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BigmanPigman

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4. When I was in art school I had an assignment to use oils and my roommates had a totally

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 18, 2018, 03:35 PM

Mar 2018

white cat. While I was at school it had walked on my palette which had fresh cobalt blue on it and apparently it was quite a disaster. Most of it was cleaned up by the time I got home but my roommates had and bathroom were a wreck. They had to wash the cat and we had to get a new shower curtain and a lot more band aides.

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So I tried to teach myself to paint watercolors 25 years ago, quit, and am trying again. documenting [View all] GreenPartyVoter Mar 2018 OP

Oil painting is easier. If you screw something up, just let it dry and paint over it. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #1

Thanks! I love the luminous quality of oils, but since I paint in GreenPartyVoter Mar 2018 #2

I think I've only ever used the cold-pressed paper, but not a really heavy weight The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #3

When I was in art school I had an assignment to use oils and my roommates had a totally BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #4

Gahh! What a mess! The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2018 #5

Hints tikka Mar 2018 #6

Nice angela1991 Apr 2018 #7