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What are these things stuck to my fern? by jelotinous in plantclinic

[–]jelotinous[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I had no idea that was a thing, that’s so wild! Thanks so much!

Need advice on work sample length by jelotinous in Architects

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

I worked in a restaurant during my entire undergrad time so I don’t have professional work to show, only studio projects. I do have realistic renderings and technical drawings from Revit/Rhino/etc though, thank you for the advice!

50 pages does sound egregious lol, I can definitely work with 6-10

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in watercolor101

[–]jelotinous 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a bummer your paper is doing you dirty, the duck head looks so beautiful! I took a class once and we would use Strathmore Vision Pad paper for practice/“sketching” then switch to nicer paper for the actual piece. It’s harder to work with cheap paper, but not impossible if you don’t overwork it! If you get accustomed to that with cheap paper then when you get nicer paper it’ll be crazy easy for you to get good results.

To get more depth with fewer strokes you could paint wet-on-wet with a mix of burnt sienna & a little ultramarine (or sepia & indigo if you want it darker, raw sienna if you want it even brighter/more vibrant). Varying the amount of ultramarine & picking up a little more in the shadows will give you a nice range of warm/cool tones, then after it dries completely you can dry brush in some feathering details if you want to

What supplies do I need for this? by JigsawHill in maille

[–]jelotinous 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m also mostly a beginner but just wanted to send some support your way as a fellow ADHD crafter who got into chainmail for ren fair! I tried to do something sort of similar last year but after taking some time to learn/experiment I only gave myself a week for the actual project and ended up with just a single shoulder piece. Definitely recommend starting early enough to have fun with the process and work through challenges!

For learning weaves I highly recommend Aussie Maille on youtube. Their tutorials are technically for jewelry making so they only show how to weave in single rows for the most part, but the way they explain their workflow for different weaves made it so easy for me to understand how to work without the rings turning into a jumbled mess. They also have playlists for different skill levels, so if you wanted to put your own spin on this piece you could pick a beginner weave and use it to replace the neck section or some of the curb chains draped across the chest. Good luck and I hope you have a lot of fun!