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Acrylic Painting Class with Chris Cruz
Class 2 of 4
Shelby County Arts Council
Columbiana AL, USA
14 September 2024
Instructor website, Chris Cruz Designs
Caption. My table at the start and at the finish.
We began with a pencil sketch supplied by the instructor. We went over the lines with a pen and the directive not to draw straight, flat lines. The resulting rough outlines reminded me of Jules Feiffer, who I recognize due to repeated rereads of The Phantom Tollbooth.
Caption. Golden: OPEN Slow-Drying Acrylics
Today’s art factoid. The good thing about acrylics is that they dry fast. The bad thing about acrylics is that they dry fast. Golden makes an acrylic paint that acts like an oil in terms of drying speed. We used this in the second coat that soften the colors we had applied in the first pass. Yes, I underpainted. Imagine that.
Caption. Group photo, L to R, instructor, me, other student.
Main photo taken in parking lot when I realized I had left the class without one.
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Katherine
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I never realized there was such a thing as slow-drying acrylic! Sometimes you need a little more time. Of course, I’ve not done anything but craft painting lately. You do have talent!
What she said.
Jane
Thank you both. Still don’t think paint will ever replace words for me.