tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256991403049450428.post181226522952898883..comments2023-09-11T04:00:51.067-07:00Comments on Moleskine Exchange: Ballookey's book pages 2 & 3Moleskine.Exchangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903112623808049457noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256991403049450428.post-14102734318213129862010-08-16T07:44:01.498-07:002010-08-16T07:44:01.498-07:00I like the idea of starting with white, too!!! (a...I like the idea of starting with white, too!!! (as opposed to yellow or whatever that color is.)Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256991403049450428.post-26296261384641658062010-08-16T07:43:31.048-07:002010-08-16T07:43:31.048-07:00cool! I will have to try that! :-Dcool! I will have to try that! :-DMary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256991403049450428.post-44064792892434473882010-08-15T19:23:39.445-07:002010-08-15T19:23:39.445-07:00of course!
What i did was paint a very watered do...of course!<br /><br />What i did was paint a very watered down layer of white acrylic paint on the coated paper.<br /><br />It's still not like watercolor paper by far, but at least, there's something for the paint to hold on to.<br /><br />It take a lot longer for the watercolor to dry, but it does dry and then it does look like a moderately even layer and not just a bunch of spots...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02197012052163270681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256991403049450428.post-6479828845332177102010-08-15T09:01:40.495-07:002010-08-15T09:01:40.495-07:00Are you going to share with us?Are you going to share with us?Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256991403049450428.post-44260569023493366902010-08-14T22:32:07.543-07:002010-08-14T22:32:07.543-07:00I think I found a way to solve the regular paper! ...I think I found a way to solve the regular paper! I'm very excited. Going to get a bit more work on it tonight before going to bed.<br /><br />Very social evening, way way too much red wine, drawing while half drunk is nice but very slow...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02197012052163270681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256991403049450428.post-56506956534710112322010-08-14T10:00:41.128-07:002010-08-14T10:00:41.128-07:00Wow, lovely work!Wow, lovely work!stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034670240484466808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256991403049450428.post-47628024558048759832010-08-14T09:45:46.386-07:002010-08-14T09:45:46.386-07:00I'm so glad, Ballookey, that you have these lo...I'm so glad, Ballookey, that you have these lovely works, and Hennie's too, in your Mole after the long delay!!! :-D That must feel really satisfying!!!Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256991403049450428.post-23550468453099301152010-08-14T09:44:54.639-07:002010-08-14T09:44:54.639-07:00I'm one of the people who prefers the white wa...I'm one of the people who prefers the white watercolor paper, BUT I do think the texture here works great. I'd be willing to learn techniques for the coated paper too. Watercolors are my favorite medium, but I love learning new things and am willing to take instruction!Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256991403049450428.post-629618625647703172010-08-14T09:38:24.120-07:002010-08-14T09:38:24.120-07:00I love them! And I'm glad Libra made it in the...I love them! And I'm glad Libra made it in there - that's my sign, not that I ascribe any significance to it. ;)<br /><br />I know you guys are always crying about the regular Moleskine paper, but I think the texture works wonderfully in these pieces.<br /><br />Personally I'm having a hard time with the watercolors. I'm not very good at watercolor painting, though I've been practising, yet when I get a watercolor book, I don't feel that I have much choice about what to use in it. If I want to add color, I pretty much have to use watercolors because of the coarse texture of the paper. With the regular paper, maybe traditional watercolor is out, but the door is open to everything else. And I've done some experiments with watercolors too - it's not that it doesn't work, it just doesn't work in a traditional way.<br /><br />Well, to each their own. Aya takes the cake though, for always delivering such magnificent pieces no matter what the paper, and I'm really glad and honored to have a few of her works in my own book.ballookeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02281727671694753419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256991403049450428.post-36290908983035153862010-08-14T06:13:54.815-07:002010-08-14T06:13:54.815-07:00I love the way you tied the two pictures together ...I love the way you tied the two pictures together with color and detail and repeating form.Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7256991403049450428.post-65185432003893801862010-08-14T06:12:32.357-07:002010-08-14T06:12:32.357-07:00WOW! These are really scrumptiously detailed and ...WOW! These are really scrumptiously detailed and gorgeous--nice colors. I just love all your natural detail.Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.com