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Newbie engineer using chromophore coating on a paper & stuff.
Yeah :)
But don't forget to take a picture for the archive, to be able to see the progress later on
December 9, 2023 at 4:56 PM
Have you tried to add slowing agents? It still ain't going to be the same as oils, but gives you another 20 or so minutes workable time. I think nowadays there are already premixed slow drying "open" acrylics on the market
December 9, 2023 at 4:46 PM
Yeah, that's what I heard is recommended by other artists too, it really gets the surface nice to paint on, but is a bit of a hussle ;)
December 9, 2023 at 4:44 PM
It's worth trying other media, for me it helped to think differently about the painting, because of different inherent restrictions the media forces on me, and through trying it I somehow unconsciously transferred the technique to other media and got better with it as well. Brain works in weird ways
December 9, 2023 at 4:41 PM
The idea is to seal the paper so that oil doesn't get in. I think I'll be properly gessoing the paper next time so that it will get some friction and texture ;)
Still be cheap enough for sketches/practice
December 9, 2023 at 4:38 PM
Yeah, canvas isn't really needed and it takes way too much space to store. Also oils are really good for smooth surfaces, so I took a piece of thick paper(I think 200 g/cm, it's 3 times harder then copypaper), stretched it with tape and grounded and toned with acrylic paint so paper doesn't dissolve
December 9, 2023 at 4:36 PM
Сап!
December 9, 2023 at 3:59 PM