Watercolor with Janet

Log file opened at: 11/1/03 8:24:54 PM

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

<Janet> we are going to paint in an image tonight.

<Janet> AND YOU WILL LEARN THIS A LOT BETTER IF YOU PAINT ALONG

<Janet> SO GO STAMP SOMETHING IN PERMANENT INK OR ELSE STAMP AND EMBOSS AN IMAGE.

<Janet> DO IT NOW.

<Rusty> boy,is she bossy

<Rusty> lol

<Larry> what kinda watercolors are you using?

<enchy> bossy bossy bossy

<Judy> Rusty - I was only thinking that

* Janet MUNCHES ON A PICKLE WHILE SHE WAITS FOR EVERYBODY TO GET BACK

<Janet> LOL

<cak> she *is* the boss (for the time being)

<Janet> LARRY, TONIGHT THE PEERLESS ONES. MY DESK IS SO JUNKED THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES I HAVE SPACE FOR

<enchy> oh yeah

<enchy> i forgot

<cak> (uh oh Jamba, does this mean that Janet and I have to share our brain with you too?)

<enchy> she's the only one who can say sh*t in here

<Janet> OKAY, EVERYBODY HOLD THEIR STAMPED IMAGES UP TO THE MONITOR SCREEN

<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/watercolor/samples.html

<Judy> here's mine!

<Janet> NOT THAT I DON'T TRUST YOU ALL OR ANYTHING, BUT HOLD THOSE IMAGES UP

* keribou hooked Janet on Peerless

<Janet> GOOD CHOICE, JUDY!

<Judy> ty, ty

<enchy> see mine janet??

<Janet> KERIBOU SURE DID. AND I GOT HOOKED REAL GOOD

<Jambalaya> stubby sells peerless<g>

<Janet> ENCHY, HOLD IT CLOSER, ALL I SEE ARE YOUR FINGERNAILS FROM HERE

<Rusty> haha

<enchy> aren't they pretty?

<enchy> BLACK!

<Rusty> look at mineeeeeeeeee

<SuznK> lol

<Janet> YES, BUT GO STAMP SOMETHING TO PAINT!!!

<Rusty> oh

<Janet> LOL

<Janet> THIS REALLY WILL MAKE MORE SENSE TO YOU IF YOU DO IT.

<Rusty> mine is all the waaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy upstairs

<Janet> SUZ, YOU CAN AUDIT THIS ONE TIME, BUT AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK TO YOUR STUFF YOU HAVE TO DO IT

<enchy> the cats are sleeping on my watercolor paper

<Jambalaya> rusty you need the excercise after all these socials , go get it

<enchy> well three of them anyway

<SuznK> k, Janet..will do!

<enchy> sedge, frida and mozart and snoozing

<Janet> FIRST THING IS TO ALWAYS REMEMBER AND NEVER FORGET, YOU HAVE TO STAMP THE IMAGES IN PERMANENT INK, OR ELSE EMBOSS IT, SO YOUR INK WON'T RUN

<Janet> ENCHY, HISS THROUGH YOUR TEETH, THEY'LL WAKE UP.

<Janet> OR GO TELL FABIO TO RUN THE CAN OPENER

<SnowAngel> or the vacuum

<enchy> they don't know about cans

<enchy> they are can virgins

<enchy> lol

<enchy> i hissed

<Larry> are Peerless crayons?

<enchy> i have my stuff now

<enchy> ready to go

<Janet> I HAVE ONE WHO IS A CAN VIRGIN, THE OTHER HASN'T HAD A CAN IN AT LEAST FIVE YEARS. BUT THEY BOTH RUN TO THE KITCHEN WHEN WE OPEN A CAN

<Janet> OKAY.

<Jambalaya> peerless are dry sheets of pure pigment

<Janet> PEERLESS ARE LIKE A BOOK OF PAPER SHEETS

<Larry> hmmm never seen that

<Janet> GREAT FOR TRAVELING.

<Janet> LARRY, THEY ARE AWESOME.

<Larry> so what would be best to use?

<Janet> ANY WATERCOLOR WILL DO

<Larry> crayons? pencils? tubes? cakes?

<Janet> IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR WATERCOLORS, GET A COUPLE INK PADS

<Janet> PAINT OUT OF THE INK PADS FOR NOW

<SuznK> now you tell me..after I just bought a set of derwent pencils. <sigh>

<SuznK> lol

<Janet> WHATEVER YOU PREFER.

