I am starting my second scroll blank. I well and truly jumped in the deep end with this one. I just got a copy of leaves of gold in soft cover for $15 (normal price is 75). Dancing ensued. Then studying. Then sketching. I am now trying to do a scroll blank in the style of p59.
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First I sketched the version in my workbook so I could get used to the format and the shapes involved. Then I drew it freehand on the bristol board. Next up: gouache. I had questions about the order of color application, but the nice people on the EKScribes yahoo list were very helpful.
I may sketch out several scrolls before I really play with paint as I need to get a few supplies from dick blick to make it a lot easier to paint. I do have the 2gal size ziploc bags to store and protect the work in when I am done or not working on it at that moment.
The serarate blog post is another version of the example I am imitating closely.
The sketches are on my flickr page but flickr is being stubborn about letting me post them here without uploading them, and I am not on my personal computer at the moment.
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