIGHT, ELISE

<Janet> YOU'D FOR SURE GET IT SPOTTED UP

<Janet> I'VE DONE RAINY SKIES AND BACKGROUNDS FOR PAINTINGS BY SPRAYING THEM WITH RUBBING ALCOHOL

<Janet> JUST HERE AND THERE

<Janet> I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT IT RUNS DIFFERENTLY THAN WATER

<rubberob> no - just on my paper.;)

<Janet> LOL!!!

<Judy> lol

<Janet> NOW! YOU WANT TO PAINT THOSE TREES IN THE BACKGROUND

<Scout> No, water and ash make paste, hard paste when dry.

<Janet> YOU ARE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO TRUST ME WITH THIS, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT WILL LOOK GOOD

<Janet> MIX A NICE GRAYISH GREEN COLOR

<Janet> AND THEN, IN YOUR WET SKY, RIGHT ON TOP OF THE LINE BETWEEN SKY AND MASKED OFF GROUND...

<Janet> MAKE DOTS OF PAINT, GREEN PAINT

<Janet> LIKE WHERE HALF THE DOT IS ON THE SKY AND HALF IS ON THE RUBBER CEMENT OR MASKING TAPE

<Janet> AND THEY WILL LOOK STUPID. GARISH. STUPID

<Janet> AND AS SOON AS YOU HAVE ALL THE DOTS MADE, ALL ALONG YOUR HORIZON LINE, PUT LIL PILES OF SALT ON TOP OF EACH DOT

<Janet> THEN SET THE WHOLE THING ASIDE UNTIL TOMORROW'S CLASS

<Judy> kosher salt? rock salt? table salt?

<Janet> WHATEVER SALT YOU HAVE THERE. PROBABLY KOSHER SALT IF YOUR SCENE IS CARD SIZED

<rubberob> Paint over the salt?

<Janet> NO MAKE YOUR DROPS OF GREEN FIRST, THEN SALT THE DOTS

<Janet> BUT YEAH, IF YOU HAVE SOME SALT IN THE SKY IT MAY BE THAT YOU'RE PAINTING ON TOP OF THAT

<Janet> DON'T MAKE THESE DOTS HUGE, JUST MAKE THEM BIG ENOUGH

<Janet> AND SINCE THE SKY IS WET THE GREEN WILL START TO FEATHER UP INTO THE SKY

<Janet> DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT

<Janet> JUST FINISH YOUR DOTS AND THEN PUT A SMALL PILE OF SALT ON TOP OF EACH DOT

<Vincentia> mama always told me to watch my salt

<Janet> LOL!

<Tarotmama> mama sez, you big enuf to use it now

<Janet> MY MAMA ALWAYS TOLD ME TO WATCH MY MOUTH. HMMM

<Tarotmama> watch yo mouth janet

<Janet> LOL

<Tarotmama> lol

<Vincentia> big enough and hopefully not huge also... lol

<Janet> THAT'S EXACTLY HOW SHE SAID IT, TOO

<Scout> my mama always told me to watch lifting as I would get a hernia. And a couple weeks ago, I found out she was right!

<Bibi> ouch

<Janet> THE IMPLICATION WAS IF I DIDN'T WATCH MY MOUTH SHE WAS GONNA SHUT IT FOR ME

<Janet> OH OUCH!

<Tarotmama> see? mama's always right

<Bibi> mama's always right, dont ya know?

<Bibi> heh

<Janet> MY MAMA ALSO WOULD TELL ME SHE BROUGHT ME INTO THIS WORLD AND SHE COULD TAKE ME OUT OF IT

<Scout> Wonder what we've told OUR children that will turn out to be true?

<Janet> OTHER THAN "YA CAN'T TRUST MEN" i'M NOT REAL SURE<G>

<Bibi> lol

<Tarotmama> omgoddess!

* Tarotmama faints again

<Janet> AND "YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU SET YOUR MIND TO"

<Scout> Well, I really didn't tell that to my son!

<Janet> I KNOW THAT ONE IS TRUE

* Bibi trows purple water at mama

<Janet> LOL

<Janet> HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING??

<Bibi> fiiiiine

<Bibi> paint everywhere!

<Bibi> again!

<Tarotmama> "what happened, where am I?"

<Bibi> i like

<Bibi> we do not know, mama

<Janet> LOL

<Bibi> but we sure would wanna.... or mebbe not

<Janet> okay,i'm taking off my caps. set those aside and do not touch them until tomorrow!!

<Janet> and I'll see you all tomorrow.

<Bibi> the caps?

<Janet> and do NOT throw away your paint water!!!

<Bibi> we set the caps aside?

<Janet> set it somewhere safe

<Tarotmama> this was really good janet

<Scout> Dunce, baseball, sun caps

<rubberob> Can you re-use the salt pellets?

<Tarotmama> I haven't used any watercolors yet

<Tarotmama> ever

<Janet> set the paintings aside and set aside your paint water

<Tarotmama> and now I am excitd to try them

<Janet> it's time, Isis

<Bibi> ooops, I already threw my paintwater at mama

<Bibi> i will make more

<Tarotmama> it IS!

<Tarotmama> you've given me courgae woman

<Scout> Can see my hubbie, "what are these crystal things you've got saved in this container?"

<Janet> oh and tomorrow for quick projects, we're going to play with polyclay, so bring your clay

<Bibi> lol

<Bibi> okay

<Tarotmama> oo

<Judy> have that!

<Janet> i love my watercolors

<Tarotmama> i will not be here

<Tarotmama> *sob*

<Bibi> yeah

<Janet> well dang.

<Janet> i'll redo it another day

<Tarotmama> k

<Bibi> yay

<Tarotmama> sigh

<Scout> "and what is this dirty water in this jar" Do we have to save all this junk, dear wife?"

<Bibi> hehe

<Judy> thanks for class, Janet!

<Anita> thanks for class

<Judy> see you all later

<Janet> tell him it's either for tomorrow's class or his after dinner drink, his choice

<rubberob> good class. see you tomorrow.

<Janet> see you all tomorrow!~

<Bibi> ya, thanks, janet

<Vincentia> 1,2ty for letting me lurk

<Tarotmama> huh?

<Vincentia> ty for letting me lurk

<Anita> I have to go, my husbond's brother and his girlfriend are coming soon

<Bibi> for class and the not-so-much-part-of-the-class

<Tarotmama> that is BLUE!

<Anita> see you another evening

<Scout> Tarot, go take a nap to get over your faintig spells

<Janet> see you tomorrow!!

<Bibi> take care, Anita

Session Close: Wed Oct 29 16:07:30 2003