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| + | So, you have your paint, brushes and your oozing with confidence because you have been practicing for a long time. Before we put paint to media, lets go over a few things first. | ||
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| + | In order to load the brush, we just don’t want to dip it in to the can and start painting, like you would if you were painting a house. Get some shallow plastic dishes about 3 inches across and 1 inch deep. In the past, I’ve used plastic fruit dishes or yard sale saucers to hold the paint. Using a spoon, ladle out an ounce of paint into the dish. Paint is expensive, so make sure to clean off the spoon too! Cover your open can with the lid. Stroke the brush through the dish of paint and use the edge of the dish to squeegee off any excess paint. First, the bottom of the brush and then, either side. Repeat as necessary. As you draw it through the paint, you’ll want to use some downward pressure on the brush. This method does two things, it removes air from within the brush, and the other is, it distributes paint evenly throughout the brush. Never put paint back into the can. | ||
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| + | Now that your brush is loaded, we’re going to tell you how to hold the brush. Forget about the pen and pencil technique you being using since grade school. You will want to hold the brush in between the thumb and the index finger, the rest of your fingers will be used as a bridge (rest) or as a guide. Keep your fingers on the ‘dry side’ or use a rest to work off. | ||
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| + | How to hold a brush, brings me back 50 years to my teacher’s explanation which I kept with me all these years. Holding a brush is like pinching a nipple, firm enough to keep it between your finger and thumb, but light enough to feel its arousal. | ||
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| + | Three things dictate the size of a line; pressure on the brush, the angle of the brush, and speed that the brush is pulled at. Experiment using your loaded brush. Start by pulling just straight lines, vary pressure, angle and speed factors to acquaint yourself with each action. Watch the paint as it flows off the tip of the brush and adjust as required to suit your needs. When you accomplish this exercise, start curving your lines, left and right. Notice what happens to the inner and outer sides of the curvature. Again, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE. | ||
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| + | Exercise #1 | ||
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| + | Using a piece of 24 ga. satin coat or acrylic sheet the size of a license plate covered with primer. Scratch a center line vertically using a scribe, nail or pencil. Prepare your brush for work. Starting at a point on the center line near the top, shape out a teardrop, a spear head, and wide based arrow in any configuration that you desire. Put your initials and the date on the bottom right corner, drill a hole in the center/top. Hang it on your wall, so that you will remember where you came from and try to improve on this piece every time you pick up your brush. This is your inspiration. | ||
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