I post here only so other people would feel encouraged to post. I’m flattered, but… no, no website. I’m just someone trying to paint their anxiety away.
The perspective of the left woman’s feet is confusing to me
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It bugs me too. I made her left leg a bit too long which forced it into this weird perspective. Appreciate the observation. The subtleties of perspective are tricky.
I’ve used almost everything under the sun. The best papers are the well known 100% cotton brands, not much to say there.
However, if you’re after more affordable, cellulose options, the best I’ve found are these (I’m not affiliated with any of them btw):
Jackson’s Art own brand papers: jacksonsart.com/…/jackson-s-watercolour-paper-300… These really behave like cotton paper, except the drying time, which is a bit shorter. Still, longer than other cheap cellulose papers. I was surprised how well that paper behaves.
Everything else I’ve used that was cellulose, not only the drying time was almost instant (so you could never fix mistakes or do lifting), but most importantly, when you were going for a second or third layer, the paint would “spill” to places where you didn’t put the brush on (and we’re talking about layers that have had completely dried up). So basically, these cheaper cellulose papers don’t have “sizing”, among other problems, like how non-organically the paint spreads, or how dull the colors are. So now I’m limiting myself to either the two brands above for cellulose paper, or to 100% cotton paper. The rest kind of the brands I’ve bought over the years have become scrap paper and tests now…
I ordered half a dozen blocks from Jackson, thanks for the recommendation! It’s as good or better than any other cellulose paper and pretty inexpensive. Cold press and Rough finish is nice, have not tried Hot press. Definitely recommend this paper.
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