<Jambalaya> you need those too suz<g>

<cak> yeah, but pencils are good too. good for different techniques

<Janet> I LIKE CAKES, OR THE PEERLESS. TUBES SEEM LIKE SO MUCH TROUBLE AND I TEND TO LOSE MY FAVORITE COLORS FASTER

<SuznK> oh, YES, Vicki...that means that I can buy Peerless, too!!! yay!!!

<cak> (she says, trying to rationalize her own purchases)

<Janet> BUT OF COURSE I HAVE THEM ALL :)

<SuznK> :)

<SuznK> lolol cak

<Janet> OKAY! THERE ARE PICTURES OF THE PROCESS HERE AT http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/watercolor/project4.html

<Janet> FIRST STEP IS TO TAPE DOWN YOUR PAPER.

<Janet> THIS IS SO IT WON'T BUCKLE, AND IF IT DOES, IT HAS A BETTER CHANCE OF DRYING FLAT AGAIN

<Janet> MASKING TAPE ALL AROUND THE EDGES.

<Janet> TELL ME WHEN YOU'RE ALL TAPED DOWN

<Rusty> me or the paper

<enchy> i'm taped

<Janet> YES, RUSTY<G>

<Rusty> ok sure

<cak> (Rusty's so twisted--fits right in)

<Judy> have taped myself to chair

<Janet> LOL

<Rusty> hey!!

<Rusty> lol

<Judy> lol

<Rusty> i like duct tape

<SuznK> hehehe Rusty

<enchy> lol

<Janet> NOW PICK AN AREA OF YOUR IMAGE THAT IS GOING TO BE ALL BASICALLY ONE COLOR.

<Janet> LIKE A FACE, OR A SKIRT, OR A PETAL

<Jambalaya> larry, are you multiplying?

<Rusty> neat trick

<Janet> YOU'LL HAVE HIGHLIGHTS AND SHADOWS, BUT THE WHOLE AREA IS ONE BASIC COLOR, OKAY?

<Larry_u> sorry had to change computers

<Janet> EVERYBODY SEE AN AREA THEY WANT TO PAINT FIRST?

<Janet> (EVEN IF YOU'RE FAKING IT, LOOK AT AN IMAGE AND DECIDE WHAT YOU WOULD PAINT FIRST IF YOU WEREN'T A FAKER)

<Janet> BWAHAHAHAHAHA

<Rusty> i have one

<Judy> yep

<SuznK> lol

<Janet> THAT HAT BRIM. THE BENCH. WHATEVER.

<cak> I have one

<Janet> NOW... PAINT THAT AREA (AND ONLY THAT AREA) WITH CLEAR WATER.

<Janet> NO PAINT YET, JUST WATER.

<cak> really wet or kinda wet or kinda dry-wet?

<Janet> THEN AS SOON AS YOU HAVE THAT AREA WET, GET SOME PAINT, NOT A LOT, BUT A LITTLE, ON YOUR BRUSH AND RUN THE TIP OF YOUR BRUSH AROUND THE EDGES OF YOUR AREA

<Janet> NOT SOPPING WET THIS TIME. JUST KINDA WET

<Janet> BUT WET ENOUGH IT WILL TAKE A GOOD FIVE MINUTES OR SO TO DRY OUT

<cak> (lol--like I know how wet that is) OK!

<Janet> LOL

<cak> not floaty wet for sure though

<Janet> WELL, NO PUDDLES, THAT'S TOO WET. IF YOU END UP WITH STANDING WATER IN YOUR AREA, GET YOUR PAPER TOWEL AND MOP THAT UP

<Janet> YEAH, JUST ENOUGH TO GET YOUR AREA OF PAPER WET, DAMP, WHERE THERE'S ENOUGH WET SO IT IS SINKING INTO THE PAPER

<Janet> THEN RUN THE TIP OF YOUR BRUSH, THAT YOU'VE STUCK INTO A PALE WATERY MIX OF THE COLOR YOU'RE AFTER, RUN THE TIP ALONG THE EDGES.

<Janet> AND RUN THE BRUSH TIP ALONG THE LINES DRAWN IN TOO

<Janet> STAMPS ARE SO EXCELLENT, SOMEONE ELSE HAS FIGURED OUT WHERE THE SHADOWS ARE

<cak> is this one of those techniques where a round brush is helpful?

<Janet> AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TRACE ALONG THE LINES WITH THE TIP OF YOUR BRUSH AND PALE PAINT

<Janet> ROUND BRUSHES RULE HERE.

