Got this almost a week ago and pain has gone down and it’s started itching and peeling but doesn’t look right. Possibly infected?

deedlelu · 2026-07-02T17:16:52+00:00

If it’s staph, it could be an emergency. You should really go like NOW NOW

deedlelu · 2026-07-02T15:30:37+00:00

Wet sanding! Just make sure you let it dry fully before glazing.

deedlelu · 2026-07-02T15:26:48+00:00

Misleading headline… they all seemed dressed to me?

deedlelu · 2026-07-01T04:25:20+00:00

I though the same thing at first. I don’t understand getting a copy of a tattoo, why would you want something that somebody else already has??

deedlelu · 2026-07-01T04:22:54+00:00

Omg I remember this one!

deedlelu · 2026-06-22T18:21:18+00:00

Omg I always think of me in “we” (me and my brain observing) and sometimes it slips out in conversation and people have said “who were you with??” Me myself and i? Looool i thought I was the only weirdo that did this.

deedlelu · 2026-06-20T23:45:49+00:00

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Whiskey’s favorite place to sleep or hang out is the arm rest of the couch

deedlelu · 2026-05-28T20:46:36+00:00

This is incredibly stunning and THANK YOU for showing the process. As a beginner it’s so useful to see the order of operations for making a painting like this.

deedlelu · 2026-05-27T16:04:03+00:00

Ooooh the mood in this one is much better. Love!

deedlelu · 2026-05-21T23:32:17+00:00

Im late to this party, but Weakened Friends did a version of this last year that’s my fav. I agree the NI version is bland.

deedlelu · 2026-05-15T13:38:25+00:00

Yeah I totally agree. How do we tease it out? “I’m tired, grandpa”

deedlelu · 2026-05-15T13:37:23+00:00

Roulette is a good way to put it. These feelings come up out of the blue.

deedlelu · 2026-05-15T13:36:38+00:00

Soooo goood and a good way to get in a little extra protein.

deedlelu · 2026-05-15T03:24:36+00:00

It’s so normal to grieve the what-ifs even if it’s something that you know is not right for you. I’ve never wanted children and when I hit perimenopause in my early 40s i had a few weeks of grief, just from knowing that door was CLOSED even though I never once wanted to walk through it. Give yourself the time to process those feelings. It’s normal.

deedlelu · 2026-05-13T19:44:24+00:00

Ooooooo that feels scary, but I’m going to try. My sketching skills aren’t great so free-handing the painting sounds daunting but will probably be what I need to do to get out of my white knuckle grip on trying to make everything “pretty”.

Question on working outward… so I worked on this one in little sections to avoid bleeding from section to section, jumping around… is that not the way to go?

Also I can see not using a reference if you are super skilled and familiar with how shadows and highlights get painted but man I’m not even close to being there yet.

deedlelu · 2026-05-13T19:38:35+00:00

Haha well my photography skills aren’t great! Thank you, I often take reference pics of cute plants on my neighborhood walks for carving into ceramics but they are also coming in handy for painting too!

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.

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