tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post65437570888331848..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Loose vs. Tight UnderdrawingsJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-34695760229677035222010-05-17T13:28:12.614-04:002010-05-17T13:28:12.614-04:00Shane, I've never had any problem with adhesio...Shane, I've never had any problem with adhesion of oil over acrylic. I put on the matte medium very thinly, usually squeegeeing it off with a piece of mat board.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-52394134755741947932010-05-17T12:55:37.040-04:002010-05-17T12:55:37.040-04:00Great post James.Great post James.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04874272997668117110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-34403718958169004132010-05-17T04:18:48.795-04:002010-05-17T04:18:48.795-04:00Is it me or does the oil sitting on acrylic matte ...Is it me or does the oil sitting on acrylic matte medium scratch off pretty easily?<br /><br />Maybe I'm applying it too thick.<br /><br />=s=Shane Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706984816021430077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-78877387565073601062010-05-16T21:14:35.754-04:002010-05-16T21:14:35.754-04:00I prefer to "find it in the paint", but ...I prefer to "find it in the paint", but have also found that for complex compositions or picky things like elk antlers, it's easier and quicker sometimes to start with a fairly tight pencil drawing on the canvas.<br /><br />I do a grid transfer from a smaller, finished drawing using a hard pencil and, re-state the drawing with a brush, correcting as I go and then I'm off and running.sfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14641207520270872175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-66821828686296521142010-05-16T21:10:18.366-04:002010-05-16T21:10:18.366-04:00Kaos, I seal the drawing with acrylic matte medium...Kaos, I seal the drawing with acrylic matte medium, so if I really had to find the drawing again, I could use turps on a rag and rub off the oil, but I've almost never had to do that.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-26598057634188270832010-05-16T15:29:10.908-04:002010-05-16T15:29:10.908-04:00Thanks. This is a question I've made myself so...Thanks. This is a question I've made myself some times.<br /><br />By the way... You said to paint over the lines without fear and that one can find them later. How do you exactly find the lines again once covered (sometimes they get very covered or smeared by the paint)?<br /><br />Thanks again.Kaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15087160634993193438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-70273755724591055032010-05-16T07:11:06.050-04:002010-05-16T07:11:06.050-04:00Interesting. Your book makes clear the importance ...Interesting. Your book makes clear the importance of planning, and I can see how it pays off. I quite like to make up a painting as I go along and allow a few surprises for myself. I sometimes find I draw one area then paint it, then another area and so on, as I decide what goes where. It probably seems a disorderly way of going about things but it stops things feeling too mechanical.Gordon Napierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374065314604533766noreply@blogger.com