<Janet> THE ONES THAT TAPER DOWN TO A POINT

<Janet> NOW SINCE THE PAPER IS ALREADY WET, YOUR COLOR IS GOING TO FEATHER OUT TOWARDS THE MIDDLE AREAS OF YOUR AREA...

<Janet> MAKING A NICE NATURAL AND SOFT LOOKING SHADOW

<Janet> TOO SOFT. THIS WILL DRY A LOT LIGHTER THAN IT LOOKS NOW

<Janet> SO GET MORE COLOR INTO YOUR BRUSH

<Janet> (MEANWHILE YOUR PAPER HAS DRIED A TINY BIT MORE)

<Janet> AND DO IT AGAIN

<Janet> YOU ARE PUTTING MANY LAYERS OF COLOR DOWN HERE

<Janet> PALE COLOR

<Janet> THAT, AS THE PAPER DRIES, WILL FEATHER LESS AND LESS TO THE MIDDLE

<Janet> AND WILL INTENSIFY IN COLOR

<Janet> IT'S MAGIC, YOU END UP WITH PERFECTLY NATURAL LOOKING SHADOWS

<cak> if you wait too long between coats, you can add some more water or will that bleed out the color too much?

<Janet> IF YOU DON'T HAVE AS MUCH OF AHIGHLIGHT AS YOU WANTED, ADD MORE WATER TO THE MIDDLE (CLEAN WATER) AND THEN SUCK THAT WATER BACK UP WITH YOUR PAPER TOWEL

<Janet> INSTANT HIGHLIGHT

<Janet> IF YOU WAIT TOO LONG BETWEEN LAYERS...

<Janet> YOU WILL GET A MORE HARSH LINE, WHICH IS A GOOD THING WHEN YOU'RE PRACTICALLY FINISHED, BUT NOT A GOOD THING IF YOU'RE NOT...

<Janet> AND YES, JUST PAINT CLEAR WATER OVER THE WHOLE AREA AGAIN.

<Janet> IT WILL WASH OUT THE COLOR SOME, BUT THAT'S OKAY, YOU'VE GOT MORE PAINT.

<Janet> IS ANYBODY PAINTING NOW?

<Janet> LIKE FOR REAL?

<cak> oh yeah, me (yeah, right)

<Larry_u> what weight paper are you using?

<Janet> (YEAH RIGHT)

<Larry_u> i am

<Janet> 140 LB WATERCOLOR PAPER OR HEAVIER

<Janet> IF IT DOESN'T SAY 140 LB, IT'S NOT

<Larry_u> ok, i have 90

<Janet> WELL, LARRY, USE A BIT LESS WATER AND YOU MAY BUCKLE A BIT

<Janet> BUT THAT'S OKAY.

<Janet> YOU ARE PERFECTING YOUR TECHNIQUE THIS WAY :)

<Janet> THE BETTER PAPER WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN YOUR RESULTS, TOO.

<Janet> AND DO REMEMBER, IF YOU WANT TO STAMP A DETAILED STAMP ON THIS, HOT PRESS IS THE PAPER YOU WANT

<Janet> REGULAR COLD PRESS WATERCOLOR PAPER WILL NEVER STAMP A DETAILED IMAGE WELL

<Judy> that's what I forgot at the M store today - hot press paper!

<Janet> OKAY... SEE ON THE PAGE AT http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/watercolor/project4.html ??

<Janet> I WAS PAINTING GRAPES, SO I STARTED WITH ONE GRAPE, THEN MOVED TO A DIFFERENT GRAPE THAT WASN'T TOUCHING THE FIRST ONE.

<Larry_u> i can't find hot press

<Janet> IF YOU PAINT TOUCHING AREAS BEFORE THE FIRST IS COMPLETELY DRY, YOU RUN THE RISK OF YOUR COLORS RUNNING INTO EACH OTHER'S AREA

<SnowAngel> me either Larry :(

<Janet> LARRY, WRITE JAMBALAYA LATER ON, SHE'S GOT SOME.

<Larry_u> ok

<Janet> SNOWANGEL, YOU TOO.

