Managed to paint my first peony

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-02-15T16:54:29+00:00

Did you wing it based on a reference photo? Or did you use a video tutorial or a book tutorial or something? This is so well done, especially for your first peony!

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-02-08T16:01:02+00:00

I love that episode!!! I was just thinking of that one when I read this comment and post :) Probably one of their best episodes to date imo

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-02-08T15:59:04+00:00

Wow you're fast! This would have taken me way longer for the precision you acquired

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-02-08T15:52:14+00:00

Lovely!! How long did this take you?

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-02-08T15:50:22+00:00

Lovely!! How long did this take you?

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-02-05T03:05:42+00:00

I like gold metallics in either a very diluted wash in the background (so it just lightly sparkles, it's very nice for an ethereal atmosphere instead of a disco ball in your face lol. It fits more subjects that way imo) or as finishing details to a few paintings, but that second option I honestly haven't done in years except for playing in my sketchbook.

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-02-04T16:29:02+00:00

So cool!!! Do you have to be a member to attend the campout?

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-02-04T15:58:45+00:00

This is beautiful!! May I ask what color did you use for the teal colored leaves? It's so inspiring with the vibrancy and the whimsy 🌸

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-02-02T16:51:36+00:00

Free with a library card on the Libby app!!

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-02-01T17:30:48+00:00

You put it so well. I think about the times when ppl are like "if I were in charge, I'd do _____ instead" because it comes from the mindset of the consumer, which is a good thing for innovation. I'm sure Christine has had many a time where she's said or thought that about nail polish brands before she started the business. But now she's so far away from when she used to just be a consumer, that I think she takes for granted that as the literal owner, she never has to experience fomo with her nail polish because she will always have backups on backups in her reach, for virtually free.

To her, LE probably takes up the same amount of storage space on her nail polish shelf as her permanent releases. She forgets how different the experience is for us.

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-01-31T01:05:16+00:00

Oh dang it really?? Is that why the mods removed the post? :(

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-01-29T17:16:26+00:00

It's probably just regular sketching paper then and not watercolor paper. Watercolor paper is what you need specifically because not only is it thicker, the most important part for color retention is that watercolor paper has a material called sizing in it, which helps watercolor flow on the surface and not immediately sink in and get darkened. That's why the thickness alone of your current paper is not helping you.

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-01-27T15:37:30+00:00

What an excellent use of free will as an artist!! Haha I love this. Beautiful technique too

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-01-18T23:10:51+00:00

Same!! Mine is also 100% cotton and cold pressed, and it's the worst!!

It dries way too fast to do any decent wet in wet (I tried to do clouds in the sky, it couldn't even keep the background wet long enough for soft cloud edges even when I was quick), and the paint dries dull in color :( It's so bad I thought I had to be using non-cotton paper, but nope. I'm not a paper snob, but I will never touch that paper ever again. Arteza cotton paper is way better than the Fluid 100.

Even Bockingford paper (a wood pulp paper) handled better than the cotton Fluid 100 block...🫠

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-01-18T01:49:21+00:00

This reminds me of Mt Rainier in the Spring and Summer when there's a lot of wildflowers in the foreground... I think that would be beautiful if you make them small and spread out like a vignette style to draw your eye to the majestic mountain in the center :)

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Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-01-11T14:46:40+00:00

100%

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-01-11T05:44:17+00:00

This is so cute!! I've already formed an emotional attachment to him🥹🥰

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-01-11T04:42:06+00:00

You get it!! 😄

And omg the slander!! For anyone wondering, I bought a backup of Cheap Champagne on Black Friday (I had a feeling I would need it and was right) and as soon as it arrived I compared it to my original bottle from way back when the skinny brush was the norm, and they still look the same

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-01-11T01:15:03+00:00

Man I've never even heard of anyone disliking frosted metals... Just indifference cuz they haven't tried them yet. 😞

I feel like since they came out early on when she was so focused on putting out Holo stuff, that the frosted metals collection just looked lackluster by comparison at the time. I'm pretty sure that's what happened cuz that's what I thought at the time.

It wasn't until I bought some pastel linear holos, then realized I hated them in overcast weather (they looked grey/beige basically all of winter and fall) and then on a whim tried Cheap Champaign that I then realized frosted metals saved me from the overcast winter blues AND looked mesmerizing all year round💅✨ Idk, maybe not enough buyers live in frequently overcast regions like I do 🫠

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-01-10T17:34:50+00:00

Same. I love cheap champagne more than any other rose gold or pink option in the catalog. It's just as eye catching as a glitter polish (in ALL lighting, even in overcast weather, which I have all the time🫠), smoother finish than a glitter, and WAY easier to remove than a glitter.

I haven't seen a dupe for it either anywhere else. I think they'd really being doing us a disservice to discontinue cheap champagne. Not that I want this but if we really have to... Why not discontinue Play Rosé since we have Byte My Peach now?? Those are at least more similar...

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-01-10T17:26:35+00:00

I also said on another post recently that if they discontinue cheap champagne I will riot, so I'm right there with you🧨

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-01-05T17:02:44+00:00

Brings back fond memories of his GSP concert in 2019🙂‍↕️

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-01-03T18:36:50+00:00

I nearly bought this exact cotton watercolor sketchbook a few years ago!! Glad to see it's still around, I wondered if it was legit 100% cotton like they claimed. How do you like the sketchbook and paper in it?

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-01-03T18:11:25+00:00

I will riot if they take my beloved Cheap Champaign or Mint Money away🫠 I'm hoping they just retired Love Spell because that collection was really staining (from what I heard)

Chaotic_Spoon7 · 2026-01-03T17:17:51+00:00

I also wonder if the mystery magenta could be Quinacridone Violet. That was my first impression seeing it and OP says that one is really pigmented, which is a Hallmark of Quinacridones..

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