Author Archives: Kate Perkins
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March was Busy
Quartz Thief
February was Busy
In February I accomplished my goal of making a painting for every day of the month – more, in fact, because I actually did 30 paintings in 30 days. Just because Feb is a short month is no excuse to lessen your goals 😉 😀 I want to re-do my website, I think the wayContinue reading “February was Busy”
2/12/21 Landscape Study
Based on Mike Smith’s photo of Neist Point Lighthouse, Glendale, United Kingdom, on Unsplash.
Hair Studies – 1/31/21 to 2/4/21
‘2021 Self-Portrait’ and ‘Tournament Winner’
This self-portrait took 6 hours in Clip Studio Paint. I learned how to make a base with the bleed-y wet watercolor brush, put more solid colors on top with the tapered watercolor and oil paint brushes, and blended. It looks like traditional media more than what I was able to achieve before. Tournament Winner tookContinue reading “‘2021 Self-Portrait’ and ‘Tournament Winner’”
Studies Roundup January 2021
Gorgon Head Studies
I’ve been trying out painting a study on paper with oil paint and some fluid acrylics, and then going over it with brushes in photoshop to push the values. I tend to make things too mid-tone, and this is helping me out. I’m currently watching a demo on light and shading by Axel Sauerwald andContinue reading “Gorgon Head Studies”
