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Thank you. I worked on it for about five days, 4-5 hour stretches at a time.

@stevecrowhurst7039 Hi, Steve, thank you very much for this raven photo. And all the other beautiful photography you provide on Pixabay. 😃👍

@lisab7787 Thank you. I used a brass pipe fitting. It was the only circle-shaped object I could find in the house that was the right size. I scrubbed out the paint with a stiff-bristle brush and then used a Kleenex to lift off the scrubbed paint.

@monicacoyle3760 I print out a copy of the reference photo the correct size, and then trace it onto the canvas with carbon paper. And I source my reference photos from different free websites, if I can't take my own. Thank you, hope this helps.

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@cdcopley8207 Thank you. The retarding medium actually worked great. The paints remained wet and workable much longer, although I still like to store them in my airtight box with added moisture 'just in case,' when I'm not using them.

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It is a different method: background first (If your subject will be done with quality high density pigments you need not worry about paining over the sketch as was done here), letting layers cure, generous use of gesso to prep the canvas, use of water misting.... You may be pleasantly surprised as to how your oil style and acrylic style differ. Once you develop your styles, choosing between the two mediums for particular projects becomes easy. Acrylic also works well with airbrushes and watercolor.

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@steve_oh8263 Thank you. I use DecoArt Americana paints, so not the most high-end stuff, but I've always gotten great results with them. I will try to include a list in future videos.