Need blue for water... what should I do?

[rafairchild2]

I am working on cutting out a beach scene, and cannot find a decent wood with blue in it.  I was hoping to find beetle killed or something else like Poplar with blue highlights.  I am getting a bit desperate and was thinking of using some lighter-shaded black limba and some watered-down blue dye or airbrush paint watered down, but that really goes against Intarsia from a purist point of view. 

Any suggestions?

 

 

[Dave Monk]

Now and then I find a piece of blue pine at Lowes.

[preprius]

bodies of water can come in different colors... red sea,  muddy mississippi, purple oceans during certain sunsets. 

I have added a bit (2 drops) of blue to enhance "purple heart."  I put the drops in clear satin finish. 

[rafairchild2]

13 minutes ago, Dave Monk said:

Now and then I find a piece of blue pine at Lowes.

Looks like a trip to Lowes is in store.  I tried Home Depot and had no luck.  Nothing at the local Wood Craft either.

[rafairchild2]

1 minute ago, preprius said:

bodies of water can come in different colors... red sea,  muddy mississippi, purple oceans during certain sunsets. 

I have added a bit (2 drops) of blue to enhance "purple heart."  I put the drops in clear satin finish. 

Well, I do have some purple heart.  I will try with a scrap and see how enhancing with "two drops" of blue will do.

[Scrappile]

no blue pine around?

[rafairchild2]

7 minutes ago, Scrappile said:

no blue pine around?

Have not found any.  I am shocked about that too.  I live in VA Beach a city of 500k and nothing but generic crap.

[Zoot Fenster]

curly maple with blue dye.  The curls show as waves.  You can be a purist or an artist.

[Hawk]

I've found plenty of blue pine on eBay when I needed it. Good Luck

[Dave Monk]

On 6/18/2023 at 5:12 PM, rafairchild2 said:

I am working on cutting out a beach scene, and cannot find a decent wood with blue in it.  I was hoping to find beetle killed or something else like Poplar with blue highlights.  I am getting a bit desperate and was thinking of using some lighter-shaded black limba and some watered-down blue dye or airbrush paint watered down, but that really goes against Intarsia from a purist point of view. 

Any suggestions?

 

 

Check out what I found today. Let me know if I can help. 

[Scrappile]

Whoa!  That is great stuff!

[planeur]

What about amarante wood , that I use sometime and the color is like water.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&sxsrf=APwXEdeTsZwQqcbf3LMyBrQAsXn-B5NH4Q:1687572596459&q=wood+of+amarante&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiN0JPp6dr_AhUEF1kFHXvADSQQ0pQJegQICBAB&biw=1280&bih=618&dpr=1.5#imgrc=zlNvd-5LaMImrM&imgdii=-l3yHEzEa2Yu4M

planeur

[planeur]

It is me again, just want to show you the result using amarante for the water, in my post The Atlantic Puffin, in Feb 2021

 

Have a good day !

planeur

 

[rjweb]

Dave, where did you found that at, RJ 

[Jim Finn]

 

The blue of Dave Monk is your best bet, I think.  Outside that I would use some green of poplar in its place.

[Charlie E]

On 6/22/2023 at 5:38 PM, Dave Monk said:

Check out what I found today. Let me know if I can help. 

That's some way cool wood Dave. You've probably seen the picture online of a piece of wood that looks like and ostrich head. You've got several that are close in that bunch.   

[Scrappile]

My local Home Depot has blue pine that is for paneling.  I away check it out when I go there.  Have not bought any because I am on a much tighter budget than I use to be.  I won't go into reason, would be to political.

[Rolf]

As has been said a light blue wash on curly maple. but since your piece is already cut, I hope you have some scraps. Play with rubbing in some different blues. Acrylic paint. that has worked for me. 

On this piece I went a different route. I needed to do the sky, It is something I designed from a 1922 family relatives painting.  Had the background printed on textured paper by a local framer. The Goldfinch background is a piece of resawn and bookmatched blue pine. 

Both are my designs and patterns are not available.

[Peter N White]

Both are great work.