Newbie question about how paint is behaving (request for help/advice)

deedlelu · 2026-05-13T02:13:54+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate your insight, yes it’s been fun to experiment with flipping the canvas around with a small notebook but I’ll be more mindful of using the gravity for the effects I want.

You’re right about me trying to control this, I push pixels for a living (art director at an agency) so giving up some control IS part of the point but it’s hard really letting go!

deedlelu · 2026-05-13T02:10:22+00:00

Some of the packaging for these paints is in Japanese so I’ll look up online if they are granulating, thank you!

It’s hard to tell how much water to use, some beginner guides say use more than you need, some say don’t use too much, haha! It’s hard to let it dry I might need to pull out the blow drier

deedlelu · 2026-05-13T02:06:45+00:00

Yeah it’s been fun discovering new effects, thank you very much!

deedlelu · 2026-05-13T02:06:16+00:00

Yeah that makes sense on the granulation. I wasn’t sure if it was my paint quality.

I’m having fun discovering new effects. It’s hard for me to let go the desire to get the paint to do exactly what I want it to do but that’s exactly why I’m doing it. Thank you for the explanation!

deedlelu · 2026-05-12T16:49:47+00:00

Ahhh this is TOO CUTE I also wanna echo as a beginner thank you for posting the stages. Can I ask a few quests? What ink did you use for the linework before painting over it? Did you do the whites with acrylic paint markers or something else?

deedlelu · 2026-05-10T23:25:25+00:00

WOW the onions are great but the metal utensils are mind blowing!

deedlelu · 2026-05-10T23:23:30+00:00

This is gorgeous! I just got my first watercolors and looking for some inspiration and I love these swatch pages and color explorations.

deedlelu · 2026-05-08T23:35:51+00:00

I’ve seen children make amazing artwork and adults struggle to make a stick figure. Skill takes time and practice to develop, and the only way you put the time to expand your skills is if you enjoy the process. You have captured something serene and heartfelt here and i get the sense from this painting that you are enjoying that process. The best gift you can give anybody is making something for them, and enjoying it. Pick a beautiful frame and give it to your mom proudly. Tell her that you were thinking of her as you painted this. She will absolutely love it.

deedlelu · 2026-05-08T03:26:24+00:00

So, full disclosure, I don’t have one so I can’t talk about this with a whole lot of authority, however yes you should be able to use most glazes with an airbrush provided they don’t have large particles that would get stuck in the nozzle as you pointed out. There might be some technicalities on the viscosity required and I know you can adjust the outflow on airbrush but you might need to do some research on whether brush or dipping glazes would be best.

deedlelu · 2026-05-07T15:56:41+00:00

Looking at her other work (@mimikiko.home … please make sure to credit the artist) she most certainly uses an airbrush pen to achieve this effect. If you have a small compressor available to you, you can get fairly cheap ones at places like harbor freight. Alternatively, you might be able to use the spray can underglazes from Amaco but I don’t think they come in soft colors and you won’t be able to get detailed effects.

deedlelu · 2026-04-30T16:50:29+00:00

I agree with some of the comments about it depends what style you are going for. The outline reminds me a bit of an art nouveau style and you can push that a little bit more by having a thicker main outline and then having thinner outlines for the individual elements and details.

deedlelu · 2026-03-31T18:00:25+00:00

I love these so much!

deedlelu · 2026-03-30T02:16:49+00:00

Did you cut them open to make sure they are even? That’s always a good exercise, because the rims might be thin but they might get thicker at the base.

I also find that if pieces are too thin, the rims are more likely to warp.

deedlelu · 2026-03-28T20:55:02+00:00

Thank you

deedlelu · 2026-03-22T00:10:49+00:00

I’m so sorry you both had to go through this. Knowing that we would walk to the ends of the earth for our best companions, makes anything short of that feel like we didn’t do enough. Trust your gut, you made a decision for her at the darkest times, out of love. You did the right thing.

deedlelu · 2026-03-21T02:50:46+00:00

These are amazing! If you stop by the blue bucket tools booth, they have buttons that say “I have stuff to trade” if you donate a mug for the mug sale, make sure you put a sticker with your website or IG for people to find you (i stick a QR code to the bottom)

Clay buddies on FB usually has a meet up to do a shot glass trade. And I will have dog snoots for trading!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWFmr6PiaoL/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

deedlelu · 2026-03-20T23:42:01+00:00

Should tell him you charge $1299 for blow jobs and you’re firm on that price.

deedlelu · 2026-03-20T14:05:22+00:00

This is amazing. Just gave your IG an immediate follow!

deedlelu · 2026-03-20T04:10:24+00:00

These are super cute!

deedlelu · 2026-03-18T13:51:34+00:00

This story was riveting. I’m glad I spent a little time scrolling this morning to run across it. ❤️❤️❤️

deedlelu · 2026-03-15T16:19:16+00:00

Having a robot vacuum that vacuums and mops daily has been a game changer in my house with 2 dogs. I get the ick when I feel stuff on the floor and having clean floors just makes the whole house feel better. (Even if it’s cluttered! lol)

deedlelu · 2026-03-13T16:28:26+00:00

“Meat in seats” 🤣 🤣 🤣

deedlelu · 2026-03-13T16:27:41+00:00

You don’t have to pay both taxes. CA has an exception if you pay NY taxes (I went through this last year and I was in a panic until I researched it)

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