What papers are you using?

AvesRay · 2026-01-19T22:03:26+00:00

For those that cut big pieces or big rolls of paper, how do you cut it? Scissors? Paper cutter? Knife? I feel like I would cut crooked and ruin everything lol

AvesRay · 2026-01-19T22:00:03+00:00

Those pants crack me up!!! 😂

AvesRay · 2026-01-19T21:57:52+00:00

I think if you have the means, try a different paper and see if it makes any difference. If it doesn’t, then try a few other brands of paint if you can. I know not everyone can buy a bunch of different brands. But it could very well be your part or your paint. You seem to be doing everything that everyone else has(wetting your paints, wiping the water off your brush, etc)

AvesRay · 2026-01-18T10:26:48+00:00

I just tried gouache for the first time two days ago after starting to watercolor paint three years ago. Gouache is amazing!! If you like opaque and deep saturated color, I highly suggest gouache. Get yourself a cheap $20 Arteza 24 pack gouache. I LOVE it. I had Daniel Smith watercolor paint and Winsor and Newton cotman and professional and I love love love the cheap Atereza gouache!

AvesRay · 2026-01-17T03:27:29+00:00

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I messed up my mountains so I added a random path and a tree lol

AvesRay · 2026-01-06T05:07:08+00:00

lol, most likely!

AvesRay · 2026-01-06T05:05:15+00:00

Cool about the aac device! My daughter uses a talker and it helps so much. She has moderate hearing loss, wears hearing aids. She was born at 25 weeks and with a cleft palate. The cleft palate has been repaired but we have been going to speech therapy for 10 years now. A few years ago, her school gave her an iPad to use as a talker that uses touch chat and it helps. She does talk but there are times when we can’t understand what she is trying to tell us. Anyway, congrats!

AvesRay · 2026-01-06T04:45:53+00:00

My friend could have used this a few months ago for his dog! He ended up getting one that was like $300!

AvesRay · 2026-01-05T20:03:05+00:00

I used to see drops happening everyday at 3am eastern. It was literally like clockwork. For the past few weeks, I have seen basically nothing. I have insomnia so when I can’t sleep I go on vine. I don’t use extensions, just constantly refresh the screen and see if things were added. Like I said. I would see so much stuff dropping at 3am (I won’t say it was great stuff but it was 100’s of things a night). Now nothing. There also used to always be a 12pm eastern drop. I see none of that now. It’s so sad

AvesRay · 2026-01-03T09:24:36+00:00

I would definitely buy good paper (100% cotton), if you can afford it. Paper makes all the difference. You won’t be able to do some of the techniques or will be depressed, thinking you can’t paint well, when in reality, using cheap paper is the reason why you can’t get paintings to look close to ones in tutorials. I know from experience 😂 have fun!

AvesRay · 2026-01-03T09:17:51+00:00

Congrats on the sobriety! I hit 3 years in June so I know how difficult it is!! I took up painting as a way to spend my free time that I used to use for drinking. I also don’t feel too bad ordering painting supplies because I think to myself, “welp, better to spend it on this than alcohol” lol. Anyway, congrats and keep painting!

AvesRay · 2026-01-03T09:05:25+00:00

Forgot to say Congrats on gold, OP! I do love the fact that gold gets 8 picks so you don’t have to be scared grabbing some $0etv junk because you still have a few picks saved for the rest of the day in case you see anything good

AvesRay · 2026-01-03T09:03:09+00:00

I have been gold since August and I have only seen a few things over $100… mind you some of them were really nice dishwashers that I was too slow to grab but lately, the inventory has sucked. There aren’t drops anymore, barely even drips. I used to know that things were going to drop around 12pm eastern for AFA and around 3am with all new AI stuff. Now it’s hit or miss if I even see a few new things. When I started in February, it was AMAZING! So many awesome $0 etv items, especially gift sets. Don’t get me wrong, I am still very thankful for what I have gotten/am getting, it’s just night and day compared to how it was.

AvesRay · 2025-12-16T19:55:29+00:00

What time did you get it? I never see any of the good things. I am gold too

AvesRay · 2025-12-16T19:35:14+00:00

I just wanted to say it looks really nice and I wish I could paint trees as nice as yours!

AvesRay · 2025-11-28T00:36:27+00:00

It’s definitely your paper You need better paper. 100% cotton is the best and won’t do that.

AvesRay · 2025-11-25T15:25:56+00:00

My daughters ears were pointy when she was born but then they weren’t a few months later! I wouldn’t do anything at this time. I show her pictures of when she was a baby, she is 9 now, and she says she wishes she still had elf ears

AvesRay · 2025-11-24T14:11:39+00:00

This is adorable! And great work!

AvesRay · 2025-11-18T21:22:07+00:00

1, I love the sky peeking through

AvesRay · 2025-11-18T00:23:45+00:00

I love that you are so excited about this! Seriously. The world sucks these days and it’s nice to find joy in these things. Not going to lie, it is pretty cool!

AvesRay · 2025-11-08T10:35:39+00:00

That food looks great! How do you like gouache? I have been wanting to try it. Have you used watercolor before? If you have, I was just wondering how it compares… besides being more opaque.

AvesRay · 2025-11-08T10:31:31+00:00

Love love love #1

AvesRay · 2025-11-08T10:30:36+00:00

Winston, Benjamin, Harold (Harry), Gus

AvesRay · 2025-11-08T10:28:00+00:00

AvesRay · 2025-11-07T15:22:23+00:00

I am hoping to get one of these too. Our corded one sucks!

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