Painting

sk8rchick131313 · Rookie Joined: 20 Dec 2004 Posts: 35

there's this art club project thing that i want to participate in, and its like a contest for paintings that you have done, but the thing is, I HAVE NO CLUE HOW TO PAINT! and all my friends who do know how to wont tell me, cause they're doing the contest too, and they think i'm kinda spying on their technique:banghead: ...long story, neway, so can anyone help me with tutorials or what brands i should start out with?????! <_<

Brianhjh · Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2005 3:57 pm Post subject:

I can help you out, but painting takes years get used to.

I recommend acrylic for beginners, get Winsor and Newton Galleria acrylic starter set, some canvas paper, a pad of disposable palette paper, and 4-5 bristle brushes.

http://www.currys.com/paint/prodinfo1.asp?...tID=424&catID=1

You can find tutorials almost everywhere, unlike a CG program, there are books in your library dating back decades.
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Fayore · Moderator Joined: 12 Mar 2004 Posts: 6195

Yeah, Acrylic's a good one to start out with. They have a wide range of colours, and the expensive stuff is really nice. Tempura's okay, too, but only if you're using it for something smallish, like on paper.

I'm painting a ceiling tile and tried a bit of it on that (my art teacher told me to switch from acrylic to tempura, the stupid whore); bad idea. Dried far too quickly, and the colours weren't as vibrant as the acrylics. The colours frustrated me a bit because they didn't blend quite like acrylics do, which is what I was used to using before. Plus, it doesn't have that plasticky shine when it dries and it has a very flat colour. That wouldn't matter if it were on paper, but it's not paper. xD It needs the sort of thing acrylic does. Plus, when it dries, you can't see little details like the brush strokes, which are one of the things I look for a lot of the time in paintings when I'm studying them. xD Not only that, but you almost [i]have[/i] to use water. :/ Nooooo. D:
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sk8rchick131313 · Rookie Joined: 20 Dec 2004 Posts: 35

It said on the Galeria webpage that they don't ship to the US anymore , but does anyone know of the possibility that they would have any of the sort in Hobby Lobby or Michael's? oh, and what is canvas paper? wow, im really a newb at this stuff.... Very Happy

Brianhjh · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 2:40 pm Post subject:

there's ALWAYS Galeria paints in American art stores, (those artists' ones, not Wal-mart art section) they're extremeley popular. 3-4 dollars per 60mL of paint.

get a pad of canvas paper before you want to try Canvas

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Canvas paper > Canvas board > Canvas

get a good set of bristle brushes (not the ones in dollar stores) and get a old plate for palette (watercolor palette with lil' holes and spaces won't do) and have fun.
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sk8rchick131313 · Rookie Joined: 20 Dec 2004 Posts: 35

okay, so hobby lobby will carry them....

deadline for painting contest: February 5th (i think)

i tried watercolors out of tubes yesterday, my mom gave them to me for xmas...okay, watercolor is just not my thing, i might try oils bc amourwolf said they work really good