Mary Jane - Leader of project "Sandpaper Art"
Sandpaper Art - Friday July 25th
Leader: Mary Jane B
SANDPAPER: Karen just found 9 x 11 2000 grit sandpaper at her True Value hardware. I did more online searching and found 9" x 11" at
Harbor Freight - 5 sheets for $5.29;
Ace Hardware - Norton Sandwet $6.99;
Amazon - Lot fancy, 30 sheets 17.99; Zoro grit 15 sheets $9.79, and Netflum pk of 18 sheets grits 2000-10,000 $28.14.
Home Depot and Lowes also have at least one brand 9 x 11
If you have already gotten the sandpaper don't worry. I really think the smaller size paper is fine for this project, then you can get larger sheets later if you want to work bigger. (I also found out that coarser grits are used by pastel artists.)
BLENDERS: or TORTILLIONS not exactly the same things, but similar. Val asked me about these. I learned a lot more!! Amazon sells all sorts of them packaged with other stuff, sometimes, $4 and up. I'm thinking it would be worth it. I tried the rolled paper funnel as in the YouTube link I sent you. It does blend, but the YouTube was meant for graphite not waxed colored pencils. Then I checked the article I'd mentioned and she uses stiff bristle brushes to blend. So I searched through my old, abused oil brushes (you know, the ones you didn't get clean 
) I found two, a flat and a round stiff enough for the job. They worked well & have joined the colored pencils. At some point I acquired colorless blending pencils (Prismacolor, I think.) So far, I'm not too impressed. Water - I have a small , soft brush. Damp, it blends the colors nicely and is a favorite of mine. Using that and a tissue, you can 'pick up' excess color. Don't forget to have some clean water on hand.
) I found two, a flat and a round stiff enough for the job. They worked well & have joined the colored pencils. At some point I acquired colorless blending pencils (Prismacolor, I think.) So far, I'm not too impressed. Water - I have a small , soft brush. Damp, it blends the colors nicely and is a favorite of mine. Using that and a tissue, you can 'pick up' excess color. Don't forget to have some clean water on hand.GRIT: Changes the way the color "sticks" and how it blends. My 2000 grit seems to blend better than my 7000 grit.
Select what you would like to create: flower, cat, dog whatever. We are basically exploring the "tooth" of the sandpaper, the blending of it and whether you want to try more with it.
It will be best if you draw your outline using a colored pencil that matches your main color. Draw ever so lightly.
Even the lightest line of white could be visible when colored over, so matching the outline color to the main color, ie: green for leaf, pink for flower petal, will work out. BUT yellow? with grey sandpaper? I got bilious green
. Brown eyed Susan's? Sigh, I'll try again.
. Brown eyed Susan's? Sigh, I'll try again.Living and Learning day by day, Mary Jane See you Friday PS: I put a white 'puppy pad' over my work table. Presto! I can use clear lids from food containers as disposable mixing surfaces. Water spills get absorbed, there is a ton of surface for swiping wet brushes, when it's grotty, bye bye.
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