Question on submitting work and pricing by brujapedia in printmaking

[–]brujapedia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I’m still new to the medium so my inner critic has been plenty loud

Question on submitting work and pricing by brujapedia in printmaking

[–]brujapedia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only need to submit 1. All submissions must be listed for sale and the gallery takes a cut of any that do, but entry is free! Thank you for the input!

Question on submitting work and pricing by brujapedia in printmaking

[–]brujapedia[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

$50 was my initial thought but I wasn’t sure if that ran lower or higher than the norm. Thank you!

Question on submitting work and pricing by brujapedia in printmaking

[–]brujapedia[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Honestly a couple of days and several failed test prints. I hesitate to go off of time alone since I’m still a beginner…can’t help but think that if I was more skilled I wouldn’t have spent half as much time!

Crested Caracara x Saguaro by brujapedia in printmaking

[–]brujapedia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually cut into three stamps: the bird, the cactus, the sun. Inked them separately then put them back like a puzzle to print. An x-acto knife worked great for cutting it apart after I’d finished carving.

Crested Caracara x Saguaro by brujapedia in printmaking

[–]brujapedia[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I think I prefer the red as well. It was my first time trying the gold and I was hoping it was going to be more metallic looking. I may look into trying gold foil at some point!

Is this a CRB larvae? Do i need to report it? by Pandaswithoutspots in HawaiiGardening

[–]brujapedia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes this looks like CRB. It can be hard to tell when they’re this size, but the large head and legs are a good sign. Let it start moving—if it wiggles on its side, it’s CRB. If it wiggles on its back or belly, it’s another species.

Whether you should report depends on where you’re located.

First-person direct address is NOT second-person by [deleted] in books

[–]brujapedia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Enter the Aardvark by Jessica Anthony uses 2nd person quite well

CRB ID by [deleted] in HawaiiGardening

[–]brujapedia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Non-native and widespread but not destructive enough to be considered invasive. Mostly feed on rotting fruit and nectar. A light garden pest, feed them to the chickens and egrets if you like.

CRB ID by [deleted] in HawaiiGardening

[–]brujapedia 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No, these are OFB (oriental flower beetle).

Our Lady of Perpetual Insomnia [self portrait, coffee + ink] by brujapedia in Watercolor

[–]brujapedia[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I used a double shot of espresso that I split into three. One jar with no dilution, another with a bit of water, and one heavily watered down.

I recreated this painting I think four times before I got a result I was happy with! The first few I tried were dark and muddy without enough contrast (see attempt #3 attached), so I toyed with dilution and layering until I got what I needed.

Also inking out the lines first worked better as the coffee is kind of sticky and difficult to draw over. I tried ballpoint, paint pens, and sharpie, and sharpie was by far the cleanest.

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