Comments on: To tortillon or not to tortillon (drawing: Nova) http://www.henkterheide.com/2007/06/15/to-tortillon-or-not-to-tortillon-art-nova/ Random Acts of Art Thu, 06 May 2010 13:20:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://www.henkterheide.com/2007/06/15/to-tortillon-or-not-to-tortillon-art-nova/comment-page-1/#comment-199 admin Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:52:28 +0000 http://www.henkterheide.com/2007/06/15/to-tortillon-or-not-to-tortillon-art-nova/#comment-199 Hi Cecelia, Thanks for commenting. I never knew you can use tortillon with crayons. I have to do some more fireworks drawings with crayons somewhere in the next two or three weeks. I'll see if I can use it. regards Henk Hi Cecelia,

Thanks for commenting. I never knew you can use tortillon with crayons. I have to do some more fireworks drawings with crayons somewhere in the next two or three weeks. I’ll see if I can use it.

regards Henk

]]> By: Cecelia http://www.henkterheide.com/2007/06/15/to-tortillon-or-not-to-tortillon-art-nova/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Cecelia Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:37:14 +0000 http://www.henkterheide.com/2007/06/15/to-tortillon-or-not-to-tortillon-art-nova/#comment-198 I've enjoyed looking at your work very much! I am a retired art teacher. Speaking of tortillions and ways of blending, toilet paper does work very well as does paper towels. The cheap paper towels that schools often use are also wonderful to use. They are heavier and more sturdy than what we usually buy in a store. You can also make your own tortillions from things like butcher paper, the brown, heavy kind. I have some paper from the wrappings on a package that was mailed to me, and I'm going to cut it into strips to use for tortillions. The strips are rolled at an angle. At one time, I had a pattern, but I don't really need a pattern. You can also use paper to polish certain materials, like crayon and pencils that have a waxey feel to them, like Prismacolors. My favorite drawing pencil is what was a Berol #314 Draughting Pencil. The last ones I found were labeled Sanford #314 Draughting Pencil. I haven't been able to find them for a while, but, I do have a few left to use. I know where I can buy them when I run out! I found it interesting that you have difficulty focusing on more than one thing at a time. I do that, a bit, myself. I need to work straight through on something until I finish, even if it takes several days. If I put it aside to do other things, I may never either find it again, or I have lost the same feeling for it and find it very difficult to go back to it. I have things from months and years ago that need to be finished! I lose my mood, or even the object itself, if I move it over and try to do something else. Good luck to you with your work! You have some very nice things, and it is so nice to read about the process you use in creating your pieces, and your blog. I haven't done my blog very long, myself, so I'm learning! I’ve enjoyed looking at your work very much! I am a retired art teacher. Speaking of tortillions and ways of blending, toilet paper does work very well as does paper towels. The cheap paper towels that schools often use are also wonderful to use. They are heavier and more sturdy than what we usually buy in a store. You can also make your own tortillions from things like butcher paper, the brown, heavy kind. I have some paper from the wrappings on a package that was mailed to me, and I’m going to cut it into strips to use for tortillions. The strips are rolled at an angle. At one time, I had a pattern, but I don’t really need a pattern. You can also use paper to polish certain materials, like crayon and pencils that have a waxey feel to them, like Prismacolors.
My favorite drawing pencil is what was a Berol #314 Draughting Pencil. The last ones I found were labeled Sanford #314 Draughting Pencil. I haven’t been able to find them for a while, but, I do have a few left to use. I know where I can buy them when I run out!
I found it interesting that you have difficulty focusing on more than one thing at a time. I do that, a bit, myself. I need to work straight through on something until I finish, even if it takes several days. If I put it aside to do other things, I may never either find it again, or I have lost the same feeling for it and find it very difficult to go back to it. I have things from months and years ago that need to be finished! I lose my mood, or even the object itself, if I move it over and try to do something else.
Good luck to you with your work! You have some very nice things, and it is so nice to read about the process you use in creating your pieces, and your blog. I haven’t done my blog very long, myself, so I’m learning!

]]> By: Bart Westgeest http://www.henkterheide.com/2007/06/15/to-tortillon-or-not-to-tortillon-art-nova/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Bart Westgeest Fri, 15 Jun 2007 22:42:46 +0000 http://www.henkterheide.com/2007/06/15/to-tortillon-or-not-to-tortillon-art-nova/#comment-22 <p>A great post Henk, with a very nice and well working drawing indeed!</p> <p>I often use toiletpaper when painting. Either to remove paint to get a very thin layer of it or simply to paint, dipping it into paint and then on the painting itself, for example for random leaves or clouds.</p> <p>I haven't tried it when drawing yet. It sounds good. I often use my fingers or a tortillon as it apparently is called. I was in need of one yesterday but didn't took the time to try to make one. Following your link I now saw how to make them and made 4 myself. Thanks for pointing me to it.</p> <hr> <p>Yes it is a nice picture isn't it.<br>Henk</p> A great post Henk, with a very nice and well working drawing indeed!

I often use toiletpaper when painting. Either to remove paint to get a very thin layer of it or simply to paint, dipping it into paint and then on the painting itself, for example for random leaves or clouds.

I haven’t tried it when drawing yet. It sounds good. I often use my fingers or a tortillon as it apparently is called. I was in need of one yesterday but didn’t took the time to try to make one. Following your link I now saw how to make them and made 4 myself. Thanks for pointing me to it.

Yes it is a nice picture isn’t it.
Henk

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