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Post by andrea on Feb 12, 2008 20:00:35 GMT -5
Awesome painting Graham, love those reflections and colours.
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Post by lasi on Feb 13, 2008 13:48:58 GMT -5
Need Help,
I started this in acrylic. The sky is great, I am satisfied with the water, the beach and trees are horrible. They are very dark. I want to take them completely out and just have the water and maybe some beach.
I don't how to paint over a very dark background. I have taken some of the paint off with water on a rag. Do I use Gesso? I have never used it before.
Suggestions would be great!
All of your work posted are so good.!!
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Post by Tim on Feb 13, 2008 14:15:57 GMT -5
Gesso is more powdery based than synthetic .We have a product here ( a synthetic) that I was experimenting with that has more body and texture and is also tinted white. Of course I am work right now so I don't know the name of it. The gesso will dry and then eventually fall off.
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Post by Joanie on Feb 13, 2008 14:29:02 GMT -5
Laura - you can paint over the dark parts of your painting with white acrylic but it will take several coats to do it if it is black. Hope this helps. ;D ;D
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Post by Martina on Feb 13, 2008 15:44:40 GMT -5
Hey Laura, I mostly use tempera or much better gouache. Both are opaque and you can paint or draw on them easily, but I don't know how this will behave with acrylics. As Tim said, Gesso is or can be malicious. But you can make a very interesting "special effect" with Gesso, unwanted.
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Post by grampybone on Feb 13, 2008 20:22:31 GMT -5
I'd just paint over it with the correct color. Make it thick impasto to really make it cover. I make mistakes in every painting I do, and thats how I fix them.
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Post by jan on Feb 14, 2008 9:19:05 GMT -5
You can't use watercolor or gouache over acrylic as it won't adhere. It will probably just bead up but if it does cover at all, it will eventually come off. There's a saying in art about always using fat over lean. You can use a heavier paint over a thinner one but never the other way around.
As Joanie and Graham said, just paint over the mistake with the acrylic colors you want. It may take a few glazes but will work better than anything.
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Post by Martina on Feb 14, 2008 10:27:26 GMT -5
Hey Jan, good to know that. See how much I have to learn!! (putting acrylics far faaaar away from me)
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Post by paulette on Feb 17, 2008 17:12:59 GMT -5
Just want to tell everyone thank you for joining in! It is always a delight to see my photographs come to life!
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