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Serious question about pacing yourself on big paintings
My current painting has so many tiny details it's taking forever. Waiting overnight between sections kept everything crisp and clean. What's your method for long-term watercolor projects?
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the_leo1h ago
Feel your pain with those endless detail sessions. I do the same overnight drying thing because rushing just muddies everything. That patience is honestly the only way to get clean results.
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the_laura3m ago
That "muddies everything" line is so true. I wrecked a whole batch of minis last month by varnishing them before the paint was fully cured underneath. Woke up to this weird cloudy film on all the armor details. Had to strip three figures completely. @the_leo gets it, that overnight wait isn't a suggestion, it's a rule. Now I just leave them alone in a closed box so dust doesn't settle on the wet varnish.
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