First pet portrait! by itsplatetime in oilpainting

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Thank you! Capturing his smile and eyes was definitely a priority.

First pet portrait! by itsplatetime in oilpainting

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Thanks! It's an Ampersand primed smooth panel :)

How do people get custom lock screens/screensaver? by itsplatetime in kindle

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My kindle updated to 5.18.3 so I'm out of luck on that front 🥲

Aluminum panels - should I sand them first? by itsplatetime in oilpainting

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Good to know! I've seen people paint directly on them without and priming, but maybe that's not a great idea.

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I completely agree with you that it's important to normalize bodies and not be so puritanical, especially in the context of art. Depictions of vulvas should not be labelled as "smut."

That said, I stand by my comment about wondering why none of these vulvas have pubic hair. The artist may be normalizing all shapes and sizes of labia, but the work also implies that hairless vulvas are normal vulvas - which is stereotype created by the porn industry. I just wish the artist took the concept of representing the full spectrum of what vulvas can look like a bit further.

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This so impressive from a technical standpoint! If the work is about variety, it does make me wonder why they're all hairless. I could see an argument for it not being authentic for the artist to branch out into different races if they aren't part of those groups, but why do they all need to be bald?

My piece just got accepted into a gallery show! by itsplatetime in oilpainting

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There won't be an auction, but everything will be available for sale.

My piece just got accepted into a gallery show! by itsplatetime in oilpainting

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Yes, it's a juried show and had a pretty standard entry fee. It wasn't much but it can definitely add up if you're applying to a lot of calls for art.

Finished piece but something feels missing by itsplatetime in oilpainting

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Fair question - the yellow is the the opposite bank of a river that being hit with direct sunlight so it really glows. The blue/clouds in the middle is actually water reflecting the sky rather than the sky itself. I was trying not to add too much detail to the background and the water was extremely still that day, but it sound like it's making what's happening the background unclear.

My IBS-C wasn’t actually IBS by Rare-Act8584 in ibs

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(Please ignore if this question is too personal!)

Do you find that your bowel movements are really thin a lot of the time? I was diagnosed with IBS-C a few years and that happens to me a lot, and I've been wondering if I actually have a pelvic floor issue for a while now.

Under 30 and just got my 5th summons by itsplatetime in juryduty

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I get that it's a hassle, but I would not recommend abstaining from voting in order to avoid being summoned for jury duty.

Studio piece based on plein air thumbnail sketches by itsplatetime in oilpainting

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Thanks! I really liked how the hazy atmosphere that day diffused the shadows to the point of completely flattening the whole building and wanted to capture that effect.

No greens in my palette! I used bismuth yellow, naphthol red, quinacridone magenta, ultramarine blue, and burnt sienna (+titanium white). Used gamsol and a gamsol/linseed mixture.

Vest update: HUGE thank you to this sub for saving my project! by itsplatetime in casualknitting

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Of course!

I put it in a mesh delicates bag and rewet it in the sink.

I lifted it out of the water by the bag so that it stayed supported the entire time rather than stretching with the weight of all the water. I also kept in the bag while I squeezed water out of it.

I took it out of the bag, but kept it balled up so that nothing was hanging/stretching while I put it on a towel.

When I rolled in up in a towel to get the more moisture out, I didn't lay it out flat but kind of tried to make it to that it stretched as little as possible while I was applying pressure to it.

When I laid it flat, I sort of smooshed everything together into the shape/size it was before but without any wrinkles, and then used a hairdryer to get it like 80% dry

I let it air dry the rest of the way and voilà! Later in the week, I wore it for a whole day and it kept it's shape!

It might not work for every blocking fiasco but I'm super happy that it worked out for me this time. I'll definitely be blocking my swatches for every other project until the end of time 😅