Yes, this is a good tip for everyone! The thinner, the better. I hope your painting turns out just how you wanted with the matte varnish added.

@ Yeah the matte varnish did help reduce the glare for sure! Looks better now

I am not kidding when I say this I thought these were photographs for a second

I'm really happy with them this year! 🎉💕

I took a high-res photo of the original. Yes, I make sure colors are accurate and crop the photo in Photoshop. You don't need to resize it smaller for the print. Higher res will actually give you a better print quality. You set the size of the print in the printer settings. (I have a professional print shop that makes my larger prints for me--I just send them the high res image.)

It would still be a no for me. It's your IP. I say if you want an NFT of your art, don't give someone else control over it at all. Just mint it yourself, then have them buy the NFT from you if they want it so bad! My 2c.

Sooo annoying!

Same. It's a bit disheartening and very annoying when the only people who contact you for your art are scammers.

@@bentalreja I hear you. But maybe look at it this way, your art is getting seen because that’s how the scammers found you in the first place. So keep going, something is working. I feel like it falls in the same category as there’s no such thing as bad publicity.

@@JaimeHaney that's very true Jaime. Thank you

I did, and currently making new art from all those photos even now!

@@ArtByCedar Awesome, I admire & look forward to seeing them in the future Have a blessed day :)

I've had about 5 this week! They're so annoying. You can block the word "NFT" from your comments on Instagram. That helps!

@@ArtByCedar great tip about blocking the word NFT, thanks!

Yeah, if you use this kind, the painting won't be *perfectly* flush against the wall, but it's such a small gap, it's honestly not noticeable. We're talking 1/8" or less. This won't be at all noticable with a large painting. (And for a small painting, you'd use the little screw-in eyes that go on the inside.) I've never seen hanging hardware leave any kind of mark against a wall, so I wouldn't worry about that at all. They do make hanging hardware that is shaped to be inset, inside the edges of the stretchers, and those are pretty cool, but a little harder to find. Google "Flat Mount D-ring Picture Hangers" to check out the options. Even those aren't going to be perfectly flat, but pretty close.

@@ArtByCedar thank you, very helpful

Thank you! 😊

@soniabrickell4268 Yes, I mix a variety of Golden acrylic mediums into my paints, some for thick texture, some for thin glazing. They're all fine to use together, so feel free to experiment in your paintings. It won't mess anything up. I believe for this piece, I finished it with an isolation coat, a coat of Golden UV top coat, and finally, a coat of Gamvar gloss. That being said, Liquitex varnish is great! 👍

Give it a day or two. If you're in a hot or dry climate, it will dry quicker.

Thank you!! 😊

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