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[notsmokinjo]

So here are the sandwich bags...medium Sharpie permos on plastic..

 

"Confidence is the key, if you don't believe in yourself nobody will"

Edited September 17, 2018 by notsmokinjo

[notsmokinjo]

(This is a Celtic is swan, we use it to represent my Grandma...  The saying us something she told me all the time.)

 

"If you don't learns 1 new thing every day you just wasted 24 hours"

 

[notsmokinjo]

There had to be a pineapple.

[notsmokinjo]

Oh just thought...permos = perminant markers.

[jillar]

Those are great jo, Brigid is going to love them

[WeegieWoman]

Oooo check you jo! They are GREAT! Is it tricky to draw on that material? Was it just pens you used? 

[notsmokinjo]

1 hour ago, WeegieWoman said:

Oooo check you jo! They are GREAT! Is it tricky to draw on that material? Was it just pens you used? 

 

A little bit, you need to be careful because after the colours dry (which is really quick) you can lift the other colour off... but its not super hard. I just used Sharpies ... that is a brand of permanent markers, not sure if they are everywhere as Sharpies is the brand. Some of the colours were Bic Mark It permos... but again not sure if that is an international name. I did use some cheapy ones from the $2 shop but they took longer to dry and were smudgy if I didn't wait a bit. Normal texta pens (felt tips) wont work because they are water based inks so they don't stick to the plastic. Here are sharpies:

 

The metallics take a while to dry too. Oh and you need to have white paper behind where you are working. If you google sharpie sandwhich bags you will get heaps of ideas.  I just googled inspirational quotes then did a picture to match.

 

So far I am enjoying physio, even if I am sore after the hour and have been having cramps this arvo... Its good to do the work and have something to show for it.

Edited September 17, 2018 by notsmokinjo

[bakon]

Why not paper? Not saying these are bad, but window licking is more fun with fresh flavor sprayed on it. 

[notsmokinjo]

 

1 hour ago, bakon said:

Why not paper? Not saying these are bad, but window licking is more fun with fresh flavor sprayed on it. 

 

Cos my junior window licker doesn't like to have her lunch in paper bags... the plastic zip lock ones make her sangas taste better... I spose in her little mind its better to drown a fish than it is to kill a tree.

[jillar]

drown a fish? lol

[notsmokinjo]

yes plastic bags drown fish.... cos they think they are jelly fish and try to eat them and then they drown.

[jillar]

Oh, I get it now. Doesn't take me long...…. lol

[notsmokinjo]

well that's better than just saying "it must be an Aussie thing" ..... see we aint so confusing.

[Sazerac]

hour doodle, water colour pencils on 12"x12"canvas.

I'll spend tomorrow's hour or more on it tomorrow.

It might turn into something, or not.  Doesn't matter.

The point was in the doing.

It was SO hard to get started.

 

 

[Reciprocity]

I love all of these. Especially the turtle and the pineapple ones  

You girls are great drawers and your imagination in coming up with the ideas is over the top  Well done!!

[Sazerac]

8 minutes ago, reciprocity said:

You girls are great drawers

 

You naughty man, reci !  I don't think I've ever been called great underpants before !  Have you Jo ?

 

[notsmokinjo]

Well.... um.... maybe I need to visit the cofessions thread.... so maybe for a time in high school I might possible have gone by the name Jocks.... but its not what you think, I pormise... it was just cos all my books were labelled JoC's .... promise...

[notsmokinjo]

OK here us today's input...its a tree trunk, kinda, sorta..

Medium: Graphite watercolor composite pencils...on paper.

 

[notsmokinjo]

I don't have problems but i couldn't leave him unfinished so I got out the h2o paints and stuffed it right up....

 

[Doreensfree]

Love this thread...love the paintings........such great talent...

[Doreensfree]

I'll be first with a eye....I know!!!!....it will be hard to beat ....

[Sazerac]

I've never played with water colour pencils before.  I really like 'em.

You can go back and lift out colour...v. cool.

I'll mess with this again tomorrow.  

 

[notsmokinjo]

I love my water colour pencils... they are really fun and great for out and about too... I let my water paints slide for years because the pencils were so much easier, especially with little fingers wanting to play so I am having fun re-exploring them.

 

I'm ready to start playing with eyes... I love doing eyes... if I am not doing geometric doodles I usually doodle eyes... so there could be some interesting things come out of this.

 

@Sazerac , the graphite pencils with a hit of colour that are similar to the water colour pencils are brilliant to play with. I'm glad youy are loving the water colour pencils, they really are lots of fun.

[Sazerac]

hey @notsmokinjo, 

How do you make the w/c pencils permanent ? Spray with fixative ?

[notsmokinjo]

Yes, but once you spray you can't go back over. I've never used them on canvas so not sure, with good watercolour paper they don't need fixing.

 

 

So here is yesterdays, watercolour on paper....