Today while I was working on this painting I made a mistake on Miss Kitty’s head. I tried to add more too it and it ended up becoming a big blob that looked nothing like a cat. I thought I was going to have to live with it but that is not the case. I am finding that water-color is very forgiving. So I used a small piece of paper towel to blot up the excess liquid sitting on the piece then I dabbed my brush into the green paint picking up just a very small amount with more water than paint and really rubbed it around in the area that needed fixing. It diluted the small black space and removed it in just the right size and amount to make kitty’s head look just like it should. I was so relieved.
I was brave and just painted kitty in without drawing her first. If you think about the shape, it’s just an oval sort of, then a tail which anyone could paint. Then a round bit for the head and two or two and half pointy bits for the ears. Also a little smudge bit for the back leg. And a collar for the cat. See very easy!
Right at the end of the red arrow is where the big blob of black paint was. I had no idea that it would really work but I had no choice but to take a chance. Sometimes you just have to try it! It might work.
Of course the kitty in the tutorial looks nowhere near as good as the first one! The neck is too fat. But still you get the idea, it really isn’t all that difficult. Give it a try.
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Maybe You Should Walk A Mile In Their Shoes
Or drive a few in their car. Delivery drivers that is. Just a reminder as you go about your weekend to be patient, kind and generous in your tips to delivery people. So you food is a little late, it was probably too hot anyway.
Those of us who don’t have that type of job probably tend to sometimes expect too much. They can’t find our house or even the street. Maybe they are new to the city and don’t have a fancy new GPS system. Maybe they are “slow” and that’s the only job they can get. At least they are trying, right?
Why make life any harder for someone who might already have a hard time. It’s not as if anyone grows up saying they want to be a delivery person.
So whatever the problem might be, cut them a break, be nice. Then smile and say thank you like you mean it.
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