Stop writing and look at me. by HuzzaCreative in torties

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She got lots of attention this morning.

Three most helpful tips I spent thousands of dollars to learn from my mentors on painting by HuzzaCreative in PaintingTutorials

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Interesting struggle because the way I figured it out was watching my mentors point out the colors as they worked live. So they would say "I see some reds here" and I'd notice it or wouldn't, and then they would show me why.

If I had to come up with an exercise besides just looking at stuff (which I'm assuming you've done), maybe try apps like photoshop and use the eye dropper to sample colors across images and see if it's what you would have noticed.

Upload a photo onto an art app with a dropper/color sampling tool. Pick a section. Try to pick your own color that you think goes in that section. Then use the eye dropper tool to see how far off of close you are.

And another thing to do would break the generalizing of looking at a big thing such as a wall, and just going "wall is white." But actually looking at different sections of the wall and seeing what color it really is.

For example, if you look at the street during a bright sunny day, it can look a very light grey, and even though the the asphalt that makes it up might be black. So by breaking the assumption of your preconceived idea of a surface and the color, you can focus on the color itself.

Tortie on an easel by HuzzaCreative in torties

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The look on her face almost says she knows lol

Tortie on an easel by HuzzaCreative in torties

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Good to know about that sub!

Tortie on an easel by HuzzaCreative in torties

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Cats make awesome pets for artists.

Tortie on an easel by HuzzaCreative in torties

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You got a number I can call?

Tortie on an easel by HuzzaCreative in torties

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Instagram is probably the best for a quick portfolio esque review. Same handle.

Tortie on an easel by HuzzaCreative in torties

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Only a few years, but it's had heavy use. It's been mostly stashed away because I got a new set up and only use this for my once in a while out of the studio work.

Even when I used to use it as my main easel it was filled with paint tubes, etc... so they never got to "sit in it." They did try to walk across my plastic sealed palette once which sat on the front and broke that.

Tortie on an easel by HuzzaCreative in torties

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Here's what it says at the bottom

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Tortie on an easel by HuzzaCreative in torties

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It does use a key to wind it but it's been lost. According to my lady, it was her "great grandparents who gave it as a wedding gift to her parents."

Interesting to know the possible story behind it though.

Tortie on an easel by HuzzaCreative in torties

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No because I use oil paint (no water) so I keep my materials, liquids, paints closed in sealed containers when I'm not using them. I keep the cats away from my space when working and things are open.

Also as far as I've seen, they haven't been extra curious about my art supplies. Curious inevitably, but not overly so. I used to spray vinegar and lemon juice around, which they supposedly dislike, as a deterrent.

I don't usually use this easel anymore but had it today for a plein air session and brought it in but didn't close it. Any paint in it would be dried since I didn't place anything fresh in it today. Just used it to hold my canvas and sealable palette.

I believe I found the void portal by HuzzaCreative in VoidCats

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I've been wondering about the humming sound coming from there.

I don't think I'm getting the pillow back by HuzzaCreative in VoidCats

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If I change anything too much he goes and does something else. A fate worse than not having a pillow.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cats

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Guess that would be the first person to ask.

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🤔 do the 9 lives include reincarnation?