The traditional painting techniques which were used by the old masters are much better suited to oil painting. I’m hoping my paintings will also capture a ‘message’ that only I will know the true meaning, but hopefully will be felt by others as well. If you are not sure where to start, I suggest either jumping straight into oils or starting with acrylics with a view of jumping over to oils once you are more developed. Does the subject provide you with opportunities to challenge yourself and demonstrate your abilities? If I take color out of the equation, we are left with nothing but the different values ranging from light gray to almost black.

As a side note, when we were installing all of the window trim, we left messages behind the trim about how COVID was affecting us…. BTW I am 78 and never drew or painted anything at all until 2012 when my youngest granddaughter and I began to learn to draw from You Tube). Once you have created your first painting, it is time to take a step back and review what went right, what went wrong, and where you can improve. Then, without changing rollers or going back for more paint, it paints another perfect coat over stucco and this porous concrete slab, getting into every single groove. I am grateful that I am finally able to do those things which at one time I could only admire in others.We go camper van Ning in some stunning locations and my husband is a keen landscape photographer- we have several of his photos on our walls.

For example, John Singer Sargent was famous for his meticulous portraits using oils, but he used watercolors to paint impressionist and relaxed landscapes and portraits.Personally, your guidance is getting me unstuck from drawing/painting exactly as I did 30 years ago, and moving me into some seriously fun territory. Easy Paint Pro is self-contained and refillable roller holding up to 1L of paint – no drips and spills, less time climbing up and down a ladder and no more bending over to roll in the paint tray - which comes with flocked edger and corner pad. If you paint with accurate values, then you have more leeway with your use of brushwork, color, and detail. New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging .

If Michelangelo had possessed only a broom and a bucket of mud, he could still have painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling, and it would have been just as much of a masterpiece! I lost much of the feeling in my hands so details will be difficult but I believe that I’ll enjoy the process all the same. And actually this one day I was in deep pain , I was grieving so I thought if I could pour my imagination onto a page that what this feeling feels like , so it would be great . I have been drawing for a while, but was fasinated by the way you can capture the light and the glimmer on water with paints in contrast to say charcoal.The Easy Paint Pro is SO easy and SO fast, you’ll be amazed by how motivated you’ll be to start transforming those outdated looking rooms. You are a complete beginner and do not want to worry about the complexities of oil and watercolor painting. I know painting is something easier than done but I have hopes I can get one done my way and style, which is by the way remains to be seen until I stop procastinating. I have a cupboard full of various media and papers/canvas which I haul out during the summer when the light is better.

My main hobby was gardening and I took up painting initially with a thought to capture my garden as a painting not a photo both in individual flowers and as a landscape. Tetrion Easy Spray can be used on its own, but to ensure a long lasting high quality finish, use the Easy Spray High Build Primer, or if painting plastics use the Easy Spray Plastic Primer. I like the jewel toned colors the best, but am learning to love even the browns and greens, which i used to despise because i thought them dull. I’ve never thought I could paint but I’ve recently been inspired to paint portraits of our wonderful Jack Russell terrier, Jack.When i lost my dog i decided to paint his potrait myself because nobody else could see his soul… But i still dont know so many things and have like million questions! Everything I have worked on (I am still very young and new to art) has so far been about the journey in every piece, and I find something about myself in it.