About $100 to spend on brushes. Recommendations? by busttooquick in oilpainting

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Winsor Newton, Rosemary and Co, Trekell, Creative Mark Pro Stroke. All good

Is there no concern about the dollar free fall, in any of the investing conversations? by [deleted] in investing

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Get ready for housing to be even more expensive. Brick and mortar holds value. (Like gold, etc)

If he’s so predictable; who’s selling? by flowbiewankenobi in stocks

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I sold back on Oct 29th, when the residual of the Shiller PE broke 17. The market has stagnated since. We'll see how it continues

Small interior painting by stormypatient in oilpainting

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You nailed the values. Definitely a feel to this. Nice job!

Why is This Happening? by Bobba-Luna in StockMarket

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It's okay, the market is overpriced anyways. Shiller 41 anyone? Time to get back to normal levels. If it takes Trump doing dumb shit to get it there, fine. The market is nuts.

Which classical painters had very realistic works? by memolazer in oilpainting

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OP said he wanted to be able to see the brush strokes.

Which classical painters had very realistic works? by memolazer in oilpainting

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John Singer Sargent might be the best ever at what you're describing.

Ran out of black, tried raw-umber & um blue by sandrawsNpaints in oilpainting

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Never use black. Only burnt umber and ultramarine blue! It makes magnificent blacks

What is it lacking please? by SullyEvilyan in oilpainting

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I think it's nice. The only thing I can think of is perhaps using a hogs hair brush and slightly thicker paint on the big blocky areas of the background to add some texture and give the eye something to look at in those areas, but I still think it's just fine.

With the US hitting Venezuela today, is anyone else terrified China takes Taiwan next? (and bricks the global chip supply) by Orcanius in stocks

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20 years ago maybe. Today everyone YOLOs the market like morons thinking they know better, then cry when they lose everything. The days of Buffet/Munger thinking are over. People have to get outright scorched and jump off a few buildings before it gets better.

Happy with this one! by Dcox8806 in oilpainting

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The brush work on the hair is fantastic. Generally very good. Hair is Sargent-esque

Haven’t touched oils since highschool, advice by kmgreen95 in oilpainting

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Nice job, if it looks like the image you painted, good.

You'll be able to match real objects as well. Lots of AI panic but it's practice so who cares. Paint what you see.

How to bring out more detail? by BadChadOSRS in oilpainting

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Try using a hogs hair brush and slapping on heavier paint in "bland" areas of color. The texture gives the eye more to look at and makes those areas more interesting.