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17 years ago
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does anyone here paint? if so, i'd like to hear about it.

i'm about to jump into acrylics.. i plan on doing moderately abstract stuff, but it will likely get less and less abstract as i improve.
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17 years ago
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nny
M̮͈̣̙̰̝̃̿̎̍ͬa͉̭̥͓ț̘ͯ̈́t̬̻͖̰̞͎ͤ̇ ̈̚J̹͎̿̾ȏ̞̫͈y̭̺ͭc̦̹̟̦̭̫͊̿ͩeͥ̌̾̓ͨ
i can print a stencil. that makes me a painter =P
andyp's avatar
17 years ago
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andyp
nothing is wrong - what are you scared of?
i paint with.. light..
lucas's avatar
17 years ago
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lucas
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:o

i just started a few hours ago

i'm lovin' it!
lucas's avatar
17 years ago
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lucas
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'practice canvas #1'

it's hard to take pictures of paintings
lucas's avatar
17 years ago
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lucas
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well url linking fucked up there.

here: http://www.wingedleopard.net/lucas/images/lic_practice.jpg
dannyp's avatar
17 years ago
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dannyp
dʎuuɐp
might be the #..
phi_'s avatar
17 years ago
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phi_
... and let the Earth be silent after ye.
The yellow ruins it for me, larz. :( Otherwise it's good work.
lucas's avatar
17 years ago
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lucas
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yeah, i'm not ecstatic about it
 
17 years ago
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Trent
I enjoy the top 3/4
phi_'s avatar
17 years ago
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phi_
... and let the Earth be silent after ye.
Okay, I think the problem is this: the clash between the bottom and the top is too much or not enough. It could go either way.
lucas's avatar
17 years ago
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lucas
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haha okay
nestor's avatar
17 years ago
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nestor
nestor
i paint when i'm camping (canoeing), that's it.
lucas's avatar
17 years ago
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lucas
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i'm working on my next one on an 8x11 stretched canvas

it's gonna take a while, though
nestor's avatar
17 years ago
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nestor
nestor
acrylics, eh.

i use watercolours.

p.s. ttf seems to die in ie7- (just formatted my x60).
lucas's avatar
17 years ago
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lucas
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define death.

screenshot?
dannyp's avatar
17 years ago
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dannyp
dʎuuɐp

``"are you lost or something?" one asked. Not speaking, Francis shook his head and triedto keep going. That's when one of the men aimed a .44 revolver at his head and told him that they didn't like "niggers." Francis faced the man. The man pulled the trigger. Francis remembers having a crazy reaction: "Damn," he thought. "I didn't Make a painting today!" There was no bullet in the chamber, and when the fact settled in, he used his fingers to make the universal sign of walking and motioned his intention to the men. Then he made the "OK" sign with his thumb and index finger and turned his back."

lucas's avatar
16 years ago
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lucas
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i stretched my first canvas today!

it's 16"x36". i'll also be stretching two 30"x40" canvases soon.
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16 years ago
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lucas
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p.s. those three cost about $35 in canvas and lumber.
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16 years ago
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lucas
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i just finished a triple-coat of gesso on my 16"x36". it's a thing of beauty. i don't want to paint anything on it now. :(
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16 years ago
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lucas
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i've painted a decent amount since my last post in this thread!

tonight i used about 3oz. of golden heavy body quinacridone magenta acrylic. and most of it was to just make a black! sigh--it kept coming out too green.

not to mention i'm working on covering an entire wall of my apartment with paintings.

i'm thinking of creating a "painting" project on my website and posting some pictures of my work.
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16 years ago
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lucas
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i just ordered this from the bookstore:
-> 8oz. jar of golden heavy body acrylic quinacridone magenta
-> 8oz. jar of golden heavy body acrylic hansa yellow medium

/o/ so much cheaper than 2oz. tubes.
phi_'s avatar
16 years ago
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phi_
... and let the Earth be silent after ye.
Bob Ross ftw?
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16 years ago
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lucas
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http://www.wingedleopard.net/lucas/photos/photo/38/

the 8oz. jar of magenta cost $23.

but a 2oz. tube of magenta costs $8, so i saved a lot ($9) by buying a larger size!
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16 years ago
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lucas
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i made a page on my website for my paintings. i'm a little insecure about this. my paintings aren't great, and the photos of them are even worse.

http://www.wingedleopard.net/lucas/projects/paintings/
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16 years ago
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nestor
nestor
lies