It's like a mix between oils and gouache, really. i like being able to do precise mixing and then use it as wash. On the other hand, it never really goes 100% opaque so if you don't protect your lights you're done for.
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Seriously? I always thought acrylics could go 100% opaque :O Guess no matter the medium you have to protect your lights
aug 24, 2025, 2:50 pm • 0 0 • view
Maybe I'm just doing it wrong lmao I got into acrylics with the same idea but I just can't make them opaque. At least not when you have a darker base.
aug 24, 2025, 2:46 pm • 1 0 • view
Probably pretty hard no matter what you do tbf. My dad painted buildings for a living, and he said if you had to paint a door correctly, you had to apply 8 coats of white. Otherwise the wood would show through
aug 24, 2025, 2:54 pm • 1 0 • view
Yeah, that's my experience so far. Ged's scars just would not go up in value after three coats. I guess I needed another five 🥲
aug 24, 2025, 2:52 pm • 1 0 • view
Maybe 😆 I like these! They feel really deep and it gives me the shivers, thinking about what that poor boy went through when he got them
aug 24, 2025, 3:01 pm • 2 0 • view
Thanks! And yeah, I really like that his scars are never quite forgotten in any of the books. I think they even play a part in Tehanu? When she asks if he was burned? Jesus I love Ursula so much
aug 24, 2025, 2:57 pm • 1 0 • view
For real! I also think it's super cool that she uses yin-yang imagery for his and and Tenar's faces? Dark face with a white scar for Ged, and black hair with a white face for Tenar. It's really cool she used the tao not just for world building, or plot, but also for their relationship and "design"
aug 24, 2025, 3:19 pm • 1 0 • view