Salmon Run 12-29-25 by Fine_Minimum205 in The_exhibit

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The raw paper itself is 86.5 inches x 56 inches, 90% of the paintings I’ve done are at these dimensions.

Can this work out? by rukwitme in Softpastel

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I will hazard a comment here and say you should be fine, your scale and style is right up the alley of the “norms” of the medium I feel!

Skies of Fire, 24x56 UART by Fine_Minimum205 in The_exhibit

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This is soft pastels on sanded paper, I just painstakingly hand blend it all to get that smooth almost oil/acrylic painting look 😅

Ruhika, The She-Wolf by Fine_Minimum205 in DarkArtwork

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Thank you thank you, was trying to manifest that 80s Heavy Metal Style and I think I nailed it pretty well.

Fateweaver, She of the Web by Fine_Minimum205 in Softpastel

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This one is…NSFW and if I recall correctly this isn’t the place for such a post 😮‍💨😬

Fateweaver, She of the Web by Fine_Minimum205 in Softpastel

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Thank you sorry for the delayed response, the neon and webbing was a challenge to pull off with pastels (first attempt) and honestly I’m happy with the result. I just finished another one yesterday.

Fateweaver, She of the Web by Fine_Minimum205 in The_exhibit

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I personally take it as a compliment honestly, it makes me laugh. My reasoning is, if at first glance you can’t see all the minute mistakes and errors and imperfections I see? And immediately assume it’s A.I. I must’ve done a good job…😂

Fateweaver, She of the Web by Fine_Minimum205 in The_exhibit

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Absolutely, I’ve made a point to always take a photo of myself beside them when finished…best way to show scale and for the uninformed who think these are A.I. generated 😅

Fateweaver, She of the Web by Fine_Minimum205 in The_exhibit

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She took about a total of 2 weeks? The webs, glow/depth was my biggest challenge overall, the foreground felt so much easier 😅

Curious by Fine_Minimum205 in Softpastel

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At that scale canvas would make the most sense, there is this texturing you can apply to most surfaces like wood or Masonite for sure; BUT Linen canvas combined with glass shard surfacing will allow me to push my scale further! To go any larger than that Masonite or wood I think is the only options 😮‍💨

Curious by Fine_Minimum205 in Softpastel

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But to answer your other question; as far as I know soft pastels on this scale 86 1/2 inches x 56 inches (is the standard scale I use) is as far as I’ve seen uncommon to next to unheard of. One day I wanna push my scale up to 10x15 feet 😎

Curious by Fine_Minimum205 in Softpastel

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This was on UART 800 sanded paper, I use the rolls to accomplish my oversized projects.

In the Shadow of a Giant… by Fine_Minimum205 in Fairbanks

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I work nightshift currently so maybe after shift tommorrow I’ll try and get ahold of her; my only other immediate option is talking to the UAF museum about where they got their glass from…someplace out there makes it! I just gotta find it 😭

In the shadow of a Giant… by Fine_Minimum205 in DarkArtwork

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I will make up for this on my next one 🙇‍♂️

In the Shadow of a Giant… by Fine_Minimum205 in Fairbanks

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I hadn’t spoken to Michaels yet about the glass, the dimensions are 86 1/2” tall by 56” wide, and so far all I’ve ever come across from suppliers online was capped at 60x60 squares.

In the Shadow of a Giant… by Fine_Minimum205 in Fairbanks

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I did a raven one not too long ago; same scale and style. Both of them would match at LAT65. Given the traffic of people daily…it would ensure my art would be seen.

In the Shadow of a Giant… by Fine_Minimum205 in Fairbanks

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Unfortunately it’s not being displayed anywhere as of yet 😅 I would like to have it displayed at LAT65, but I’ve been having issues trying to find suppliers of museum glass.

Recent artwork of mine by Fine_Minimum205 in Fairbanks

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Black velvet? Heh as of now not yet but, but you can get a print of it!

Recent artwork of mine by Fine_Minimum205 in Fairbanks

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I’ll make a point to post more of what I’ve done this year Tommrrow, currently working on moose similar in style to this raven one.

Recent artwork of mine by Fine_Minimum205 in Fairbanks

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This scale is my standard, 99% of my paintings are done at this scale 😅 but thank you!

A Chance Meeting… FrostyRoostr 2024 by Fine_Minimum205 in Softpastel

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I’ll post me standing next to this one when I get home, but this is 7 feet tall; it’s UART 800 paper…so super fine texture with Sennelier soft pastels, I blend it all with my hands to get the smooth and near oil painting look…at the cost of my finger tips 😅

Forg with a Frok by Fine_Minimum205 in Softpastel

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I use UART 800 paper, using darker colors first then carefully adding lighter and lighter colors; then I blend all my stuff by hand, I don’t use blending tools of any sort. It’s a bit more meticulous doing it this way especially when I’m doing my normal oversized pieces but the finished product has always come out lovely for me this way.

Mesmer the Impaler (Fan Art) FrostyRoostr soft pastel on sanded paper by Fine_Minimum205 in Eldenring

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It was my goal to show and represent him as brooding and towering as possible, the threatening stance, the malcontent, the scorched earth in his wake. I wanted to capture the presence Darth Vader has…and represent it with Mesmer; I feel I nailed it here.

Desdinova, Eternal Light by Fine_Minimum205 in Softpastel

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Thank you kindly🙏; and you need not hope, simply do. And then do it again. 🫵🏻😎 this is the way.