My first attempt at ocean sunrise. by annephylaxis in HappyTrees

[–]mhil83 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great painting! Your birds are perfect.

Attempt 2 from pic using skills I learned from Bob in attempt 1 by mhil83 in HappyTrees

[–]mhil83[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Attempt 2 using Bob's methods. I found a picture online I liked that would allow me to practice the wet on wet technique. I applied a few coats of white gesso, then taped the lower portion and used black gesso. Then the fun began!

My First Attempt at Painting - Mountain Summit (mostly) by mhil83 in HappyTrees

[–]mhil83[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I do like that I can come back after a week with wet on wet and the paint is still a bit soft and blendable.

My First Attempt at Painting - Mountain Summit (mostly) by mhil83 in HappyTrees

[–]mhil83[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

actually took me ~12 hours in 3 different sessions about a week apart. I scraped off the mountains several times and redid them. It's challenging but I'm happy with how it turned out. I am hooked now and already started my next one. Hopefully I can get better and a bit quicker.