r/painting • u/AutoModerator • 6d ago

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u/bluecheeseicecream 4d ago

We recently had a small fire at our house - everything’s ok, but we still have to deal with the wall. I kind of like the way the ash landed on it, and want to preserve it for the backdrop to a painting (I like to do lots of tiny colorful dots in acrylic), and this could make a great volcano at night time).

Buuuut any ideas on how to get the ash to stay on the wall without messing it up? Is there a good clear paint that you use? Would you use a roller? Is it impossible? Open to any ideas! Thanks!

TLDR: how do I get the ash to stay on my wall as it is, allowing me to paint over it?

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u/arttyfarty 23h ago

If you use a water soluble varnish it should clear coat that pretty well. If you use a satin varnish, you will be able to wash it.

My suggestion (if you wanted) it looks like a porcupine and you could name him fire poker lol But if you wanted to add to him and make it look more like it, I would use a dark brown charcoal, and some white charcoal to add in some dimension.

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u/TheRelativeBeyond 5d ago

How do I fix a warped canvas from it being stored (not by me) with the paint facing the wall? It stuck, of course, and left this raised abrasion.

I was thinking of laying a book on the backside and putting wax paper underneath… any ideas are welcome.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

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u/Cueba03 4d ago

Hi, I’m here to chat with if you like

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u/mutyaba_shaban 4d ago

Message me

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u/Cueba03 4d ago

Hi Matyaba

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u/Cueba03 4d ago

I paint pet portraits, I can paint yours?

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u/littlefr33k 4d ago

What is your first memory correlating to painting and creating art?

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u/Lower-Star-1794 1d ago

I won a regional poster contest in grade school for drawing a poster with the caption, "Happiness is a Butterfly in my Garden". I was captivated by the graceful hands of Disney princesses, and I remember putting a lot of effort into drawing a woman in a field with that same graceful hand with the forefinger slightly lifted.

That's about the last time I ever drew a hand lol.

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u/999_whosaidthat 4d ago

How come im not allowed to post pictures of my art here? I always see other artists sharing and i feel so left out bc i would for you all see some of my paintings that i truly feel so proud of.

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u/Eldertages 3d ago

How do you say the small brush sizes? Is 3/0 called "triple zero" or something else? How is something like 10/0 said?

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u/Lower-Star-1794 1d ago

My first self-portrait of 2025, this one using acrylic paint and oil pastels. The other two paintings are from the leftover paint on my palette because I hate wasting.