<Jambalaya> jambalaya@dm.net

<Janet> JAMBALAYA@DM.NET

<Janet> WHEN I WAS TEACHING WATERCOLOR AT SIA, I OVERBOUGHT PAPER. SO I SENT IT HOME WITH JAMBALAYA TO SELL YOU ALL THAT CAN'T FIND IT

<cak> cool

<cak> hot press does seem to be hard to find

<cak> (at craft stores anyway)

<Janet> OKAY, BACK TO THE PAINTING. (YOU CAN FIND IT ONLINE AT ART SUPPLY COMPANIES)

<Jambalaya> and i'll be cutting it up in a day or 2 so we'll know how much I can fit in a mailer and how much it will be

<Janet> BUT SINCE DICK BLICK DIDN'T BUY A CONVENTION BOOTH, I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU WHERE TO FIND IT

<cak> lol

<Judy> lol

<Janet> SO THERE.

<Rusty> lol

<SuznK> lol

<cak> (and I was gonna tell you that DB carries a 4 x6" block of hot press paper)

<Janet> AND THEY WON'T CUT IT UP IN PRIORITY MAILER SIZED SHEETS FOR YOU EITHER

<Janet> (BUT SINCE THEY DIDN'T BUY A CONVENTION BOOTH, WE WON'T MENTION THAT EITHER. LOL)

<Janet> SO MOVE TO A DIFFERENT AREA. NON-CONTIGUOUS FROM THE FIRST.

<Janet> AFTER THE SECOND AREA IS PAINTED, LOOK CLOSELY AT YOUR FIRST AREA.

<Janet> IT WILL BE PRETTY DRY NOW

<Janet> AND IT LIKELY LOOKS A LOT MORE BLAH THAN YOU EXPECTED IT TO

<Larry_u> yah

<cak> as in too light or too flat?

<Larry_u> looks pale

<Janet> SO GO BACK TO YOUR FIRST AREA AND PAINT THE CLEAR WATER OVER IT AGAIN (IT WON'T PALE IT OUT THAT MUCH MORE)

<cak> ah, too light

<Janet> AS IN YES.<G> TOO LIGHT, TOO FLAT, THE SHADOWING THAT WAS SO SOFT AND PERFECT WHEN WET HAS DRIED TO NOTHING NOW

<Janet> SO GET THE WHOLE AREA WET AGAIN AND DO IT AGAIN, ADDMORE LAYERS

<Janet> WITH WATERCOLOR YOU PAINT BACK TO FRONT. PALE TO DARK. BROAD AREAS TO DETAILS

<Larry_u> ah

<Janet> SO ON THE PAGE, AS YOU TRACK MY PROGRESS FROM GRAPE TO GRAPE, YOU CAN ALSO SEE WHERE i'VE GONE BACK TO PREVIOUS GRAPES TO ADD JUST A BIT MORE

<cak> same colors or is it playing with fire to layer different colors?

<Janet> AND AT SOME POINT I CHANGED MY MIND AND DECIDED I WANTED GRAPES MORE BLUE

<Janet> YOU CAN CHANGE COLORS.

<Janet> IT'S EVEN ENCOURAGED<G>

<cak> lol (I'm not her shill! Really!)

<SuznK> hehehe

<Jambalaya> lol

<Janet> IF YOU'RE NOT SURE WHAT COLOR SHADOW TO MOVE TO? TRY A PALE (LOTS OF WATER IN IT) VERSION OF THE COMPLEMENTARY COLOR

<Judy> lol

* yamamama looks sideways at cak

<Janet> YOU MAY NOT LIKE HOW THAT LOOKS AND IF YOU'VE DONE IT REALLY PALE, YOU CAN SWITCH BACK TO ORIGINAL COLOR AND GO BACK OVER ON TOP OF IT

<Janet> I LIKE BLUE SHADOWS IN GREEN LEAVES

<Janet> OR SOMETIMES BROWN SHADOWS

<Janet> IT'S NOT LIKE YOU REALLY NOTICE YOU'VE CHANGED COLORS, WE ARE STILL DOING VERY PALE THIN LAYERS OF COLOR

<Janet> SO CONTINUE ON.

<Janet> SKIP AROUND TO YOUR DIFFERENT AREAS.

<Janet> ONCE AN AREA IS COMPLETELY DRY, YOU CAN SAFELY PAINT THE AREAS TOUCHING IT

<Judy> how long did it take you to paint the grapes?

