SHARING SOME "SMUDGE WORKS" FROM THE STUDENTS OF THE CHA CONFERENCE WORKSHOP HELD IN ANAHEIM, CA1/30/2016 THESE TWO WORKS GO WITH MY FIRST SUGGESTION IN WORKING IN THE TECHNIQUE BY CHOOSING TO WORK WITH 3 COLORS ONLY. YOUR DARK FOR SHADOWS, A MID TONE HUE AND LIGHTS. NOT NECESSARILY THINKING OR WORKING IN BLUE SKIES, BROWN TREE LIMBS, OR GREEN GRASS. I FEEL THAT STARTING OUT WITH ONLY THE COMPOSITION IN MIND AND NOT BOTHERING WITH: THIS COLOR IS THAT, AND THAT COLOR IS THIS ONE: BY ELIMINATING THE APPROPRIATE, SO TO SPEAK COLOR, ONE IS ABLE TO FOCUS ON THE ACTUAL "SMUDGING" PROCESS. EVERYTHING WILL FALL INTO PLACE AS PRACTICE ALWAYS HELPS!
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CAROL FOLDVARY
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