koukla carolyn

serious attempt

I bought a little tin of Neocolor II’s a few months ago, back when I was still in school. I had been so busy that I didn’t really get a chance to properly try them out. Last week I grabbed these bananas and painted them using my new toy. I really like how they handle and I think it actually looks very similar to watercolor. I colored them with first and then went over it with a wet brush to blend the colors. I added the dots in by taking pigment directly from the crayon with a wet brush. I think that I will use these in the future when I want the look of watercolor but with less hassle. Hopefully next time I will paint something a little more interesting than this.

4 Comments so far

  1. Linda June 25th, 2006 6:34 pm

    Oooh—this is really great! Love the dots on the bananas, and you got the yellow JUST right!

  2. Felicity June 29th, 2006 1:44 am

    Actually, I think this is super! The simplicity in your compositions is really appealing.

  3. Jeet June 30th, 2006 1:40 pm

    They look so edible that it makes you want to break into “Come, Mr. Tally Mon, tally me banana…..” :-). Great job with such a simple subject!

  4. Laura July 1st, 2006 6:04 pm

    Carolyn, I like what you’ve done with your neocolors. I, too, had a tin from art school ( a few years older than yours ;D) and have picked it up several times recently. They’re fun, aren’t they?

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