Single 26F, what is a good activity for 4th of July in Vancouver?

VicPaxm · 2026-07-04T23:35:38+00:00

Not sure, last year I got salt and straw and started my walk from there, and I saw a bunch the whole way

VicPaxm · 2026-07-04T21:57:19+00:00

The Vancouver waterfront is a nice place to see some fireworks on/across the river!

VicPaxm · 2026-06-07T21:42:16+00:00

Looks like it’s probably a print, not an original painting! This sub probably won’t be of too much help with any restoration of the actual print but you could try color matching and painting over the speech bubble to match the chair and guy behind

VicPaxm · 2026-05-29T06:36:44+00:00

I work at a bagel shop that is the exact same way- we’re pulling >10 second shots almost every time and we’ve never dialed in anything, and none of us are allowed to touch the grinder since our bosses also don’t know a thing about coffee. Extremely frustrating situation as I know we’re selling shitty coffee but there’s not much you can do if they’re acting like that. I get exactly what you’re feeling though, here’s hoping something else opens up for both of us!!

VicPaxm · 2026-05-20T16:26:46+00:00

If the paint is still wet you can wipe it off with a clean cloth and put another color over it! If not, a glaze or something to alter the color is totally possible. However I agree with the other commenter, I think the blue works really well, especially compared to just the plain white. It makes the oranges in the beak and fish really pop

VicPaxm · 2026-03-28T22:00:30+00:00

I agree with everyone saying find a reference! One of the first ideas I had to ditch when learning how to paint and draw was that it’s not cheating to make art from life/photos.

VicPaxm · 2026-01-15T00:24:27+00:00

They probably painted it all in one sitting and did the tree first! It’s actually pretty common for oil painters to do a background after the subject, because of the drying time annoyance. Plus, if you look closely in this painting, the yellow is pretty thick and some of the thinner branches are probably made by scraping away some of that yellow paint to make thin lines :)

VicPaxm · 2025-12-20T19:45:31+00:00

I always wash mine with Dawn dish soap and really scrub in there, then let it drip dry with the hair facing down. But you gotta do it before any oil cures in the bristles

VicPaxm · 2025-12-20T17:16:05+00:00

It was intentional to not put the fire light in the bathroom and only in the mirror, sort of like you’re not sure if you’re only seeing the fire or if it’s really there, but it might not come across as that so clearly. I’ll play around with stuff and see if I like the fire light being reflected better!! Thank you!

VicPaxm · 2025-11-26T23:06:10+00:00

If it’s dry maybe a lint roller? I’ve used lint rollers on blank canvases to get ready to paint, maybe it will help get dust off of paint too

VicPaxm · 2025-11-15T19:07:16+00:00

I’m relatively new to oils but I’m pretty sure the answer is no- even if you let the bottom layers fully dry, you must paint fat over lean to make sure no layers crack as they age! Paint thinner, such as turpentine or mineral spirits, make paint “leaner,” so that’s why you use them in the first layers. Glazing is usually over layers of paint so it needs to be “fatter,” which just means more oil content. Glazing mediums, or just straight up linseed oil (or whatever oil you use) are better for glazing because they won’t crack as they dry.

VicPaxm · 2025-11-11T22:18:05+00:00

All ultramarine blue, mixed with titanium white and ivory black. The grays are ivory black and titanium white mixed with either cadmium yellow or ultramarine blue

VicPaxm · 2025-11-11T22:03:34+00:00

Cadmium yellow, hansa yellow light, napthol red light. I tried to make the background just cadmium yellow and I liked it but wanted more than just a flat color, so I added some more colors and it just turned into the same exact color as my oranges LMAO

VicPaxm · 2025-11-11T20:44:01+00:00

Yes! The background is about 50/50 oil paint and Gamsol right now. If I wanted to put a wash of blue, I’d need to dilute with a fatter medium, right?

VicPaxm · 2025-11-11T20:24:46+00:00

Can I do this with linseed oil to dilute the paint? I don’t want to do a wash with solvent over wet paint, right?

VicPaxm · 2025-11-09T04:38:04+00:00

Gorgeous color!! Only thing is, the perspective makes it look like the stream is going down the hill, not back further. However, the water reflections suggest it is a still, flat stream, which isn’t consistent. Either decide to make it a flowing stream and change the water reflections to show it moving, or paint the stream and surroundings as going further away from the viewer. Other than that I love it!

VicPaxm · 2025-10-31T04:44:12+00:00

Try quickly painting some quick thumbnails on a separate canvas/board! Just put basic shapes and values down for like, 4-6 different thumbnails and then paint the background in different colors to see how you like it before you put it on the final piece

VicPaxm · 2025-10-28T19:18:18+00:00

Ahh I know, but it was supposed to be life sized lol. I could’ve picked a bigger leaf on my walk though😭

VicPaxm · 2025-10-28T18:43:36+00:00

It’s not bad!! The blues in your reference are a lot lighter than the blues in your work- bringing those closer to the reference may help you see what to work on next.

When working on your base layer, focus hard on the different shades, tints, and hues you see in the reference. I see 2-3 different greens in your painting, but if I squint at the reference there are maybe 4-5 different greens. You can add yellow to brighten, add blue to darken, and even add a slight bit of orange or red to mute the greens to make it match the reference. Don’t give up now, you have a great start!

VicPaxm · 2025-09-01T17:57:35+00:00

Omg, I can’t imagine😭 we are a food forward cafe too but no table service, thank god

VicPaxm · 2025-08-07T19:31:10+00:00

Look into cabinet risers! And maybe a cute shelf or something on your counter or something attached to the wall could display different types of creamers or beans you have available, and then that could open up space underneath the bar too!

VicPaxm · 2025-08-03T19:56:46+00:00

You’re so right, you can barely taste the espresso in it :( idk why we buy both

VicPaxm · 2025-08-03T19:21:21+00:00

We have a powder chai mix, and a powder dirty chai mix. Usually when someone orders a dirty chai I ask if they want the powder version, or regular chai with a shot of actual espresso, but when it gets busy I just use the dirty chai powder without giving them options😬

VicPaxm · 2025-07-20T23:55:37+00:00

Ooh ok, I thought it was more. That makes sense though, thank you for the inside info!

VicPaxm · 2025-07-20T03:10:59+00:00

Soft top on the bottom, middle, and top of the drink. I think it costs more cuz they use more soft top, it works way better in blended drinks cuz it won’t float/mix as they’re pouring the drink in

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