painters...

[liesje]

how many people on here are painters? Which is your favourite type of paint to use and what do you like to paint.

I work with acrylics mostly. I like painting landscapes, but would love to learn how to paint people. I'm ok at drawing them, but painting them is much harder

 

[abbiestract]

i love jackson poluck, but that requires lots of paint...i currently need inspiration of what to paint...

 

[Philothei]

I am a painter and I do paint acrylics and crafts. Look at my account pics I like seascapes most and some still life such as flowers and fruit....

 

[NostalgicGranny]

I used to paint - acrylics too. Oils are nice but the turp was hard on my lungs.

Mostly I do landscapes and still life type things. But craftsy. There are some good crafts books that teach you the basics of painting people.

 

[tansy]

I like painting (not that I'm good at it)
I go to my friends house and we walk over the field and along the river and things and sketch together..then we go back to his house and experiment with different media.
I haven't found my favourite yet - and of course some things are really expensive, especially if you want to cover large areas or use paint thick.

I'm getting the hang of watercolour a bit better, and I like acrylic. I'd like to have a go at oils, but haven't had a hance yet.

I love pen and ink - sepia is nice, and of course you can do colour washes with it as well. I did book illustration for my art O Level at school, partly I think, because I also like reading!

 

[SmileToday]

I love to paint, I enjoy any mediums to paint with. Portraits not so great yet but improving. I also like to experiment, once I used sawdust on wet paint for a different look on a mountain scene. When dried, it looked cool, my son wanted the painting, he still has it.

 

[tansy]

I love to paint, I enjoy any mediums to paint with. Portraits not so great yet but improving. I also like to experiment, once I used sawdust on wet paint for a different look on a mountain scene. When dried, it looked cool, my son wanted the painting, he still has it.

Oh what a good idea! I'll have to try that. I think you can also use sand like that, though I've never tried it.

 

[NostalgicGranny]

I have tried the sand thing before that was interesting - saw dust never occurred to me.

My favorite texture was the stuff acrylic paint has. First you paint one color, and then a thin coat of crackle (I think that's what it is called) and a then a different color is painted. It looks a lot like weathered wood. Sometimes if you work fast enough you can get a pretty decent shingle look to roofs.

 

[abundantliving]

I do watercolors and watercolor pencil drawing.

 

[Lauriedoodles McNutt]

I like to paint, but can't paint people for the life of me.

 

[*Charis*]

I've painted some in the past, using oils.
I'd like to try the Bob Ross method of
painting... he certainly makes it look
easy. Has anyone tried his technique?

 

[Philothei]

nice to see more people around here y'all !!!!!!!

 

[Philothei]

Hey Charis I like your Greek name

 

[golfiscool]

how many people on here are painters? Which is your favourite type of paint to use and what do you like to paint.

I work with acrylics mostly. I like painting landscapes, but would love to learn how to paint people. I'm ok at drawing them, but painting them is much harder

I'm a painter I love working with oils right now. I use Rembrandt oils which have a buttery feel to them. The only downside to oils is the drying time. I want to try acrylics for the faster dry time.

 

[Inviolable]

how many people on here are painters? Which is your favourite type of paint to use and what do you like to paint.

I work with acrylics mostly. I like painting landscapes, but would love to learn how to paint people. I'm ok at drawing them, but painting them is much harder

You ever taken an art class?


There is a technique that they teach in basic art that a lot of self taught artist arn't familiar with. Which is the grid. Or you can use a light table.
Just about any art classroom you go into will have a light table that allows the students to trace out some more difficult lines. "if they have a need for it"
The lines are very important for catching depth.
Depending on your cash flow I would suggest the following.

Get a light table for starters. Just do a google search for light table and you'll find it easy enough.
Buy some vellum paper. Strathmore Artist Papers - Bristol and Illustration Board Fine Art Paper
Then switch to oils. Eh, I guess acrylics good too. But the texture of the paper wont be anything like canvas. Although I guess you could use canvas as well.
Take a pencil and trace out only the outlines of whatever portrait you're doing. Outlines meaning cheek and jaw structure as well as eyes, nose and lips. I know it sounds like cheating but after a little practice, you'll get an understanding of how portraits are done and wont need to trace any more.
And of course painting in your pencil lines will help. Which is actually more work then making the lines anyway.

Here's a charcoal I did in beginners drawing while in college. It's a Da Vinci I redid or copied.

 

[ILuvBoxers]

Acrylic. Everything from pets to people.

 

[AgapeBible]

I do a lot of drawing, I paint in acrylics and watercolors, I also use soft pastels. I have an acrylic painting of cardinals that I need to finish. I also started a watercolor of the Disney fairy Rosetta sitting on a rose. I draw some fan art, mostly Disney characters, the Disney princesses and now Disney fairies.

 

[keb2005]

I love painting I use acrylics I'll paint anything not very good but it's still fun... just never ask me to paint a person it won't work

 

[JimR-OCDS]

I've done mostly water color painting, but I have done wet-on-wet oil, in the past. I took a break from painting for the past year, but I'm getting ready to jump back in.

Here's a few of mine;

http://home.comcast.net/~jrichardocds/NESTING_GEESE_250.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~jrichardocds/Jims_birches.JPG

http://home.comcast.net/~jrichardocds/Old_Farm.JPG

http://home.comcast.net/~jrichardocds/winter_blues_125.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~jrichardocds/Evening_glow.jpg


Jim

 

[keb2005]

wow nice i wish i could do that