 |                      |
| Author | Message |
JazzyCat
105 posts |
#8602 2006-10-09 09:19 GMT |
|
I like artwork in a wide range of media - bronze sculptures, pastels, marble , as well as oil and water colour paintings.
I wondered if members had a preferred type of medium to work in or look at. If I had to pick just one type of medium, I suppose it would be marble scupltures . Something like "David" amazes me how so much detail was achieved with such large blocks of marble. |
|
VanGoghsEar
109 posts |
#8603 2006-10-09 09:47 GMT |
|
I like oil because of the texture along with the visual. It gives a three dimensional aspect to a two dimensional piece which is very endearing. I also like watercolours due to the ethereal nature of the paints.
|
|
Wayne
82 posts |
#8619 2006-10-09 15:52 GMT |
|
I like using a wide range of media but tend to prefer charcoal and have done ever since I was a teenager. I can still remember being let loose to draw a shpere with a lamp turned onto it to produce the light and shaded sides. I was so impressed at how easy it was to change the shading of the drawing I was hooked.
|
|
Leon
34 posts |
#8621 2006-10-10 14:12 GMT |
|
My favourite medium is Digital Art. That's because it's the only medium I use related to art and photography.
|
|
Lombi
Administrators
1977 posts |
#8622 2006-10-11 07:31 GMT |
|
I am in love with all mediums. Creating art is such a wonderful experience.
|
|
|
Siggie!
|
|
Wayne
82 posts |
#8634 2006-10-11 12:46 GMT |
|
Must admit I also have a soft spot for clay. In the later years of my schooling I chanced upon clay by accident really but after an hour I was hooked. Throughtout my life I have been a very tactile person and sculpting the clay was something I really enjoyed and wished I had the money to continue as a hobbyist. Perhaps when I retire in a fair few years yet I hasten to add, I may rekindle my love of clay as it still hasn't left me over 20 year's after I first came across it!
|
|
BrownSugar
137 posts |
#8642 2006-10-12 18:56 GMT |
|
I remember creating dodgy pottery at school Wayne so I don't think that clay and me get on! I chose "other" as I like to sketch using pencils - sometimes coloured and sometimes just graphite. I like the new style pencils where you can add water and they give a watercolour effect.
|
|
Debbie
4 posts |
#8646 2006-10-13 16:10 GMT |
|
I love to use watercolours, although I have only just returned back to my favourite hobby after a little break. My favourite is of an owl sitting next to a river which I shall try to upload at some point if I can find some time. I don't do it for profit rather the pleasure of producing a piece which makes me feel proud.
|
|
Wayne
82 posts |
#8651 2006-10-14 04:38 GMT |
|
Hi Brown sugar
With regards clay I too made a complete mess the first time I used it and that was with a potters wheel. I persevered but was hopeless, then found that sculpting was my cup of tea. If I made a mistake I could add a piece of clay to fill in the error and carry on. It really is a matter of practice makes perfect! |
|
BrownSugar
137 posts |
#8656 2006-10-14 06:49 GMT |
|
<!--quoteo(post=8651:date=Oct 14 2006, 08:38 AM:name=Wayne)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Wayne @ Oct 14 2006, 08:38 AM) [snapback]8651[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
If I made a mistake I could add a piece of clay to fill in the error and carry on. It really is a matter of practice makes perfect!  That's true Wayne - you could always make something surreal in nature and no-one would know if you had made a mistake. How do you set your pottery though? Do you use a kitchen oven or have you got a kiln?
|
|
Cain
25 posts |
#9216 2007-02-22 13:17 GMT |
|
I love to use watercolours a great deal but to be honest I wouldn't say it was my favourite medium, just that I always seem to get better results for some reason. My favourite medium however is clay. Guess being a very tactile person it just had to be!
|
|
Kumiko
9 posts |
#9223 2007-02-24 10:05 GMT |
|
I’ve worked on paintings in acrylics, watercolors, and oils…and drawings with pastels, charcoals, and graphite. I’ve also had a little experience with B&W photography. I’ve done ceramics and 3D work with wood, clay, plaster, etc…
However, my favorite medium is oil painting on masonite using old glazing techniques. |
|
JgMantilla
18 posts |
#9234 2007-02-25 16:26 GMT |
|
I find oil paint to be extremely versatile, definitely my favorite
|
|
jipdog7
20 posts |
#9260 2007-03-12 07:43 GMT |
|
I've only recently started experimenting with using oil paints, I'm still not too sure if I'm doing things properly, but then what is the right way to paint anything anyway?!
|
|
