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  Marie Senior Member Username: Marie Post Number: 229 Registered: 8-2006 |
Most of my paintings are on 1/4 and 1/2 sheets. Recently, I have begun working on full sheets. I find that I can work on 1/4 or 1/2 sheets pretty much interchangeably. Either size works great for work from life. I can paint very directly at this scale. When I move up to a full sheet, though, the rules change. The full sheets require a lot more planning. I find myself having to draw grids to divide the paper into sections, and then I tackle one section at a time. I can't manage the whole page at once. It's a very different experience. Oh, and I just love 12x16 blocks for plein air work. It's the perfect size for my lap. | ||
Raliegh Intermediate Member Username: Raliegh Post Number: 80 Registered: 8-2006 |
Landscaper, I wanted to reply to your question of size of paper so I started a new thread (though there have been many posts previous) respecting the work that might be done corelating and keeping subjects together. I like to use 1/4 sheet or mostly block size it's easier for me and I feel the less I handle the paper (tearing into the right sizes, etc.) the less oil from my hands. Plus my workspace is small. For my landscapes I like 10 X 14 which is hard to find in block. I'm on an island. When I sell art I charge $l.75 per square inch. The most popular way artists that I know sell their work is giclee prints, personally, for the reproduction and distribution time, I'd rather paint. I'd rather paint the same painting over and over than go through the hassle of reproduction, though I don't, I'm not skilled enough to get the same results twice!:p |
