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Lovebirds and apple blossomsLatex paint with palette knife
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Awwww! They are SO cute.
It looks like you've studied the theory/practice of complimentary colour and you use it well, if you haven't then you have a natural knack for it. Even the shades, not too heavy or bright, you've used nicely matching pastels which work together well, without much blending into each other, to give vibrancy. You know what would be really nice, a sparkle/glaze here or there just to lift it that bit more and because they look like the kind of characters who'd sparkle 
The thick brush strokes and noticeable shadow adds to the charm.
They are so darling - ok I'll stop gushing now.
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You may be interested to know that I did this painting with latex house paint (Benjamin Moore) with a palette knife on a commercial art board. The reason I work with these materials is that I refuse to pay the exorbitant prices of oil paint and acrylic paint. I buy "tester" cans for $6.00 and the art board costs $1.75 delivered to my front door. Therefore this painting (12" x 16") cost me less than $2.00. I sell them at the Seattle Art Walk for $10.00 each and I sold one at the Shoreline Arts Festival for $250.
Just a question out of interest...if I were to write a book about painting with latex would you be interested in such a book?
t.
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I wouldn't personally be interested in such a book but there are probably quite a few painters and art enthusiasts who would be. I don't think I've ever come across someone who uses house paint for their work but I don't see why not and many would be interested in the cost effectiveness and a lot of people have such paints leftover from decorating.
I don't know much about latex paint or emulsion paint as we call it in the UK as I've only ever help paint a place when I was really young and I had no say in buying the paints. I don't really like the sound of 'latex' because I'm constantly trying to improve me habits in terms of being environmentally friendly and fair trade and from the little I do know it latex paint isn't like latex. Perhaps it's mixed with lots of other things but it seems more like pva/pvc 'latex'. But if you can write a whole book on it then must be a lot of information on it.
I think if you included pictures of your work and tutorials it would add to the content.
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Thanks for the comment! Over here, it's called latex house paint, not "emulsion" paint. Interesting cultural difference.
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