anyways. so, i've been thinking. what could my meal ticket be? hmm...prostitution? noooo! painting??? maybe. haha! just kidding, sorry...just my off sense of humor...it's very off. but funny! to me...lol
so, i've just been thinking in general that i needed to start painting again. it's something that i'm happy that i can do, and i figured that i was abusing that privilege and not really trying to reach my potential by not doing it. like anything and everything else, but i'll just keep on about painting.
so, i figured i ought to be in practice. i always didn't paint because i didn't want to have anything less than awesome be my final project. but now i've overcome that fear.
so...sosososo, i've been climbing up the ladder, making preparations, getting things together. here's a link to my new artist's nest:
so i've been reassessing the things i have...my brushes, my solvents, gessos, and especially paints. i did a lot of research about what paints and brands were best for beginners. i'm not a beginner, but i had also never tried to go for a 'logical' palette. and i mean a palette that had logic...for example...
what i learned for the ultra-beginner, or ultra-low budget, was to only have black, white, and a warm and cool of each primary.
then i learned that what i was using all time had been student paints. i got rid of half my paints bout 3 years ago, so maybe more of them were pro, but about 75-80% of what i had was student.
and i was ok with student. but i wanted to see what more pro paints would be like. so i combined what i had, with what my research yielded and went to michael's arts and crafts because i had and they give awesome 40-50% off coupons.
i know that michael's isn't the rolls royce of the finest artist supplies, but they have pro colors, two brands of them. and that all worked for me.
later i'll have a swatch canvas of everything i have. i saw another artist's site as i was doing my research, and it was really useful. i'll also go into my conclusions about how i was going to buy what i bought in that article too.
i also learned more about toxicity during my purchases. i purchased some things, THEN saw that they contained lead. i know about lead, and i have a baby, so all that wasn't happening. but then i learned about other toxic ingredients. i researched them, and a LOT of people, most in fact, take these toxicities lightly. like lead, etc...and i probably would too if my painting professor in college didn't get cancer from her oils. skin cancer. too much contact over too many years. downplay it if you want, but ALL carcinogens are real. and combine enough in your body, it's no good.
so i returned two of my paints that had lead in them. others i initially avoided because i already knew, but the ones that i saw on the tube after the payment i took back. unbleached titanium, which i was really disappointed to do and yellow naples...also mildly disappointing. and with the money from the two and a little more i got the ever-popular cobalt blue. but then, i saw the warning on THAT bottle and i was like nooooooooooOOOOO!!!
but then i did a little in-store renegade research and saw that it was down on the list from lead, so i decided to keep it since i had others that were like half as toxic. no more after these, i don't think but the ones i have will make the cut. here are some helpful links to pages that helped me get to these conclusions:
these are definitely informative. and until next time, good times.
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