{"id":13214,"date":"2024-01-13T19:18:35","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T02:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=13214"},"modified":"2024-01-13T19:20:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T02:20:07","slug":"sketch-journal-may-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2024\/01\/sketch-journal-may-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Sketch journal May 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>May 2023 brought more color into the sketchbook. I used watercolors a lot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7743-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13210\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7743-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7743-1-300x272.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">06 May 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And here, I made another template &#8211; round thumbnails! Why not? The exercise here was pairing colors. And then I felt like I needed to put four-letter words into the circles. Sort of an exhortation to spring weather. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7742-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13211\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7742-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7742-1-300x268.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">24 May 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t recall exactly how I made this background. It involved large alphabet stamps and a gelli plate. When I got done with the background, I thought I could write something over top of it with a new nib &#8211; the Hokoro Fude. And use up some old ink that I bought in a prior life and still have. This page is just play, but it stops me in my tracks every time I come across it. It might be saying something about the power of layering. The white over the toned paper. Maybe apply backgrounds to a series of pages ahead of time, then draw on them? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7741-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13212\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7741-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7741-1-300x268.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">23 May 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is another gelli plate experiment. Most often, I see acrylic paint used with the plate, but I wanted to try gouache. It worked okay, although the gouache beaded up significantly &#8211; I had little control. The results here remind me of the planet &#8211; blue, green and white. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7740-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7740-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/img_7740-1-300x128.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">28 May 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a combination of ink and watercolor. Inspired by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petemonaghan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pete Monaghan<\/a>&#8216;s paintings of vernacular architecture. I just love his style and his subject matter. I am so inspired by old houses around here, I think I could draw and paint some of them. It&#8217;s the variations in shading within the watercolor blocks that gets to me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of these pages are inspiring. I think I could do series based on each one of them. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 2023 brought more color into the sketchbook. I used watercolors a lot. And here, I made another template &#8211; round thumbnails! Why not? The exercise here was pairing colors. 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