Best Surface to paint on for Oils - Travel Edition 

Thanks!

I’ve never tried it, but I recognize the name and know it’s one of the better known brands out there!

Thank you!

Thanks Emily!

Thank you for the kind message Ron!

My pleasure!

Maybe one day!

Thank you! 🙂

I have not- does the water make the paper buckle/dry unevenly?

@@patrickokra Yes, but I prepare the paper before and just press it between paper towels and heavy books on top. It’s perfectly flat after that.

I don’t know I have never tried, but I don’t think you would damage the surface. The main worries would be about not being able to get a consistent tone, or bucking the paper

@@patrickokra either way, thanks for your response Patrick!

You tape it

He usually places it on the supportive lid of his pochade box with a couple of spring clamps.

usually clipped on my palette box, and lately I try to work on a light brown tone unless I have a reason for a specific tone

I would like to know this too. Do they need to be behind glass?

Claessens is the name of the linen, the Italian paper was an example of a different texture, just to show there are a lot of options out there, and the main thing to consider on any surface is texture and absorbency

They kinda did warn us, at every step - no one ever said it was easy. And it ended up being harder than I thought it would be (I kinda ignored them) But I’m also glad I’m not a classical figurative painter, because I see my friends from school not changing with the times and leveraging social media and they really struggle. I’m a landscape painter, and I went into the academy to pursue landscape painting after meeting a working landscape painter. There are lots of landscape painters making a living off of their paintings in the US. It’s still not an easy job, but people buy landscape paintings, unlike standing nudes from a model room or a portrait of a stranger. As for social media and teaching online, I actually prefer the flexibility and stability it offers over having to grind out paintings in a set style and ship to and rely on galleries. But I still sell my paintings, and so far it’s been the largest chunk of income. Everything feeds into everything - it’s important to have a balanced ecosystem. Important conversation, thanks for the comment planetwarrior9980 🙏

@@patrickokra Good attitude! When I first went to college the orientation prof, in the Department, gave a little speech and said only 5% would get jobs in my profession, as a Wildlife Biologist, that due to crazy intense competition for only a few jobs nationwide. I got lucky and had a 33-year career in my chosen profession. And I also did art as a diversion from all the hard science courses I took in grad school, and still to this day!! So, I guess if you want something bad enough, and are willing to work a bit harder than most others in your cohort, you can make it happen. Skill and knowledge are required, of course, but a little luck helps too. Good luck to you!! : )

Any relevance to this video ?