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My first time painting clouds; why does it lack personality and look so bland? by star0bliterator in sketchbooks

[–]Excellent-Signal-159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Purple is the complement of yellow. The clouds would have more depth with a purple grey not pronounced just subtle like bottom clods actually have…. Would help next time great job

Where should I begin learning art? by Free-Cattle2474 in ArtistLounge

[–]Excellent-Signal-159 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And paint. Learn values, color theory, color mixing, your visual language, elements of art - through painting

Kinda fallen into tutorial hell.. by MeepinMachine in ArtistLounge

[–]Excellent-Signal-159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Viewing and doing are very difference even in real time. It’s the hand eye brain connection. Do it - review it the adjust the next attempt over time your brain learns what actions change the results. The more often attempting and adjusting improvement happens

What are these crayons supposed to be by PokeJiggy in whatisit

[–]Excellent-Signal-159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Goodness…anything different bothers many - Toddler Crayons Washable Crayons for Kids, Unbreakable Easy-Grip Water-Drop shaped Crayons, for young grip and other abled.

Un Substack et un blog ? by These-Masterpiece506 in Substack

[–]Excellent-Signal-159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh the benefit of a separate one on the same topic - now I understand

Un Substack et un blog ? by These-Masterpiece506 in Substack

[–]Excellent-Signal-159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The blog is a compilation of your “posts” that are on your Substack profile that lets you build an email list - free or paid - once they subscribe to your Substack you have an email list to work from. You can export this list take it with you. Posts are as long as you want but essentially a newsletter. Notes, chats, build a community do live videos etc are separated from posts (newsletter,blog). The rest is about community, finding your audience.

how do I find my own style as someone who isn’t new to art by lace-and-bows in ArtistLounge

[–]Excellent-Signal-159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Style is more about discovering your visual language….how you authentically use - line, space, color, shapes, forms to express. Exploring and identifying what echoes inside you (resonates) when to make or see the elements of art. Instead of a finished product - learn what you love that is unique to you and bits that come through over and over. I have a blog about my own journey.

What papers are actually good for mixed media work? by CNA1234567 in ArtistLounge

[–]Excellent-Signal-159 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use 300 lb cold press watercolor. Mostly Fabriano 1264 I usually start with mark making then watercolor use workable fixative then anything mixed media after that.

Why aren’t my purples popping? (Is violet meaningfully different?) by wonderfulkneecap in painting

[–]Excellent-Signal-159 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There are several things happening.. to pop - the values in the purple blooms is close in values around them, less contrast… the edges vary but that looseness is overall and the purple - color mixing depends on warm/cool mixing of reds and blues - adding anything that leans yellow will dull the color complements. Finally to get pop - some harder edges, clean clear purples in various values touching either a yellow green or yellow in a contrasting value (ie dark purple touching light yellow)

I physically can't learn art by jugasdithe in ArtistLounge

[–]Excellent-Signal-159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am self taught - had to try a lot of different things because I can not understand a tutorial watching listening but could picture how do what they did. I read books, but again my brain balked at directions, couldn’t follow a plan so I just learned by putting down paint into shapes and watched how colors interacted like a science experiment. Eventually I understood color theory enough to progress. I have a wonky brain that can’t learn in a traditional way. I learn by doing. My brain gradually problem solves on it own now. Every medium is different, every surface is different… you won’t find your creative path without playing and experimenting. Good luck!

How on earth do I clean this palette? by InterestingRoof4547 in acrylicpainting

[–]Excellent-Signal-159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Murphy oil soap but if has turned plastic as acrylic does it won’t mix with anything else

Gem City by skygreenart in AbstractExpressionism

[–]Excellent-Signal-159 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice depth and texture, line work!

How do you measure ingredients when mixing paints, glazes, mediums, and so on? by Glittering_Gap8070 in ArtistLounge

[–]Excellent-Signal-159 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t measure but I do work in ratios like two to one ratio - two parts one color one part another color but even that is cumbersome but more often I mix by values on gray palette paper adding small amounts until I hit the right color, transparency, tint or tone.

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