I've been lurking in this group for a while and appreciate all the talent here, and also appreciate getting to know a different side of my fellow DUers.

I had no idea avocado seeds were so useful. I like the hue very much. Do you know if it lasts well on the paper? How permanent is it?

An hour after painting, I was able to lift off some of the pigment with a damp paper towel, but I also wasn't using paper suitable for water-based media. I just bought some better paper so I'll see how that goes.

I've seen avocado-dyed textiles before--just lovely--and the color supposedly lasts for at least a few years.

I usually paint landscapes but I wanted to stay warm this morning and also practice perspective.

Especially as a background for a portrait...something there in the background but not quite sure what effect 🙂

and lightening it behind the shadow side. Or if you are placing your figure in a scene, keeping the values less intense than in your subject and making sure the edges are soft and sometimes lost.

It's beautiful! And I love the background; the shape and color is perfect.

I will have to figure out how to post pics one of these days and will share.

with black walnut nut shells. Well, not really the shells, but the pulp that we used to smash to get to the walnuts themselves. It was dark brown and would stain everything, but made some interesting pictures.

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I was out painting late this afternoon, looked down and saw a ton of them. I think I gathered enough for a small batch of ink.

Yes, it's such a beautiful ink. I'm really excited about it.