tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818188852383041387.post1623870508896315194..comments2023-10-03T04:15:31.249-05:00Comments on Doodling In My Mind: A Painting A Day: Working the LandDarlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12729956708957293746noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818188852383041387.post-45942907966555689272011-05-09T07:16:13.523-05:002011-05-09T07:16:13.523-05:00I found the same problem with acrylics. They dry w...I found the same problem with acrylics. They dry way to fast and the true colors don't show until it is dry. I like oils but they dry too slow but are much easier to blend and shade. I prefer using a combination of watercolor and tempra paints then apply a good fixer when the painting is complete. If the backing is hard I will only use oils or enamels. Ain't it fun?Uncle Gradynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818188852383041387.post-44907666534786040602011-05-07T10:26:30.577-05:002011-05-07T10:26:30.577-05:00It is possible that it depended on where you atten...It is possible that it depended on where you attended, also. Of course, it was years later when I got my degree after marrying and kids but I had all mediums,; oil, watercolor, charcoal, photography, printmaking and no telling what else. Of course that was my major so I took more hours in art than you got but painting classes were generally oil. But drawing classes varied the media more. Of course, I really learned outside of college and the continued practice now keeps me learning more now. <br /><br />I think I learned most by teaching it myself. Then it was daily practice and having to find solutions to the students' problems so I got a lot of practice. Some years more than others.Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729956708957293746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818188852383041387.post-11238208073204643532011-05-07T10:01:24.320-05:002011-05-07T10:01:24.320-05:00Nice! Aren't you glad you tried the acrylics?I...Nice! Aren't you glad you tried the acrylics?In college, acrylics were all they let us use. I missed out on learning watercolor and oil. :o(<br />Times have changed, though, and I'll bet now they introduce all mediums.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06755191961134444671noreply@blogger.com