Release
gouache on paper
perhaps one day when my skill matches my imagination i will repaint it with oils
Syndicated from the fediverse. Read and engage on the original instance.
View original on piefed.socialView original on piefed.social
Syndicated from the fediverse. Read and engage on the original instance.
View original on piefed.socialgouache on paper
perhaps one day when my skill matches my imagination i will repaint it with oils
9 replies
Aside from the off-topic conversation, I was just thinking about this:
Are you using traditional gouache or acrylic gouache?
I was just thinking, if traditional gouache, it's probably actually harder than using oils or acrylics, because of the way the existing layers of paint reactivate when they are re-wetted, like watercolours.
I actually think you've got a nice surrealist scene here, and it's well composed, and really, nothing about it strikes me as "not being worth retrying with different media" - so perhaps it might be worth re-trying sooner than you think - and probably working on board if possible.
thank you for your insights
this is traditional gouache - i'm very fond of its versatility and flat colour and the reactivation makes sense to me coming from ink and watercolour
still oils are very interesting and i plan to do some studies this weekend
That makes a lot of sense - some favour acrylic gouache for the opposite reason - its ability to quickly form permanent waterproof independent layers, which won't blend afterwards. Depends strongly on the style of work, of course.
Do feel free to share studies and tests - I don't think the community is strict about it being finished work only - and it would be nice if there was a little more discussion on here, as well as showing new works.
Just missing two very different rings.
what significance would that have to you?
They might be making a slightly rude joke.
I wonder if one of the rings is something like "the girl with a pearl earring".
I fear that the other, based on the position of the hands, may imply a "goatse" stretched "ringpiece" (e.g. bumhole).
do people really still see two hands and start thinking of a photo of an asshole from the 90s?
I wouldn't have thought it if I'd not been staring at it, trying to work out what these two rings were about.
exactly: you and i had to think about it but the other guys mind went straight to goatass and feeling the need to let us all know