More pointers:

After priming, I used a yellow ochre wash, unevenly applied to give tonal variation. This was followed by 2 glazes: first glaze was flogged, second was dragged, with some overgraining here and there for highlighting.

Being very thin, a little glaze will go a long way, so mix these in small quantities. This whole project took less than a cupful each of 2 glazes.

Recycle your tins and cups:

For holding glazes: my preference is tuna or salmon tins - they are low and wide and have a bit of heft to them. Even when empty, they won't blow away with the wind.

Plastic yogurt cups are unsuitable. The conical shape makes them easily knocked over. Tub-like cups from sour cream and margarine are better, being low and wide. The raised inside bottoms of these can hold your tube colours, while the inside rim can hold a teaspoon or so of water.

Some paints and solvents will dissolve certain plastics and make a sticky mess. Acrylic paints and plastics tend to get along. Eject dried paints by pinching the sides.


Here's the workspace again...

Cover the mixes you aren't using: with another empty can. Otherwise, hot windy weather will have them quickly dried out. Use a spritzer to dash-in small amounts of water when you have a vacuous artistic moment or have found something of interest in your newspaper.

Glazes of differing colours will all look the same in tins. If you keep the tube colours beside each respective glaze you'll know at a glance which is which as you use them. Also, you'll have a reminder of what went into what if and when you need more. As an example: even from this small photo you might see that the right-most tube is burnt sienna.


Not a real comfortable space in the dead of winter

... unless you enjoy our central Canadian snowfall.

I much prefer the dog days of summer, which has a nice ring to it.


With this ring I me fed...