<Janet> AND AFTER EACH AREA, LOOK AT ALL OF THEM TO SEE IF ANY WANT MORE DETAIL OR A DEEPER COLOR

<Janet> PROBABLY 15 MINUTES

<Janet> OR WELL, ACTUALLY ABOUT 3 HOURS, SINCE I WAS SCANNING IT

<Judy> faster than it sounds, then

<Janet> SO I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL IT WAS DRY TO DO A SCAN

<cak> lol

<Janet> THEN GET IT WET AGAIN TO PAINT MPRE

<Judy> good idea

<Janet> MORE

<Janet> BUT NORMALLY THAT'S ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES JUST GOING BACK AND FORTH

<Janet> ADDING COLOR AND DETAIL

<Janet> BUT CONCENTRATING ON MAKING EACH AREA A PERFECT LITTLE PAINTING ALL ON ITS OWN

<Janet> AND SOME OF THEM WON'T BE AND THAT'S OKAY, YOU HAVE LOTS MORE AREAS THERE :)

<Janet> ON THE SAMPLES PAGE, THERE IS A MAGNOLIA I PAINTED. EACH PETAL WAS A DIFFERENT AREA

<Janet> EACH LEAF WAS PAINTED SEPARATELY

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

<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/watercolor/samples.html

<Janet> WHEN YOU GET TO A STOPPING (OR PAUSING) POINT, LOOK AT THE SAMPLES.

<Janet> SOME OF THEM WERE DONE WITH ALMOST NO DETAILS, LIKE THAT CABIN ON THE LAKE

<Jambalaya> i find it helpful to be working on several pieces at once, especially if they're small

<Janet> BUT SOME OF THEM (ESPECIALLY THE ENCHANTED INK IMAGES) WERE DONE AREA AT A TIME AND TONS OF DETAIL

<Janet> FOR SURE!

<Janet> MY PATIENCE LEVEL IS NOT SUITED TO JUST PAINT ONE AT A TIME, I'D RUIN THEM ALL

* Jambalaya ties scout down

<Rusty> duct tape

<Janet> ANYWAY, IT MAY BE OF VALUE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE PAINTINGS ON THE SAMPLES PAGE AND EITHER SEE HOW I'VE DONE THEM, OR ASK IF YOU CAN'T TELL BY LOOKING

<Janet> I HAVE ANOTHER PAGE FOR SHOWING THE PROCESS PAINTING IN AN IMAGE, LET ME THINK WHERE IT IS.

<Rusty> think,think,think

<Janet> lol i had to look look look

<Rusty> lol

<Janet> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/water/

<Janet> OH! AND I EVEN FOUND ONE THAT SHOWS THE PROCESS WITH CRAYONS OR PENCILS.

<Janet> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/water/new.html

<Janet> I LOVE MY WATERCOLOR CRAYONS, TOO

<Janet> KRIZTINA TURNED ME ON TO THOSE

<Larry_u> janet do you color with them or pick the pigment of the crayon with a brush?

<Janet> STICK AROUND HERE, BETWEEN US ALL YOU'LL END UP NEEDING EVERYTHING!!

<Janet> LARRY, I AM SO USED TO PICKING UP COLOR FROM A PAN OR PALETTE, USUALLY I SCRIBBLE COLORS ON A CD AND USE IT LIKE A PALETTE

<Larry_u> gotcha

<Janet> BUT THIS FLOWER ON THAT PAGE (WHICH IS FROM INK-N-RUBBER EXPRESSIONS) I COLORED

<Janet> AND THEN USED THE WATERBRUSH TO FINISH OFF

<Larry_u> to me it always look like a crayon...never blends well

<Janet> THIS IS GOOD ON PLANE TRIPS IF YOU CAN COLOR AND THEN JUST CARRY A WATERBRUSH TO FINISH THEM OFF

<Janet> NOT ENOUGH WATER, LARRY. USE MORE WATER. :)

<Janet> OR ELSE LEAVE THEM ON THE CD SCRIBBLED AND MAKE LITTLE PUDDLES OF PAINT ON THE CD AND USE THE PUDDLES TO PAINT WITH

<Janet> I THINK THAT POINSETTIA ON THE FIRST PAGE SHOWS THE DO EACH AREA AT A TIME THING BEST

<Janet> OH. AND I FORGOT. AS YOU LOOKED AT THE SAMPLE ONES, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW ANY OF THEM WERE DONE?

<Janet> YOU CAN TELL THE ONES THAT WERE SLAP N DASH

<Larry_u> how do you do your skies?

<Janet> AND THE ONES THAT I CONCENTRATED ON DETAILS

<Janet> LARRY, I GET THE WHOLE SKY REALLY SOPPING WET. REALLY WET.

