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My friend convinced me to start painting over the winter break. And I’ve always found painting to be such a difficult thing until I picked up a paintbrush. Painting should be an accessible form of art for everyone. Be free! Do anything you want!
Jan 22, 2024
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love indulging in the sensory experience, no worries about the product, just colors and canvas and unfettered creativity
Feb 22, 2025
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painting can be so therapeutic and rewarding :)
i recommend starting with watercolor or acrylic as they’ll be the most user friendly. each has its own techniques and learning curves [ie working from light to dark with watercolors, acrylic pain drying darker]. familiarize yourself with their properties. you’ll need mixed media or watercolor paper pads, nothing crazy like canvas in the beginning, so you don’t feel obligated to reserve expensive materials for something “good”.
but, in the vein of not wanting to waste materials, make sure you don’t let your fear of messing up prevent you from painting at all. as an artist on a budget, i understand it’s a hard mindset to break. but i do suggest setting aside a little coin for nicer paints and brushes if you can, though. a lot of stores will have cost-friendly things labeled “student grade” which are decent quality. (things like the chalky artist loft watercolors or 50¢ loose bodied acrylic paints may add to frustration sometimes but they aren’t impossible to work with.)
the easiest ways to get yourself actually painting are to set up still lives or paint “en plein air” (landscapes outside). working from life is an invaluable skill and once you’re comfy with that, it will be easier to paint from photo reference. also, make sure you’ve got an understanding of value and contrast outside of color. make color charts so you understand how your paints interact with one another and you’re not in for a mixing surprise mid painting (i.e a color wheel, tints and shades, complimentary colors and how they interact etc). [esp because some “cheaper” paints will have other pigments mixed in. for example a cheaper red will not make a perfect purple when mixed with blue since it will likely have hints of yellow mixed into the red to boost the brightness.]
overall, have fun <3 baby steps. work tiny and simple in the beginning and the rest will come to you with patience and practice.
Feb 20, 2025
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And you’re set for life (with the added effort of maintaining it).
I used to try to surround myself with people who I thought were cool and also tried so bad to fit in. I still do feel conscious about that sometimes when I front for a person I place on a pedestal or really am infatuated with (in a platonic way).
I’ve also had friends I get easily frustrated with who point out my mistakes as jokes but I’ve realised are super flawed and insecure. It becomes a relationship where you slowly turn into a projection of them. (I’m not sure how to phrase it). And I’m the kind that forgives very easily the moment someone is nice to me.
Howeverrrrr… over the past few years and more so over the past year I found a group of people I could be open and comfortable with… and I have to say an open and fulfilling relationship with the right people and friends will make you a much better person overall. I’ve also been so inspired by the circle of friends I’ve got now.
It’s not necessarily the friends who always ask you to go out to shop or hang but the friends who you do things with and talk about anything with.
Gratefully & Gratituously,
I love my friends.
Feb 18, 2024
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If you like Indian Curry… this is a one up. Alternatively… Butter Chicken. My go to when I have prata with a side of Lassi and Coin Prata.
Mar 8, 2024
With the checkerboard at the back? That’s right. I love using them unironically. And I love pictures of rocks.
Feb 22, 2024