tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post5492629927284834554..comments2024-03-29T04:45:56.062-06:00Comments on BRAD TEARE: 289: Daily PaintingBrad Tearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-39095104360458803352016-07-03T17:44:24.930-06:002016-07-03T17:44:24.930-06:00Your work certainly has been improving. I love wha...Your work certainly has been improving. I love what you are doing. I didn't know you were on Daily Paint Works. I will check it out. Thanks for the positive words. They will be a of great value as I move forward with daily painting.Brad Tearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-82932236623914325272016-07-03T00:33:47.663-06:002016-07-03T00:33:47.663-06:00Daily painting and to be on David Marine's Dai...Daily painting and to be on David Marine's Daily Paint Works helped me evolve, so much that the body of works before and after my daily painting practice clearly show a difference, for me,the difference is improvement!padmajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297562916603110230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200138797648475238.post-86062198167803201512016-06-22T09:20:59.227-06:002016-06-22T09:20:59.227-06:00Wonderful blog, as usual Brad. Hope my long commen...Wonderful blog, as usual Brad. Hope my long comment will fit in this box! It's not really about daily painting per se; but plain-air could be a daily exercise if the set-up were not so cumbersome. Hence my comment's theme.<br /><br />It took me 2 years to fine-tune my equipment to eliminate any time-wasters that encroach on painting time. Here are some improvements: <br /><br />1. Pochade box attached to tripod ahead of time: I now travel with box & tripod secured upside down by bungee cord on a small luggage trolley. Other items (paint tubes, spray bottle, small boards, baby wipes and paper towels all fit in a backpack Larger boards (if needed) and water container can be secured on the trolley. <br /><br />2. Scratched in line on tripod legs for correct standing height; once on location, all I have to do is pull out and lock tripod legs (while on the trolley) to the line mark then flip the whole thing right side up. Takes about 2 minutes and only needs small leveling adjustments. <br /><br />3. I use acrylics and to resolve the fast drying time, I use little meat tray liners pads (very cheap to buy in bulk), pour a bit of water over them until they've soaked up their maximum, wipe off excess water, and place these (with punctured side facing up) in a covered tupperware-type container that fits inside pochade box. I prepare this ahead of time as well. The pads remain damp and keep paints workable – but I also mist them (and sometimes the board) with water every 15-20 minutes plus use 1/2 water/1/2 gloss medium (especially when doing a smooth blend). I put a few “shots” of retarder medium in both the mister and the medium containers. <br /><br />4. Once box & tripod are in place, all I have to do is squeeze out the paint. To regain a clean mixing area on my palette, I just need to lift one or more pads and replace with clean ones (or put clean ones on top of used ones – these pads are very very thin so can be “stacked” if needed) <br /><br /> <br />5. Now to the actual painting: I view the selected scene through a small red plastic viewfinder that reveals only the light and dark values. I've decided to skip the “notan”/small thumbnail advice(!); instead, I use a dark blue or brown pastel stick and work out composition directly on the painting surface – I can quickly draw the lines of “thirds” - select focal point then do a very quick sketch in pastel (water soluble and easy to wipe off if I need to correct the layout). The side of the stick is great for blocking in all the dark. I often will do this while looking through the little viewfinder so that no details detract from large shapes. Pastel dissolves once acrylics are applied. This takes less than 5 minutes. My aim is to make as much of a 2-hour painting count.<br /> <br />Set-up and initial sketch can be done in less than 10 minutes! BTW: left over paint keeps for a long time in fridge because once covered the pads retain their moisture. Also, they are treated with something to prevent bacteria (hence why these are used as meat tray liners). <br /><br />Well, that's what works for me. I'm not a professional artist but rather a work in progress!Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16834801761869774981noreply@blogger.com