tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403025007552597654.post6660114999987699298..comments2024-02-21T22:09:14.356-05:00Comments on Karstad Biodiversity Paintings: adventures in the colour of Canada: Baltimore Oriole (watercolour 5 x 7 in.) SoldAleta Karstadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15900113759159760493noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403025007552597654.post-69576545830182137712011-08-08T15:25:20.311-04:002011-08-08T15:25:20.311-04:00I always put a blue wash over the eye first - all ...I always put a blue wash over the eye first - all except the main highlight. Then I paint the iris colour in a wash over that, keeping it light through a crescent of dull bluish reflected light around the bottom, usually opposite the main highlight. Then I paint the black iris, sometimes making a blue edge on the main highlight. There is often a bit of moisture between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, so may I add a small dot or two of opaque white there, which emphasizes the eyelid and helps to make the eye look sharp and alive.Aleta Karstadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15900113759159760493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403025007552597654.post-91815085609207328202011-08-08T13:50:42.447-04:002011-08-08T13:50:42.447-04:00Interesting about the head feathers being only bla...Interesting about the head feathers being only black tipped. It's as if the black is being selected for, and the bird is currently in the process of evolving towards having the black head! <br /><br />I like the way you curved the thin washy bottom edge, providing volume to the breast -- rather than maybe a more conventional straight-across "vignette" edging.<br /><br />Of course, the eye is beautiful, but I expect that from you. :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08527238869210363113noreply@blogger.com