Granulating Color Facts Granulating earth based colors like ochers are ancient and were used in cave paintings. Many granulating colors now can be produced synthetically, but they are still chemically similar to the original colors and still have granulating properties. They doesn’t dissolve in water and can be pushed around like tiny pebbles.They tend to
Here is a review of different stitch lengths. In our hat we did double crochet, but it’s good to memorize the main stitches. Note that the instruction for all of these is for crocheting a rectangle as opposed to a circle, and so set up instructions will differ.Here’s a review of Single Crochet. This is
At last you can follow my watercolor class at home at your own pace! Below is every exercise I include in my four session watercolor class that I’ve taught all over the San Francisco Bay Area and on Zoom, plus a talk about the best materials to use. You read and see photo illustrations covering
In class we practiced mixing the primary colors, red, yellow and blue to make a full range of the secondary colors, green, orange and purple. You will use the same red, yellow and blue for all three mixtures. Your finished project will look something like the photo below, starting at one color and gradually shifting
The exercise sheet below is made with cold press 140lb. Arches watercolor paper and Winsor and Newton paint in phthalo (phthalocyanine) blue and Winsor red.Top row left to right: layered colors (the first fully dry before the second color is applied),red and blue wet into wet, dry brush, brush playBottom row left to right: red
The first instruction I give students on the first day of class is to test out each color in their palette. Every color behaves a little differently depending on the brand of paint and the pigment used in the paint. Qor brand flows more freely due to it’s synthetic binder, and cheap paints hardly move
Click on the links below to review the basic steps for crochet Create a slip knot Make a chain for 25 stitches, or as many called for in the pattern. Be sure to hold your work so it doesn’t wiggle around, hold the yarn draped over your left index finger, and chain loosely enough that
This is a seriously nostalgic recipe that makes use of any greens from your garden. My mother used chard, which volunteered in our garden when I was a child. It is similar to a crustless quiche, but it relies on cottage cheese instead of cream. This recipe can be halved or doubled, but I recommend
This hand cream is very rich and spectacular for reviving hands that have been washed too many times. Emulsifying Wax NF is a safe, commercially manufactured product that can be purchased online. The process of making hand cream or lotion involves heating and combining oil and water with an emulsifier, and then cooling the mixture
This recipe can easily halved. Left over pumpkin can be added to curry, and condensed milk can be used to sweeten coffee or desserts. Ingredients 1 can 15 oz. Libby’s pumpkin ¾ of a can of condensed milk (cow or coconut) 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice Pinch of salt 2 large eggs 5-6 oven-safe ceramic
