I struggled for a long time with doing acrylic paintings on my own. In middle school, I went to painting classes outside of school. There I made a lot of paintings that I was really proud of. However, when I stopped going to the classes and attempted painting on my own at home, I was never happy with my work. I didn't feel confident enough to try realism, and I always failed to replicate the styles of other artists.
In the past six or so months, though, I've been painting with acrylic on various unconventional things. As I started doing this, I began to try realism. I mainly painted flowers and clouds at first, but I eventually branched out and tried animals. Animals were what I typically painted in middle school, so when I was able to paint a portrait of my dog that I could be happy with, I knew that I just needed to practice to improve—the skills I learned in the classes were still there. Eventually, I was regularly painting realism on canvas. I stopped sketching as I didn't feel I needed the comforting lines that watercolour offered anymore. As I've continued, I've really seen myself improve. It wasn't initially my goal to improve my acrylic painting, but I'm glad that I got back into it and did. I want to keep challenging myself, so I've started a YouTube channel, where I upload videos of myself painting. I hope that it helps keep me accountable and motivates me to paint more often, and more difficult things.
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AuthorLeah is an eighteen-year-old aspiring Canadian artist who enjoys drawing, painting, and photography. |