<cak> on the poinsettia leaves--how did you get that complex green? (it's not straight out of a pan, is it?)

<Janet> LIKE RUN UNDER THE KITCHEN SINK WET

<Janet> NOTHING IS STRAIGHT OUT OF A PAN, CAK. YOU KNOW THAT. LOL

<Janet> JUST KEEP ADDING LITTLE BITS OF THIS N THAT COLOR UNTIL IT APPEALS TO YOU

<cak> not for *you*, but me???

<Larry_u> for the sky?

<Larry_u> or the flower?

<Janet> ANYWAY, WITH THE SKIES, YEAH...

<Janet> THE SKY IS VERY WET, JUST THIS SIDE OF HAVING PUDDLES STANDING ON THE PAPER...

<Janet> PICK UP A COLOR IN YOUR BRUSH AND SWIRL IT ON THE WATER THAT'S ON TOP OF THE PAPER

<Janet> USE ANOTHER COLOR AND LET IT FEATHER INTO THE FIRST

<Janet> LEAVE WHITE SPACES, SO COLORS CAN FEATHER INTO THEM

<Janet> THE FEELING IS NOT SO MUCH PAINTING ON PAPER, BUT ON MANIPULATING COLOR ON WATER

<Janet> SORT OF LIKE A CONTROLLED SPILL

<Larry_u> ok

<Larry_u> but you paper doesn't buckle

<Larry_u> ?

<Janet> AND THESE REALLY WILL DRY MUCH MUCH LIGHTER THAN THEY LOOK TO BEGIN WITH BECAUSE OF ALL THE WATER

<Janet> NO, I USE 140 LB PAPER :)

<Janet> OR SOMETIMES HEAVIER

<Janet> I LOVE USING 400 LB PAPER (EXCEPT IT'S SO EXPENSIVE)

<Larry_u> k

<Jambalaya> larry, if you taped your paper down, it will dry flat, even the lighter paper

<Janet> I SOAK THAT PAPER IN A BOWL OF WATER, THEN SLAP IT DOWN ON MY CUTTING BOARD (THAT I USE TO PAINT ON) AND OH MY THE COLORS JUST MELD SO BEAUTIFULLY ON IT

<Larry_u> k

<Janet> AND I DON'T HAVE TO TAPE IT DOWN. I LOVE NOT HAVING TO TAPE

<Janet> BUT LESS THAN 400 LB, YOU GOTTA TAPE DOWN!!!

<Janet> MOST OF YOU ALL ALREADY KNOW THIS, BUT THE SPARKLIES IN THE SKIES, LIKE SNOWFLAKES, THIS IS SALT.

<Janet> OR THE RESULT OF SALT TO BE MORE PRECISE

<Rusty> you rhyme

<Janet> FLICK GRAINS OF SALT ON YOUR SKIES WHEN THEY ARE WET

<Janet> THEN DON'T TOUCH IT AGAIN UNTIL IT IS BONE DRY, LIKE THE NEXT DAY

<Janet> IT'S MAGIC AND YOU NEVER KNOW FOR SURE WHAT IT IS GOING TO DO

<Janet> I LOVE IT

<Janet> IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE BOTH AN ARTISTE AND A SCIENTIST

<cak> and don't oversalt like me (although I did find a use for that as a background)

<Janet> A MAD SCIENTIST<G>

<Rusty> lol

<Janet> YEAH, THIS IS NOT A STEAK. THIS IS A PAINTING. DO NOT SALT IT DOWN.

<Janet> RANDOM SPRINKLES HERE AND THERE

<Janet> OR NOT SO RANDOM SAY IF YOU WANT SOME BACKGROUND IMAGE TO FADE MORE INTO THE BACKGROUND

<cak> (by the time I got finished with it, it felt like rough surface paper!)

<Janet> LOL!!

<Jambalaya> lol

<Rusty> lol

<Judy> lol

<Janet> BUT IT WAS STILL A COOL BACKGROUND

<cak> yeah, it worked well with what I finally used it for

<Janet> THOSE OF YOU WHO MISSED THE OTHER WATERCOLOR CLASSES AND ALL THE WATERCOLOR LABS WE DID IN THE AFTERNOONS, START AT THE FIRST PAGE OF THAT WATERCOLOR SET OF PAGES AND DO THE OTHER PROJECTS ON YOUR OWN.

