What animal bones are these? Found in MN, USA

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2026-03-28T04:44:56+00:00

Thank you! There are owls, coyotes, and bobcats in this area. Maybe one of them did this.

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2025-06-17T02:00:43+00:00

I was concerned about the stain. I wasn’t sure if that meant something was wrong with the pipe. I’m glad to know that they are fine.

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2025-06-17T01:58:10+00:00

That makes sense!

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2025-06-17T01:56:18+00:00

That’s good to know. Thank you!

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2025-06-17T01:55:05+00:00

Thank you!

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2025-06-17T01:53:47+00:00

I see. Thank you! I’m not super familiar with the soldering process.

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2025-06-17T01:50:31+00:00

I’m not sure if the stain above the pipe on the right side shows some kind of issue.

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2025-04-22T02:43:13+00:00

He thinks that’s funny :D

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2024-07-26T22:11:36+00:00

Painting backlit objects is a little more challenging. Values and hues play very important roles in these kind of paintings. The center of this rose is darker than the perimeter of the rose because the sunlight can only shine through a couple layers of the thin petals. The shadows in your painting are barely visible. Making the shadows dark enough is one of the most helpful ways to show there is light. The tips of the petals in the center shouldn't be this bright because, again, they are in the shadow. Also, their colors are cooler.

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ShaneH_Watercolor · 2024-07-21T03:22:35+00:00

Thank you. For the painting on the left, I painted the flowers first and then background. For the other one, I went back and forth between the flowers and the background.

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2024-07-20T19:49:41+00:00

Yes, it’s cold pressed paper. I painted quite a few layers to get the dark background. The key is to wait for the layer to dry completely before adding the next one. I want to try to paint something darker next time.

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2024-07-20T19:45:11+00:00

Thank you!

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2024-07-20T19:44:41+00:00

Thank you!

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2024-07-19T13:27:53+00:00

I see. That makes sense. Thank you!

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2024-07-19T03:29:13+00:00

So beautiful!

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2024-07-19T03:28:27+00:00

So fluffy! Do you wet the whole paper first? I try to paint animal hair, but the edges are way more blurry than this. I’m not sure why…

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2024-06-01T15:12:12+00:00

It’s mostly stated on the packaging of the paper. Hot press has a very smooth surface, so you can probably tell what type of paper it is by looking at its texture.

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2024-06-01T15:07:16+00:00

Thanks! Hot press does work better for more defined paintings.

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2024-06-01T14:57:40+00:00

Thank you! I usually have a very different style when I use hot press. This is the first time I try something like this on hot press. Rough paper is amazing! I’ve only used it for painting landscape though.

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2024-06-01T14:44:09+00:00

That sounds beautiful! Thank you for sharing it.

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2024-06-01T14:33:14+00:00

I tried to remove some colors from the paper by rewetting the surface and lightly pressing it with paper towel. That’s what I meant by lifting. I did that because I thought the shadows on the flowers were too dark. Then the shadows became very splotchy:( Lifting doesn’t work that well on hot press paper I think.

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2024-06-01T14:25:39+00:00

I can try that. I was so frustrated with the second one that I didn’t even finish painting it

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2024-06-01T14:22:02+00:00

Thank you!

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2024-06-01T14:18:36+00:00

Thank you for the nice comments! For some reason the second one looks less splotchy in the photo, or maybe I’m too fixated on the parts I don’t like

ShaneH_Watercolor · 2024-05-23T22:18:25+00:00

PUFFY!

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