This week has been more devoted to family and friends than to painting, but I am in the process of doing a little test. Usually I like to shade wet into wet or glaze just with some water, but Alex is always going on about glazing with mediums. I decided to buy a few mediums to test them out, however I didn't want to do so directly on my Athena painting as I'm not sure which will work best, so I've done some test patches. The top one is Golden Matte Medium, the second one is Golden Polymer Medium (Gloss) and the bottom one is Golden Glazing Liquid (Gloss). At this point I'm leaning towards the Golden Glazing Liquid (Gloss), the top one seems too brushy to me and the second one a bit too glossy; however, I looked at one of my shelves of art supplies, I noticed I have a couple more mediums to test, I'll let you know which one I feel works the best after I've tested them and asked Alex's opinion...
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This is lovely!
ReplyDeleteLovely painting. Good luck finding the best medium too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors!
ReplyDeleteyes i agree with your choice of Acrylic medium...whatever you work with will always turn on wonderfully that's a given...nice that Alex can give you his type of advice...I'll check out the Abstract Angel Website
ReplyDeleteBeautiful painting. Valerie
ReplyDeletehappy christmas..we all need angels
ReplyDeleteLove your angel, Lisa.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful painting. The other colors you've chosen and their layers are etherial and find them very peaceful. I think testing out the new materials first is a wise decision. It's hard to wait sometimes though, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteClaudia is off to a beautiful start!
ReplyDeleteAnd isn't it fun exploring new materials? EnJOY the discoveries!
Wonderful wip....May your New Year be abundant in good health, wealth and joy!
ReplyDeleteHugs Giggles
Happy New Year! I hope yours is filled with wonder, excitement, creativity and LOVE!
ReplyDeleteThanks so very much! It's definitely fun playing with new materials...
ReplyDeleteHave fun experimenting ;o) Your abstract angel is gorgeous Lisa! I have never seen you do one without a face! She is really pretty! Hope you had a great Christmas ;o) Hugs ;o)
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