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Saturday, April 5, 2014

Yosemite


Yosemite National Park is a place of great beauty. I was very fortunate to have a chance to visit it. The view of tall granite walls, waterfalls, trees, meadows and wildlife give joy to every guest.
I took a lot of pictures there. Now I'm using them as reference photos to my paintings.
I like the top painting better. The colors are vibrant and trees have much better shapes. I remember us walking down the bridge to dip our bare feed in the cool water. After long hike this place was great for restoring our energy.  


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  1. UnknownMay 8, 2014 at 7:55 PM

    Hi Alina! Love your videos especially "Autumn Forest" & "Foggy Trees". Alina I am very new to the watercolor medium,I've been drawing for many years and consider myself a "humorous illustrator hobbyist". I am also a fan of the old background art of the Disney classics like Snow White & many others. I find watercolor kind of difficult to work with,like too many "rules" to know prior to application! It is a very unforgiving & uncontrollable medium,lol! My question to you today is how long can you leave masking fluid on Strathmore 500 Series illustration board for wet media? That is the surface I use because I also do some inking with watercolor & ink doesn't "bleed or spread" on this paper if you will. I also use Dr. Martin liquid watercolors,fyi. Hope you make more of your wonderful videos soon, & thanks so much for your time & hope to hear from you soon! Best, Lee Fortuna, Warwick NY. trikid@optonline.net

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    1. AlinaMay 10, 2014 at 12:54 PM

      Hi Lee,
      Thank you for your comment I'm glad you like my paintings. The watercolor medium is not easy but worth trying because there's not much to loose when you fail. Just a piece of paper haha. Also the more you paint the more control you gain.
      I never used the illustration board so I can't answer your question. For paper, I don't think the masking fluid has a holding limit on the paper. You just have to remember that when you're removing it, the paint has to be completely dry.
      Lee, I would like to see your inking someday :).
      Happy painting
      Alina

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  2. UnknownMay 10, 2014 at 4:40 PM

    Thanks for replying Alina! I will try to show you one of my illustrations someday but I am not very "computer savey",LOL,! I just wanted you to know I "tried" to paint a mothers day card using watercolor pencils because I thought it would be quicker than breaking out the watercolors. Well, I didn't like the way it turned out at all! Looks like a little kid used crayons in pre-K class,ugh! I don't know why color is such an issue for me. Anyway, thanks again!

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