TQ 🌌Feb 19, 2019
Just marked two of my least fav paintings as "not for sale". Will go over those two with markers and ink and have some FUN! *evil laughter*
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You know what? I did it! I was so excited that I finally decided to go over some of my paintings I didn't like any more with markers I couldn't wait, so I went in! And now I LOOOOOVE them! I love them so much, I have to show you a sneek peek immediately! #mastoart #fineart #urbanabstraction
Thoughts are very welcome! ❤️
Feb 20, 2019 at 10:45amWeb
Show threadTQ 🌌Feb 20, 2019
Also: I need more markers.
That was a predictable development.
Show threadTQ 🌌Feb 20, 2019
Okay! Markers are on their way! I needed to buy a good red one for weeks now, and brown and piglet pink and ochre. Now that I found acrylic markers that actually *work*, I love working with them! #acrylics #markers #artsupplies
Show threadTQ 🌌Feb 20, 2019
But you know what's the most annoying thing about working with acrylic markers? Even the good ones work best when they are used on a horizontal surface. Which makes it nearly impossible for me to film my process. Shame... #artistproblems
Show threadTQ 🌌Feb 20, 2019
Now I want to go home and paint so baldy, but my markers won't arrive until the week-end, and I have loads of bread-winning work to do, too... *siiiiiiiiiiiiigh*
Show threadTQ 🌌Feb 20, 2019

Gooosh, I can't get over how much I love painting with markers over acrylic! I'm so in love, I can't think about anything else...!

I think I'm ready for some new portrait projects! (Looking at you, @juni!) 💖

Show threadTQ 🌌Feb 20, 2019
*keeps on swooning over marker aesthetics*
Show threadTQ 🌌Feb 20, 2019

Nothing will stop me and my acrylic markers! Nothing!

Photos show 4 paintings with lots of scribbles on them, apparently made by markers. The paintings look as if there were graffity tags on them.

Show threadGuephrenFeb 20, 2019

Those portraits look incredibly energetic with all those lines on them. :O

@TQ

Show threadTQ 🌌Feb 20, 2019
@guephren Thank you!
Show threadToni ✨🧠Feb 20, 2019
@TQ It looks so dynamic! I hope I’ll have space for art in my new flat!
Show threadTQ 🌌Feb 21, 2019
@toni 😊
Show threadE. J. Barnes, IllustratorFeb 20, 2019
@TQ I used to have a copy stand, on which I mounted my camera pointing down. I just used it to make slides of my work, though. This was a LOOOOONG time ago when galleries only accepted slides (that is, physical slides on positive film with those white cardboard frames) for submissions. I sold the copy stand some years ago.
Show threadTQ 🌌Feb 20, 2019
@ejbarnescomix Ah, right, I could do that... But I'm usually, eh, climbing on top of my paintings or leaning very heavily over them... Hm. But will give it some more thought!
Show threadfibre 🐿Feb 20, 2019
@TQ the faces were there before the re-make happened weren't they?
Show threadTQ 🌌Feb 20, 2019
@knittingsquirrel Yes! I painted the paintings before in a naturalistic fashion. I just wasn't happy with the style any more.
Show threadfibre 🐿Feb 20, 2019
@TQ cool! i like it! how the two techniques combine! especially the blue on the leg in the picture above :)
Show threadTQ 🌌Feb 20, 2019
@knittingsquirrel Yes, and that was a really bad one before I went in with markers, in my opinion! Here you can see a "before" if you're interested: https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Sinner/1101076/4331117/view
Sinner Painting by Chris Roth | Saatchi Art

Buy Prints of Sinner, an Acrylic Painting on Paper, by Chris Roth from Germany, Not for sale, Price is $, Size is 16.5 x 11.4 x 0 in.

Show threadBear 🐻✨Feb 20, 2019
@TQ That looks rad as hell!
Show threadTQ 🌌Feb 20, 2019
@swordjaw Aw thank you so much! 💖
Show threadBjarniBjarniBjarni 🙊 🇮🇸 🍏Feb 20, 2019
@TQ This is really cool! Were you hoping they would improve, or was this a pure happy accident?
Show threadTQ 🌌Feb 20, 2019
@HerraBRE I was *sure* they would improve! I really disliked them before, so I went in with acrylic markers and acrylic ink. I've experimented with these media for the last months, and I've slowly developed my own style according to the things I like most about graffiti and tags. 😊
Show threadBjarniBjarniBjarni 🙊 🇮🇸 🍏Feb 20, 2019
@TQ Nice to be right about such things! Developing your craft and style, great stuff. I like the outcome.
Show threadTQ 🌌Feb 20, 2019
@HerraBRE Yay!
Show threadTQ 🌌Feb 20, 2019
@HerraBRE And really, they were quite bad before according to my humble opinion, so nothing to lose, everything to gain! Like a blank page, but without the work! 😂
Show threadBjarniBjarniBjarni 🙊 🇮🇸 🍏Feb 20, 2019
@TQ Being able to paint over your own canvasses is definitely more authentic than "updating" works you find in charity shops. But that seems like a legit resource for this kind of thing too, right?
Show threadTQ 🌌Feb 20, 2019
@HerraBRE Might be, yes! Although information about the paint may not beavailable. With acrylic markers, I have to pick and choose the surface I paint on. They will stick to almost anything, but not on oil paint for example.
Show threadBjarniBjarniBjarni 🙊 🇮🇸 🍏Feb 20, 2019

@TQ I'm no artist, but home DIY has taught me that all sorts of foundations / varnishes exist to cope with that sort of thing?

That reminds me, I should ping my tenant and ask how the bathroom is holding up - I repainted the bath tub and surroundings last week. 😁

Show threadTQ 🌌Feb 20, 2019
@HerraBRE Haha, well. It always depends on how long it has to last! But in general - no acrylic over oil paint, ever. Just do a search on it. 😁
Show threadBjarniBjarniBjarni 🙊 🇮🇸 🍏Feb 20, 2019

@TQ Yeah, taking a sander and a fresh bucket of paint to a peeling painting isn't exactly the experience art collectors are looking for.

Most of them anyway. 😜