So, the palette I bought came with a bunch of mini mixing cups and a few slanted wells for mixing the paint. And yes, I managed to create the "masterpiece"....it's a piece all right....from the last blog entry using that palette. However, I quickly realized that the brushes and painting knives I bought barely fit in the cups, and the slanted wells won't hold enough paint to allow me to mix the paint on the palette. I made due, because I was hell bent on painting something! I already delayed myself 10 days since purchasing the supplies...and about 15 years from when I wanted to try all this in the first place.
Luckily, the store was amazing and let me return it. I found my new palette and tomorrow, I plan to purchase it...much to the grief of my husband. Apparently, he's running out of gift ideas for me for Christmas. I simply convinced him that I returned 1 palette and will be purchasing another...so I'm not buying anything extraaaa. It's a wash. He bought it. Phew! ;)
At the store, while browsing for new palettes (that I couldn't buy because I forgot my 50% off coupon at home!!!...hence why I'm going back tomorrow on my day off) I discovered even more about the type of paint I've been using. The tubes I have don't necessarily call themselves "Heavy Body" on the tube, but they go on very thick. It's like squeezing toothpaste. I found some "flow" acrylic paint that seems much thinner. I really need to teach myself more about reading the paint tubes. I still don't know how to read the viscosity. I'm so concerned about my skills, that I'm overlooking details. I'll learn...I'm getting there. It's not even 2 weeks on this journey yet.
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