Wednesday, August 4, 2010

I have a question on wood ?




Is there someone that works on wood and
can PLEASES give me some tips on how to work whit it .
I want the grain of the wood to come out
clear in some parts of the paintings/drawings.
On this two I used glazes pen and ink and
watercolors they are 2' by 3' 1/2.

6 comments:

mycuriousteaparty said...

A wire brush is good to bring out the grain Rafael. Work with the grain NOT against it.

Janine said...

These are pretty Rafael! I found this blog thru another blog. http://stellaimhultberg.blogspot.com

I don't know this person but maybe they will be able to help you!

my tiny studio said...

Thank you to the two of you :)
I also found out about clear gesso :) need to get me some .

Abi said...

Lovely art matey. And I love the tiny fairy! how is your tooth...no pain yet eh? I went an entire year when a filling came out.. but it caught up with me recently!

Christopher A. Klingler said...

Lovely so far Rafael!

If using acrylics water the paint down like a watercolor glaze to let the wood grain show through. But you probably already know this tip.

I didn't know there was such a thing as clear gesso, now you gave mE a tip! '-)

Chris >:-)

*Linda Pinda* said...

LOVE clear gesso!!! Learned that from Miss Suzi Blu.

Can't wait to see your paintings once you capture the effext you're envisioning. These are gorgeous just the way they are :)