<Janet> THEY ARE TONS OF FUN

<Rusty> cool

<Janet> WATERCOLOR IS TONS OF FUN

<Janet> AND THE MORE YOU DO IT, THE BETTER YOU'LL LIKE YOUR RESULTS.

<Janet> OH AND ONE OTHER THING?

<Janet> PROMISE ME YOU WILL NOT THROW AWAY A WATERCOLOR YOU'VE DONE FOR AT LEAST A WEEK AFTER YOU PAINTED IT

<Judy> improves with age?

<Janet> MOST OF THE TIME, AFTER YOU'VE SLEPT ON IT, WHEN YOU PICK IT UP AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE HOW TO RESCUE IT

<Janet> FOR SURE

<Janet> SEE THE SAMPLE THAT IS JUST THREE TREE TRUNKS?

<Rusty> tends to look better after you walk away

<Janet> I LOVE THAT SAMPLE

<Janet> BUT IT ALMOST HIT THE TRASH.

<Janet> IF I HADN'T LOVED THE SKY SO MUCH IT WOULD HAVE

<Larry_u> 3 tree trunks

<Larry_u> ?

<Janet> WHEN I STAMPED THE THREE TREES, IT WAS AWFUL

<SuznK> Hi Phil :)

<Larry_u> i missed a page?

<phil> hi everyone

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

<cak> Hi phil

<Janet> DOWN TOWARDS THE BOTTOM

<Larry_u> ok

<Judy> the trees are a stamp?

<Janet> THIS WAS ROUGH WATERCOLOR PAPER AND MY STAMPED IMAGE OF THE THREE TREE TRUNKS WAS AWFUL!!!

<Janet> YES

<Janet> BUT YOU COULDN'T TELL BY LOOKING AFTER I STAMPED IT

<Janet> IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE USED THAT SIDE OF MY SKY AS TOILET PAPER, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN AND I KNOW YOU DO

<cak> lol

<Rusty> hhhhhmmmmm

<phil> they are wonderful

<SuznK> lol

<Janet> I KEPT THAT ONE AROUND FOR MORE THAN A WEEK, LOVING MY SKY AND MOURNING THE, UH, SKIDMARKS

<Janet> THEN STARTED MESSING WITH THE TREE TRUNKS. I COULD TELL WHERE THE STAMP SHOULD HAVE STAMPED, IT WAS ON THERE ENOUGH FOR THAT

<Janet> I ENDED UP REDRAWING (SORT OF) THE TREE TRUNKS AND USING A COMBINATION OF WATERCOLOR, MARKERS AND COLORED PENCILS ON THEM

<Janet> AND THEN?

<Janet> I GOT OUT MY CRAFT KNIFE AND SCRAPED UP THE PAPER TO MAKE BARK TEXTURE

<Janet> LOL

<Judy> wow, good save!

<Janet> IF YOU LOOK AT MY GRAPES ON THE PROJECT 4 PAGE, YOU CAN SEE I DID THAT TO THE GRAPES, TOO

<Janet> I DECIDED MY GRAPES, EVEN AFTER PAINTING WEREN'T EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED, THEY NEEDED SHARPER SPARKLIER HIGHLIGHTS

<Janet> AND I COULDN'T FIND MY LIQUID PAPER (THAT i'VE BEEN KNOWN TO USE TO ADD DETAIL HIGHLIGHTS WITH)

<Janet> SO I SCRAPED OUT A HIGHLIGHT ON EACH GRAPE

<Janet> YIKES! IT'S TIME FOR THE GAZDINA'S CLASS ALREADY!

<cak> yay!

<Janet> HOW TIME FLIES WHEN I'M HAVING FUN.<G>

<Rusty> wow time went fast

<Jambalaya> NEXT EVENT IS IN>>>>>>#craftclass

<phil> look ath these http://www.red-castle.com/cdrom/gallery/cdgallery.htm

<SnowAngel> oops dropped out by mistake

<Rusty> times fun when you're having flies

<Rusty> thanks janet

<Jambalaya> NEXT EVENT IS IN>>>>>>#craftclass

<Larry_u> thanks janet

<Janet> GO PAINT! GO HAVE FUN! BUT FIRST GO TO #craftclass AND LEARN WITH THE GAZDINA!

<Janet> AND LOOK AT PHIL'S, ALL THOSE FLOWERS ON THE SAMPLE PAGE ARE FROM RED CASTLE'S BOTANICAL SHEETS

<Judy> and done by Cindy!

