Friday, April 7, 2017

Paint Party Friday - Rose



Welcome to Paint Party Friday! I did a detailed pencil sketch of this rose on textured beige cardstock (6" x 6"). My intention was to paint it in acrylic, in shades of pink. I was a bit nervous to start in on the original and my daughter suggested I copy it (using the printer) onto a sheet of white cardstock and work with that one. So I've made a fabulous, enlarged copy as pictured below. Now I don't have to be afraid of ruining the original sketch for now.


22 comments:

JFM said...

It is a gorgeous sketch Christine and your daughter had the perfect suggestion!!!

Happy PPF!!!

Valerie-Jael said...

Gorgeous sketch, your daughter had a great idea. Hugs, Valerie

Giggles said...

Fabulous idea! Gorgeous sketch, look forward to the full painting!

Hugs Giggles

The Rev. Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA said...

That is a gorgeous sketch! I look forward to seeing it after you paint it in acrylics. Blessings!

John said...

Beautiful sketch. Can't wait to see it painted.

Mark said...

That sketch is gorgeous. I'm sure the enlarged version will look great too. Don't forget to share it!

Linda Kunsman said...

lovely sketch Christine-and a great idea to try things out on a copy. I do that sometimes:) Happy PPF!

Anonymous said...

That is a great sketch, Christine!

Clare Lloyd said...

Such a pretty rose

Faye said...

Wow, Christine, what a gorgeous sketch! Anyone who has tried to draw a rose will appreciate all the work that goes into that effort. Very nice job.

carol l mck said...

Very beautiful sketch and great idea to copy it to explore what you want to do ~ have fun ~

Wishing you a Happy Weekend ~ ^_^

Christine said...

It was not an easy thing Faye, you do know.

Jenn Jilks said...

What a great idea! Hooray for daughters!

Adam said...

nice art

Indira said...

Lovely sketch. Your daughter's idea is good. I do that too sometimes. Happy PPF. Best, Indira

Tammie Lee said...

Such a lovely rose. I wish you a wonderful time painting it!

The Happy Whisk said...

Lovely rose.

Granny Annie said...

Good for your daughter. Great suggestion. I would be terrified to touch that delicate sketch. It is lovely.

DVArtist said...

Christine that rose is simply gorgeous.

Lisabella Russo said...

The rose drawing is beautiful! I love it. I transfer my sketches as well once I have them the way I want them (but I print and then trace over carbon paper to the canvas or panel or whatnot).

Lowcarb team member said...

What a good suggestion from your daughter.
It is a very nice sketch.

All the best Jan

Laila said...

Lovely sketch and a smart way to avoid ruining. I do this all the time with my drawings. I find it so hard to draw large enough, so I use my copy machine to enlarge my works.