>>> http://forums.eyesonff.com/showthread.php?t=44926Originally Posted by Shadow Nexus
that was my first try with acrylics, like 3 months ago..
>>> Acrylics arent that expensive. I just used like 5 basic colors for that picture, the rest was just mixtures.So well, even if acrylics and watercolors are preety expensive (Well, good watercolors are, school watercolors are not, but those suck) I see this picture and get the tentation on learning, after all, in the past year I have only done one picture in color because CGs bore me.
>>> Well, the canvas is very important. You need to use a rigid surface/canvas like wood or a cardboard (I wonder if thats the correct word), then work the surface withAny tips?
Gesso.. all the acrylics are very thick, so you must work them with water or with this other thing called Medium..
Thanks again for all the comments..