A fool-proof method for sculpting an elephant: first, get a huge block of marble; then you chip away everything that doesn't look like an elephant. ~Author Unknown
A Sugar High
10x8 watercolor on Yupo
for challenge at http://www.rookiepainter.blogspot.com/
I started this with a wash of rose madder, quinacridone red, permanent magenta and new gamboge and then as in "sculpting an elephant" I lifted everything that didn't look like a dish of candy. What a blast! In the past I avoided Yupo - found it very frustrating and gave up way too easliy. But I just figured with these challenges.....why not make them truly challenging (which I find Yupo is) 
19 comments:
Wow, that looks great! I love the watery effects! No idea if we can get Yupo over here.
Wonderful, colorful, and so fluid. You are handling the paint on YUPO incredibly well!
Nailed it, again! Nice, very nice.
What a lovely and inspiring painting. Just wondering what Yupo is?
Best regards,
Helena
Your work is outstanding, whether it's on YUPO or on paper and I love your choice of colors :)
Oh, wonderful! I love this. Yupo is such fun to play with, but it definitely can be exasperating. You conquered it!
Thank you all for the kind words. Helena,
Yupo is a synthetic paper (plastic actually) and is very smooth and slippery. The paint stays on top and is easliy lifted...sometimes too easily.
I love your "sweets" (so much better than mine!). now I never heard of yupo before, but if you can obtaim this type of result with it, I WANT TO TRY YUPO !
very, very nice watercolor, these sweets are very tempting in their shiny wrappings.
mico
this is truly amazing, gorgeous colours and highlights
Your colours are fantastic!Bravo!
Beautiful, it just glows. Such gorgeous colors!!!
Really lovely work. The color is magical!
Beautifully done Katrina. It really glows.
Katrina, I love this it is so pleasing to look at. Great challenge.
Oh my gosh -- this is AWESOME! So loose, yet so detailed. Beautiful colors and fantastic light. So well-rendered . . . very inspiring.
Wonderful piece! Just love it, I have joined your site and invite you to join mine as well
superb katrina
Dear Friend, I already knew it but this proves it. You are a Genius! Cathy
wonderful wonderful. I love yupo and your painting is glorious
peace n abundance,
CheyAnne
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