It's been a while since my last post. A lot going on. I have been trying to switch mediums. I'm changing from watercolors to acrylic. With acrylic I can paint over my mistakes. Paint application is a different process. In watercolors, the substrate you paint on makes all the difference. After all the difference in the moisture content between the brush and the paper is what makes the painting happen. Unless the acrylic is being used like watercolors the foregoing doesn't happen. The substrate is not that critical. The above piece is done on illustration board. It makes it possible to produce very sharp detail if desired. My biggest problem with the paint is to get the correct consistency so that he paint will flow. Using extender would solve this problem. But I like the quick drying paint.
