Day 17 30 Paintings in 30 Days Jan 2017
We gotta talk tools ...
All the good will in the world doesn't cut the mustard when you need the right brush or have dropped your palette knife for the 1000th time yesterday and now you can't find it.
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| Alice Edwards 1949 -- Open Book 10" x 8 " oil on covered board |
So taking the time to make sure you have everything handy is so so so worth it.
so the handy dandy check list comes into play,
so brushes yes , water if your medium requires it changing it often too will keep your brushes clean
mineral spirits/mediums for oils traditional or miscible oils
palette knife,
palette, disposable or permanent
rags, paper towels
garbage bag
apron/shirt to save your clothes
drop cloth maybe?
paints, chose your poison
sitting or standing? prep for you favourite
Peace and quiet! did you turn off your phone, computer, send the kids to the neighbours.
Let the dog out so he doesn't come begging for
relief.
Take breaks often
From here on in you make your own list to suit yourself. No point in having to hop up and down every two minutes because you can't find or forgot to get it out.
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