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Spent the afternoon diving into a proper painting for the first time in a long while, and back to oils, no less. Picked up a fresh canvas this morning, on a bit of a whim.
Before I moved over to digital, I used to work a lot in traditional media charcoal, ink, collage, and of course, oils. I use to love doing huge expressive paintings with a brush, but it's just something I gradually drifted away from really, especially working day jobs where I mostly do digital art. These days I mostly use my tablet (with layers, undo buttons, over painting and all that good stuff), but it felt right today to return to something more tactile.
This piece is still a work in progress, maybe halfway through. Not gone too badly, considering half the oil paints had gone strange on me, and I was working with nothing but big daubin’ brushes.
I’ve got some new paint and brushes on the way, so once they arrive I’ll start tightening it up and bringing in more detail. I reckon there’ll be a few Gloamrats sneakin’ about in this one, possibly a cat watching from the shadows.
It’s rough, it’s unpredictable, and I’ve missed it. Just wish I had more time, it's a much slower process.