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   eris (eris@akko.disqordia.space)'s status on Thursday, 07-Sep-2023 02:56:56 JST eris
   Does anyone here do oil painting as their main medium?
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     Stephanie 🎀 (beamsandbows@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Thursday, 07-Sep-2023 03:33:40 JST Stephanie 🎀

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     @eris me 🎀 it’s much easier to blend than acrylic, which practically dries instantly. I have a few commissions underway at the moment, and they’re all cats 😸

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     eris (eris@akko.disqordia.space)'s status on Thursday, 07-Sep-2023 03:35:04 JST eris

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     @BeamsAndBows awww I need to make some cats too lol
     
     I'm just starting to learn painting in general and yeah I've noticed acrylics are hard to work with, they dry so fast when I really wanna take my time and get all the details just right :(
     
     Would you recommend someone starting out to learn with oils?
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     Stephanie 🎀 (beamsandbows@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Thursday, 07-Sep-2023 05:07:57 JST Stephanie 🎀

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     @eris Oils are the opposite of acrylics- they take forever to dry 🥴 I haven’t mastered “wet-on-wet” painting- apparently you can do that. When I try, the wet paint underneath just eats any fine details I try to apply on top. So any work in progress will have a lot of drying time involved.

     Also, there’s lots of chemicals involved- turpentine/turpenoid to rinse your brushes. I recommend working in a well-ventilated area because your workspace will probably stink.

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     Stephanie 🎀 (beamsandbows@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Thursday, 07-Sep-2023 05:08:35 JST Stephanie 🎀

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     @eris Also, that brush rinsing medium is volatile and evaporates quickly, so be sure to keep a lid on it when you’re not using it.

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