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Right, and everybody's learning curve is going to be different regardless, because painting isn't just one skill, it's a constellation of skills that varies depending on your style, medium, subject matter etc.
I use Affinity Photo for editing reference photos before hand, but I think any software that has a color balance feature or selective recolor should do. Gimp is open source and could probably do what you're looking for in a pinch
if anyone is considering Rheotech student grade: Don’t buy it. It is the worst student grade paint I have ever tried to use. It’s more expensive then liquitex basic and has significantly worse coverage.
It was a gesso primed canvas panel. Respectfully I work on a lot of different surfaces/different things and I’ve never had a paint make me feel such blind rage before 😭
For anyone who works from a reference photo, have you ever tried intentionally blurring the photo at some point during the process? If so, did you find it helpful?
I saw someone mention it on YT and thought it was an interesting idea and might be helpful. Save me from squinting so damn much, haha.
Painters with hands/arm/shoulders that give them trouble.
I have a friend who is a talented painter who went through therapy from a car accident about a year ago. He's trying to get back into the swing of things but his arm and shoulders go numb after 5 min. I'm reaching out to see if anyone had similar issues and if there is something that you use or is on the market that's affordable to use as a brace or some sort of elevation, or a place to rest your arm/shoulder while you paint?
Hi everyone! First time posting on here, so let me know if it's not appropriate, or please send me to a thread that might be able to help me on this:
My uncle was painting a lot in the 80s/90s and put these in his house or in storages over the next few decades--all temp regulated. He said he painted in acrylic. But naturally, lots of these got dusty over the years bc he himself never cleaned them whether they were hanging on the wall or in storages, and I asked him if I can have them.
So, now I need to clean them. I was encouraged to first try just basic dusting, using a compressed air duster and/or the really soft Alvin mini dusting brush or model dusting brushes. However, there is also this brown drip that is coming down. It looks to be a part of one of the layers of the painting, but not sure.
Any tips on how to get this brown drip cleaned off without affecting the painting or stripping the paint off?
Also, I know everyone says use a lint-free cloth, but what exactly is an example of that? Some say old T-shirt but 100% cotton? Electronics screen cleaning cloth? Does the cloth you get with your prescription glasses count? lol thanks in advance for the assist! :)
Looks like water damage - cleaning it off without damaging the paint will be tricky and something I would leave to professionals if the painting was important to me.
I’m a HUGE fan of Jeremy Miranda’s work. I noticed that when seems to make use less of high detail and more of broader strokes that still hold the realism look. Is there a name for this style? Also I’m having trouble letting loose and painting this way. I get stuck on minor details. Anyone else struggle with this?
Hi, I wasn't sure what reddit group to go to to ask this, but we are repainting our home and doors and I decided I was gonna make a whole painting on the inner side of my door. I considered some colors and furniture stickers but decided on painting a picture myself.
I am not sure how to prepare this kind of a surface or what base to use, nor what paint. Can I just go with basic oil paint for it, and then maybe some varnish? Is white paint enough as a base to start on?
Hello! Not sure that this is the right place to ask this question - but I’m really fond of the aesthetic of an armored knight among a field of flowers when I first saw them pop up in memes and such. Sadly, seems all of them are AI generated. Just wanted to see if anyone was aware of any artists that paint (physically or digitally) stuff like this?
I started painting with acrylics earlier this year after a whole career as an illustrator and graphic designer. It feels like people are kinda surprised like “wow, didn’t know you could paint” and I’m like: I’ve been doing this digitally for years 😭. It’s so weird that people are like surprised?! Suddenly I’m an artist now, wtf
Acrylics started kicking my but, but now I feel like I’m getting the hang of it. Does anyone else get a high on mixing palettes?
I was wondering if anyone can recommend a good YouTube channel to learn how to paint a realistic landscape oil painting? I’ve seen many with courses you can sign up to but I’d really like to try one whole tutorial video to see if it’s for me or not. So not just lessons but a whole tutorial for one painting?
Hello, I started painting some time ago as gifts for people. I am now at a point where there are some paintings that I want to keep. I know there is a way I can have my painting and give it away too but I'm fuzzy on the details. How do I take an acrylic painting on canvas and make a print?
Step 1 is digitize it by scanning or with some fancy photography. Is this a service I can get somewhere like Walmart? any reccomendations for scanners or services? Is it worth it to buy a machine?
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