<phil> yes they are so nice

<CindyC> ty

<Judy> good work, Cindy

<Jambalaya> NEXT EVENT IS IN>>>>>>#craftclass

<Janet> I CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY WITH MY CDS

<CindyC> NEXT EVENT IS IN>>>>>> #craftclass

<Janet> I COULDN'T RESIST THE ANTIQUE IMAGES AND MOTHER'S CHILDREN

<Judy> thanks for class, Janet!

<SuznK> great class, Janet..as always!

<Janet> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE!

<CindyC> i love these images and those flower children are simply oooooooo

<SuznK> can't wait to get home and try this!

<Janet> PAINT AND THEN SHOW ME YOUR WORK

<cak> Thank you Janet--this is one of my very favorite classes (sometime I'm gonna hafta paint too!)

<Janet> LOL! ONE OF THESE DAYS I'LL BULLY YOU INTO PAINTING LIKE THE CLASS IS DESIGNED TO DO

<SuznK> cya in #craftclass

<Janet> YOU FAKERS. LOL

<cak> I learned soo much when I did paint along--3 times anyway

<Janet> (NOT THAT I DON'T DO THE SAME THING)

<cak> (and I was a lot quieter too)

<Janet> YOU REALLY DO LEARN MORE WHEN YOU PAINT ALONG

<CindyC> oh but janet it does go into our memory banks

<phil> Janet Marlene is taking watercolor classes

<Janet> BUT GET SOME KID TO READ THE TRANSCRIPT TO YOU SOME OTHER DAY AND PAINT ALONG WITH IT<G>

<CindyC> and makes us feel like we are just smart when "we" think of it later! lol

<Janet> SHE WILL LOVE THEM. I LOVE THIS MEDIUM

<phil> she does

<CindyC> NEXT EVENT IS IN>>>>>> #craftclass

<phil> I tried it and everything looks like mud

<Janet> IT IS SO FAST, SO IMPRESSIVE LOOKING AND ONCE YOU GET COMFORTABLE WITH IT, SO EASY

<Janet> THAT'S IMPATIENCE, PHIL.

<Janet> NOT WAITING UNTIL YOUR CONTIGUOUS AREAS ARE DRY

<cak> follow Janet's instructions phil--you'll end up with good stuff (I know, since I did)

<phil> we were gone so I only saw the last 10 minutes

<Janet> I RECOGNIZE THE MUDDY SYMPTOM. THAT'S WHAT MINE LOOK LIKE IF I AM JUST PAINTING ONE

<Janet> I HAVE NO PATIENCE AT ALL

<Jambalaya> NEXT EVENT IS IN>>>>>> #craftclass

<Janet> MY ONLY WAY TO NOT GET MUD IS TO PAINT LIKE SIX OR SO AT A TIME

<phil> is that why Marlene does a couple at the same time

<Janet> SO THEY'RE DRY BY THE TIME I ROTATE BACK TO IT

<Janet> PROBABLY

<cak> smart lady

<Janet> I HAVE TO OR I'LL RUIN MY STUFF

<phil> thanks Janet for using my stamps as samples

<Janet> THEY ARE GREAT STAMPS

<Janet> AND YOU HAVE OTHERS I'VE GOT MY GREEDY EYES ON<G>

<phil> I have always liked those

<phil> did you see the cats, cats and more cats yesterday

<Janet> AND THE NEW CDS. I'M GOING TO TRY AND RUN WATERCOLOR PAPER THROUGH THE PRINTER.

<CindyC> and new cd's coming out that i have my greedy eyes on too... lol

<Janet> OH YES, I LOOKED AT THOSE WHEN YOU POSTED ABOUT THEM. I LOVE THOSE

<CindyC> great idea!

<phil> my new scanner is coming Tues so I can do the Gibson Girls

<Janet> IF I CAN'T GET THE PAPER I WANT TO GO THROUGH THE PRINTER, I'LL PRINT ON TISSUE PAPER AND THEN GESSO IT DOWN TO WATERCOLOR PAPER

<Janet> I LOVE GIBSON GIRLS TO WATERCOLOR TOO

<phil> Water color paper feeds great thru the Lexmark I had

<phil> it had a flat feed path

* CindyC slouches back to work.....

<Janet> YEAH, I THINK IT WILL WORK ON MY NEW SAMSUNG.

<phil> is it an inkjet

<Janet> no, laser

<Janet> laser you just have to spray with fixative and then it's good to watercolor