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How to move past the messy middle of a painting
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- čas přidán 7. 08. 2024
- When you’re working on a picture, you can get to a point when you find some exciting areas, but it’s not quite working as a whole. Next moves can take you forward, but others move you back. I call this part of the journey the “messy middle.” It’s that point where you hit the doldrums and aren’t sure what to do next. Let me share with you what I do when I get to the messy middle.
Asking myself what I don’t like and what I have too much of helps direct my next move. If I see too much of the same thing, that’s an opportunity to make a change and bring more differences into the work. Regularly evaluating and asking questions as you create helps troubleshoot issues to keep you moving forward. Give it a try!
What questions do you ask yourself to move your work forward? Let us know in the comments.
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I’ve noticed that as I evolve as a painter I get further along before I get to that uncertain place.
thank you for this (and all the content you provided) this is such a great tip to make a fast, impactful change! so appreciative
Thank you so much! It’s so easy to get lost-thank you for being a way-shower, guiding my development of my art from afar.
I rewatched and I'm convinced you're using oil stick-- like R & F
But you’re right, it’s an oil stick, R&F which takes long time to dry.
@@carole2077 And you seem to miss the point of the comment somehow. If I liked Nicks jacket and wondered where I can get it, I wouldn't "miss the point of the clip" either.
I liked the scribble marks, different to anything else you had.
thank you. I am stuck right now on a piece and I am going in to "fix" the boring.
Love this and all your videos, thanks! At first I thought you were going to talk about the center of a painting. I know you've touched on that before but if you could do another video sometime, please it would be so appreciated. Sometimes I find myself avoiding the middle of the panel so much that it just becomes a dead zone. I'd love to hear some composition tips from you that address this issue
You mentioned adding liquin to oil pastels to help them dry. I was under the belief that oil " pastels" never dry. Can you confirm you use oil pastels ( not oil sticks etc) in finished work and it dries eventually with liquin?
AWESOME!
I like the middle part already..
Love this tutorial. Do you spray the liquid over the oil stick markings?
What is Liquin? A siccatif?
Which Liquin are you using?
Can I use this 'liquin technique' shown here... also on acryllic colors?
Are you using oil pastel on top of acrylic?
When this happens, where does it happen?
They are oil sticks NOT oil pastels
What's the difference?
I wonder why you transitioned from oil stick to oil pastel?
I believe Liquin is highly toxic. Take care