[Maartje]

Hi Andrew!
If you’re still accepting people in the Discord group, please add me: Maartje Fleetwood#9803

Thank you!

• This reply was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by Maartje.

[Maartje]

Welcome!
I’ve started here with A beginners guide to drawing and I learned so much from it, even though I’ve been drawing for a while. Also a very good place to start! I’ll certainly take a look at the courses you mentioned! They were not on my list yet 😉 Looking forward to see your progress!

[Maartje]

@Joshua: That would actually be a really interesting video! I love this idea of a short video about oil vs acrylics and some alternatives. It would be interesting to hear how to study along with acrylics (even though I’ve decided to transfer to oils.) Thank you for considering this 🙂

[Maartje]

Hi Lianne!!
Nice to meet you!! I’m pretty much in the same boat as you, excited to expand my skills in 2019-2020!!
I’m starting with the fundamentals, just to be sure I’ve reviewed them again. Maybe this is a good point to start for you as well? ^_^ you can’t do everything all at once!

[Maartje]

Will there also be a topic “things in the pipeline for 2020”?

[Maartje]

I am interested in courses on acrylics too!
However, I am also starting to paint with oils in the new year because I want to move the paint around longer than the acrylic medium lets me.

I didn’t start with it, because I had the same concerns, having two cats walking about. But, with proper ventilation and good handling practice, using oil paints is actually pretty safe. Never eat where you’re painting, avoid cadmium paints if you can and use as little solvents as possible. I’m planning on thinning my paints with a 50/50 mix of linseed oil/gamsol (which is a odorless mineral spirit that has been refined to remove all aromatic components – the actual toxic parts of the molecular structure) Instead of using solvents that are more aggressive.
The oil paint itself is just pigment + oil, so apart from some pigments being toxic, you should be fine.
And when it’s time to varnish, use gloves and again, make sure there is enough ventilation throughout the whole drying process.

That being said, please know that your acrylic paints are not entirely risk free either. There are toxic pigments, like cadmium, so eating/consuming food or drinking while painting is not the best idea. And be aware of the products you’re using. From gesso to paint to varnish, read the labels and be aware of any health hazards. If there are any, make sure to take the right safety precautions and you should be ok!

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