Head Painting with Britt Snyder Video
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I agree that it’s really encouraging to think of it in terms of a 10-15 year perspective…maybe we won’t have achieved everything by next week, but if we keep taking those small steps then by next year, 5 years, 10 years hopefully we will be where we want to be..
I also get a sense that everyone running SVS does really want us to succeed and get where we want - it makes me want to push so much further than if I were on my own.
I haven’t done oil painting for years! But I did truly love it, at the time…the walls of our house have got a lot of paintings on them…I look at them now and think, well I could do better these days - but no time to pick it up again with the focus on illustration and children’s books. Hopefully sometime I’ll be able to.
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@smceccarelli I would love to hear your secret for cleaning oil brushes!
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@Charlie-Eve-Ryan Well, I am a chemist by training (it´s my first degree) and though I am used to solvents I hated turpentine as well as turpentine analogs. I live in an open space with my family, so solvents were a real no-go. Simple soap is designed to mix oil and water, so I thought it must work. Indeed, if you use pure undiluted liquid soap (the kind used to wash dishes) and rub the brushes with it thoroughly BEFORE the oil paint dries and let the soap coat all fibers throughly for a couple of minutes, you can then rinse them with water and they get really clean. Rinse and repeat a couple of times for super clean brushes that also stay springy and soft.
I also used a fast-drying medium instead of linseed oil (it´s called liquid or galkyd) and sometimes added a drop of siccative to the white paint. Also, depending on which white you use, you can have faster drying times (white is mixed in almost all colors). As I did not want to use turpentine, I did the underpainting with acrylics, and then diluted the paints only with galkyd. I painted completely solvent-free and had the paintings dry to the touch (and ready for the next pass) within 24-30 hours. It is maybe not the most archival way to use oils, but well...I do not paint anything that needs to survive the centuries at the moment
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I started painting in oil before watercolor...and watercolor still terrifies me lol! Love all that smooshieness
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Hey, I don't know if you guys noticed, but this class is LIVE!!https://svslearn.com/classDetail/-KHxKs6KTu77PRp-vM0p
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@Lee-White Use water mixable oils they clean easy
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@Jason-Bowen I tried those, but they never really felt "right" to me. I like the idea behind them though.
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Oil doesn't have that instant gratification for me. I like to be able to handle my art right away. With oil you basically have to wait for it to cure. Even out here in Arizona where it is hotter than Satan's butt in the summer, it takes a bit to dry. I am too impatient for that. I work at an art store to be able to get my supplies so I see some amazing pieces come through. I just don't have the temperament for it.
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I haven't used oils because they stink really bad, I am impatient with the though of waiting for it to dry, it sounds complicated with all the turpentine mixing, etc. that goes on....I am used to watercolor and acrylic (love watercolors) BUT, I bought some water soluble oils because I do like the effects and I like painting people so, this will give mine a chance to try those paints out and do something I enjoy. I like to work fast though. We'll see how it goes.
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I'd love to use oils but the chemicals bother me too much. I can't handle the smell.
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I'm currently watching this AND the Painting color and light course. Fantastic to watch the traditional painting-process implementing the things Will and Jake emphasize in their courses; values, shapes and colour-harmonies. I was mesmerized watching Britt paint - we need more real-time videos like this
