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How thoroughly do you sketch the outlines of your image before you begin to paint?

I thought it'd be fun to post some side-by-sides so you can see! A lot of my paintings on here start of as drawings, so they are often pretty thought out. Generally I tend to wing it a little bit more if I have a good visual for the image in my head and it's a small simple piece. I have enough confidence these days that I mostly trust myself to not ruin a painting if I don't have every little detail planned out. Certainly with larger paintings I find that if I've already solved everything in the sketch, I get pretty bored having to spend so much time painting it- it's like leaving yourself with nothing but a big colouring book. No fun at all!!

#reply #mumbles #thanks for the question!#hope you don't mind me posting your question publicly #I thought it might be fun to share

Oscar

#gouache #traditional #just non-stop painting pets this year #didn't see that comin

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#gouache #traditional

prints are available here

#traditional #gouache #frog #just a little fella getting his toes wet

#ink #I haven't posted anything sketchy on here in a while #this is what I do at night #watch bad telly and doodle in a book #a curation of all the things I've bookmarked #IN PINK #which is important

#gouache #traditional #last one of my new year cards- probably should have been the first now I look at it...#Woops!

#traditional #gouache #little Curly asleep in his blanket #still working through this year's xmas cards for friends #when you can't think of what to paint- just paint their animals #never fails!

#traditional #gouache #when in doubt spam grass #the annual painting of my stepmum's chooks #Bernadette gets a painting of her own because she's the showstopper of the family

#gouache #traditional

#traditional #gouache #just been edging back into painting some smaller things again

I first came across your work 7 years ago and was awestruck by it (and your writing!) and have been a fan ever since. I'm wondering what are you working on these days? And is there a way to support your work besides inprint? Just wanted to let you know that I never tire the work that you share and you've inspired me to try painting again even though I sucked so much at it. Cheers!

Oh no! I think this is a late response to such a lovely message! Thank you for following my work for such a long time :’) I have been dabbling my toes into the gallery world for the past few months, which is all very new and exciting. It’s a lot of learning new things and figuring out where my artwork fits. I’m currently in the midst of my second solo show, and still sorting things out. Most of the work I post on here is purely for my own enjoyment, so knowing that I’ve inspired you means the absolute world to me! Go pick up those paintbrushes, there’s only one way to get good, come suffer with the rest of us!

#reply #Anonymous

#gouache #traditional #i've finally finished up all my work for my exhibition #so looking forwards to being a bit more present on here with smaller works again #spring is FINALLY here!#ALMOST

Three chooks in a bush

#traditional #gouache #painting for my stepmum who is the official Chicken Lady of the family #chickens

More hot looks! Show me anything stupid and I MUST put it on my head.

#animal crossing #animals living better than I do

Prints.

#gouache #traditional #cat #I'm just riding my current obsession with white cats and the colour green into the ground at this point

#gouache #traditional #witch

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