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oints:I feel like being a digital painter I won't really get me the opportunity to become a snobby "fine artist" and just sit around doing whatever the fuck I want and throw it in a gallery and get fuckloads of money. Cause it's just that easy right? yeah. Must be.
...but you know what I mean. I'm not really digging commercial work as much anymore...just thinking ahead :
Also. How much do paintballs hurt?
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Something I have always wanted to do is set up big canvases in the garden and fire paint balls at them.
I did something similar with balloons filled with paint and an air rifle.
They say it looks sloppily done, even though I've spent tedious hours or days on something.
I prefer traditional and now digital is the huge thing.
I don't even get digital. I can't do it, and I don't really intend to until I can take classes on how to do it.
Rant aside:
Oils are fantastic if you just want to glob it on and make gorgeous textures.
Acrylics are nice for that smooth finish. The trick with acrylics is getting GOOD PAINT. I personally love Liquitex. It's smooth and nice. As has been said, with acrylic or oil you can wipe it off or paint over. Watercolors are hard to work with but can give nice results.
If you're practicing with water colors buy a pack just to play with. Try with too much water and make a wash. Try with little water. Play around with it for a while. :]
Also, try ink washes! That stuff is fun.
Take India Ink and add water or take away. You can actually do the same with coffee for nice sepia tones. :]
I paint from time to time but still get very frustrated with it. I prefer my markers and colored pencils, but painting is nice if you want to do something on a huge scale. Your most important tool with traditional painting is patience. You can't just click undo. Everything is final, so you have to be a lot more careful than when you're dabbling in photoshop.
Also: LET THE PAINT DRY. I had to learn this the hard way. When you make a mistake put a fan on that stuff or a hair blow dryer to ease the process. So many times I've ruined something perfect while trying to fix another because the paint wasn't dry when I went to fix my mistake. Bleeeh!
That being said: Love your work, can't wait to see more traditional stuff from you. :]
I know it's been a while since you made this post, but I figure you may still be on the fence about traditional media...
I highly, highly recommend you check out the new line of acrylics from Golden. They are called "Open", and this is because they stay wet for a super long time (thus, your painting time is more "open"). To give you a bit of an idea, working with traditional acrylic will give you about 45 minutes of open working time for moderate layers of paint; Opens give you 4 times as much, maybe more. They can also be combined with your regular acrylics, but take care as the more you intermix them the more like your regular acrylics they will become (i.e. they will dry faster).
Going from digital to traditional is a rough transition, but I think the huge number of mediums available with acrylic will help compensate for the lack of digital textures, filters, etc. Mediums can do anything from add gloss or thickness to incorporate glass beads, pumice, or give a crackle effect when dry. Since the vehicle in acrylic paint (the part of the paint that isn't pigment) is basically an inert glue (an acrylic polymer emulsion), you should totally experiment with mixing in your own objects or textures. Photo transfers, skins, and digital grounds (mediums that allow you to print on different papers and even non porous surfaces like foil) might also interest you. Also, much like digital art, the best part of acrylic painting is the *layers*. Build those fuckers UP!
My advice? Go to your art supply store (a real one, not a Hobby Lobby) and talk to the people that work there. They'll put your hands on good things. If you're interested in a book, the two best I've found are "The New Acrylics" (Tauchid) and "Rethinking Acrylic" (Brady).
Please e-mail me (samanthadeitz *at* msn *dot* com)if you would like to ask anything else! I work at an art supply store and teach acrylic painting...and as you can see I get super pumped about it!
Best wishes!
~Sam
hope that helps! looking forward to what you have to produce
I've been feeling the same way
though I do still very much enjoy commercial I would like to put a few pics up in a gallery. mixed media I enjoy but man can traditional ever be a kick in the pants
paintballs?! heher