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Posted by Lounge_Lizard on Mon 29 Mar 10, 2:38 PM to the The_Art_Forum group.
Ok...I'm going to give this a go...
Totally out of my 'comfort zone' here,so any help/advice would be appreciated.
Oh...I've already primed the canvas.
Thanks.
| 29 Mar 10, 4:30 PM Mistress_Avralivia UK(RG), 4 yrs £   |
I usually work in acrylic, rather than oils. It is much easier to get the desired effect i think, though does somewhat depend on your style. Working on canvas is ok, I prefer hardboard myself, depends on the kind of thing you want to achieve. Good luck, and have fun!
Senno Ekto Gamat | ||||
| 29 Mar 10, 4:55 PM shit_sub UK(W), 5 yrs |
make sure to buy artist grade paint. some days it's hardly worth chewing through the leather straps | ||||
| 30 Mar 10, 12:26 AM Lounge_Lizard 5 yrs |
I'm doing a sort of panorama painting on three canvases,all the same size. I've painted with oils,many years ago,and although I found them quite managable,i'd prefer a quicker drying medium without the 'fuss'...If you know what I mean? Thanks.
Tally Ho! | ||||
| 30 Mar 10, 12:28 AM Lounge_Lizard 5 yrs |
Err...Well...I just bought a cheap pack...but as the paintings are only for myself,and I'm sailing in un-chartered territory,I'll just see how it goes first.
Tally Ho! | ||||
| 30 Mar 10, 1:17 AM Shamanka 11 yrs |
Just do what you want to do. Some of the best art in the world has been created with the cheapest of materials. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outsider_art
Happy painting Bev x
Don't wake up the bitch in me, she's not been sleeping well lately! | ||||
| 30 Mar 10, 9:30 AM merrynb99 UK(SL), 6 yrs |
Paintbrushes would be good too. (Although palette knives are also a lot of fun  )A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika (D. Parker) Edited 30 Mar 10, 9:31 AM by merrynb99 | ||||
| 30 Mar 10, 12:56 PM Lounge_Lizard 5 yrs |
Brushes are sorted,thanks M...
palette knife?....Nah...too blunt... Tally Ho! | ||||
| 30 Mar 10, 12:58 PM Lounge_Lizard 5 yrs |
I normally do just what I want to do,thanks Bev.
Rules were meant to be broken...and art,is truly in the eye of the beholder.
Tally Ho! | ||||
| 30 Mar 10, 6:00 PM Mistress_Avralivia UK(RG), 4 yrs £ |
I hope we will be graced with a link to a pic of the finished article?
Hope it all goes fabulously
Senno Ekto Gamat | ||||
| 30 Mar 10, 6:03 PM shit_sub UK(W), 5 yrs |
unless you're a genius, and few of us are, good materials help.
art is really only ever for yourself some days it's hardly worth chewing through the leather straps Edited 30 Mar 10, 6:05 PM by shit_sub |
