I'm late finding these points, but this a great post for PBN tips. Not trying to start by outlining edges is going to change my painting style & makes perfect sense.
Couple of Q's if I may. Do you use Gesso on your canvas first & what do you think about a white acrylic pen to cover some of those pesky numbers that show through?
Thanks for the questions, Lesley. 😁 I get my kits from Craftoria these days and I’ve never seen the need to gesso them.
As for white acrylic pens, I honestly haven’t tried them yet although I was thinking I might with my next kit. In the past I’ve simply used a white or similar light coloured paint from the PBN kit itself to hide the number as I worked.
Good tip on painting in sections. When you were talking about taking care with the limited amount of paint I immediately thought the solution would be to paint all the x or y colour sections person could find. But, point well taken on the potential for smudging!
I find once I get going I get really into it. There’s this sense of an archeological dig where you’re finding the next splotch of a colour… and the next… and the next. I find the times I smudge are often when my “section” gets too pulled apart and I lose track of what’s still wet. 🤔
I'm late finding these points, but this a great post for PBN tips. Not trying to start by outlining edges is going to change my painting style & makes perfect sense.
Couple of Q's if I may. Do you use Gesso on your canvas first & what do you think about a white acrylic pen to cover some of those pesky numbers that show through?
Thanks for the questions, Lesley. 😁 I get my kits from Craftoria these days and I’ve never seen the need to gesso them.
As for white acrylic pens, I honestly haven’t tried them yet although I was thinking I might with my next kit. In the past I’ve simply used a white or similar light coloured paint from the PBN kit itself to hide the number as I worked.
Good tip on painting in sections. When you were talking about taking care with the limited amount of paint I immediately thought the solution would be to paint all the x or y colour sections person could find. But, point well taken on the potential for smudging!
I find once I get going I get really into it. There’s this sense of an archeological dig where you’re finding the next splotch of a colour… and the next… and the next. I find the times I smudge are often when my “section” gets too pulled apart and I lose track of what’s still wet. 🤔