March 11, 2007
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Photo is not great, but it's late and it's dark. Bianca, to answer your question, I do it on wood because it looks good. Michele came in this afternoon, she is a second generation Dutch immigrant. Hey! What is that?! I used to watch that as a child!
Posted by eliane at March 11, 2007 11:59 PM"Because it looks good?" But gouache looks good, if not great, on various support. Is there any particular reason why you chose wood?
I love gouache, it smells wonderful.
Oh yes, it smells wonderful. I used to use it in my airbrush. I love the matte finish of gouache.
Posted by: Bjorn at March 12, 2007 03:18 AMThe particular reason is that I figure it not only looks good, but it makes life easier as well. I have a very tight deadline on this book, so I have to work quick and dirty. And the flames in the wood already provide a background, one or two brush strokes, and I have a landscape. And it's maple because the flames on maple are really small, so there's a lot of flames on a small surface. And maple is also hardwood, it doesn't absorb too extremely.
Posted by: eliane at March 12, 2007 07:13 AMDag lieve kijkbuiskinderen!
Ik loop een beetje achter, dus ik heb mezelf even bijgelezen op je blog. Leuk project!
Ik was weeeeer niet op de borrel donderdag. Wel van plan, maar ik moest daarna ook nog ergens anders heen en ik was al zo laat, en vond het een beetje onnodig om te stressen over een borrel.
That's beautiful! I wish I could get you to illustrate something for my new website ...
Posted by: Ash at March 12, 2007 09:56 AMOh
jeugdsentiment!
Er schijnt een fabeltjeskrant musical te komen met een nieuw 'moderner' personage, bah!
Posted by: Joli(e) at March 13, 2007 03:09 PM