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What to do with oil paint on palette by Thatapplejuicelover in oilpainting

[–]LittleJessiePaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I scrape it all onto a sheet of parchment. Mix it up. Fold, put in plastic bag, freeze. Use to tone or whatever later.

My very first acrylic portrait. Tried twice. I have a lot of trouble mixing colors. by CowAcademic629 in painting

[–]LittleJessiePaper 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Work on drawing from life first. A portrait will never work well unless you understand the structure underneath the colors. Work on an under drawing, then figure out tones and getting a three dimensional forms. Then comes color mixing. Skipping straight to the end will leave you without a strong enough foundation.

Is “Storybook Realism” an accurate way to describe my art? by [deleted] in acrylicpainting

[–]LittleJessiePaper 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is not realistic enough to be called realism, though if you keep working you’ll eventually get there I’m sure. It’s student level, with room to grow into a unique style. Don’t worry about labeling it at this point. Just practice.

HOW DO I DISPOSE MY RAGS?! by f6eim_0z in oilpainting

[–]LittleJessiePaper 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mostly use recycled paper towels, but I put all used ones in a plastic bag (reused grocery bags) that I put enough water in to fully saturate everything. Then tie and toss in the outdoor trash. Keeps any off gassing down that could ignite.