Risa's Art Journey - The Woman Who Never Painted Before

So my third attempt, how do I begin? My third attempt started off as a hopeful, you've got this, sort of vibe. And, as I painted the background, there was no doubt in my mind that I had this. When I was done with my background, I wanted to make beautiful circles with my pouncer...only I had no pouncer. Yes, pouncers are tools of art! Who knew?! They are sponge-like devices shaped like circles. They come in different sizes so you can make different sized circles. So I had no pouncers, no problem. Sometimes a girl just has to improvise. I had a beauty blender. That would do the trick right?! And it did. My circles turned out beautifully. Then I pencilled in both my girls in their ballgowns and they looked so promising. I painted the girl in the yellow dress first, which wasn't too bad. After this is where it went downhill.  The green dress fiasco ensued. I started painting and when I was finished I hated it, so I painted over it and started again. This resulted in a muddied...

As my journey continues as someone new to the world of art, I give you my second attempt at a painting. This one upped the ante a little bit from my first. Clouds were considerably harder to do than the abstract looking buildings in my previous one. The girl in this one was slightly trickier to pull off than the first. It is far, far from perfect, but when something is your baby you tend to love it anyway and this one is still my favorite to date.  My technique is starting to improve a bit, even this early on. I learnt all about glazing mediums; something I had no idea existed before today. Acrylic paints tend to dry out quickly. A glazing medium helps with this and it also helps to thin out your paint a little too. Think of dipping your paint brush in water and then picking up your paint. Sometimes your brush gets too wet and paint leaks all over the canvas or sometimes your brush isn't wet enough and you end up depositing too thick a layer of paint on the canvas. A glazing m...

So let me fill you in on my art journey prior to this. Apart from those mandatory art classes in high school that I always scored so poorly in, and that one sip and paint class, I really never thought I had an artistic bone in my body.  In fact my high school art teacher was very mean and a little bit of a nightmare back then, so I picked up squat from those days. Truth be told, I honestly thought I had zero talent so I never pursued it. Today, enter the world of online tutorials and my discovery of a painting of two cats; one in daylight and one in the dark of night. Thoughts of "I can do this," filled my head; a simple thought that would eventually be the beginning of my art journey. Thanks to the discovery of the Art Sherpa, I have come to realise that art can be a learnt skill. I do not proclaim to be Michelangelo or Van Gogh. Heck, I still can't get shadows and light right yet. I am a beginner if ever there was a beginner. But it is never too late to acquire new sk...