Carolina Photo Guy
Senior Member
Some of you here know that I am also an acrylic artist (There! I said it!). I am often asked what goes into a painting.
Here I am going to show you. This is going to be a 16" X 20" landscape. I have not yet figured out exactly what I am going to paint until I get started
on the actual scene itself.
How-ever, I CAN show you what I do from the very beginning.
First, I cut the stretcher from a 1/2" X 1 1/2" furring strip. I use furring strips because they only cost me 80 cents each.
After I cut out the individual pieces, I cut the corners so I can make the general shape and size of the painting.
Like this...
Here I am going to show you. This is going to be a 16" X 20" landscape. I have not yet figured out exactly what I am going to paint until I get started
on the actual scene itself.
How-ever, I CAN show you what I do from the very beginning.
First, I cut the stretcher from a 1/2" X 1 1/2" furring strip. I use furring strips because they only cost me 80 cents each.
After I cut out the individual pieces, I cut the corners so I can make the general shape and size of the painting.
Like this...