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    Bluey the Fish

    Dec 02, 2016 2 minutes
    By Kim Staples

    MATERIALS

    • Canvas (182 x 122cm)

    • 10cm brushes

    • Large brush

    • Rags

    • Tape or Blu-Tack

    • Old toothbrush

    • Acrylic paints

    • Raw Umber

    • Raw Sienna

    • Red Oxide

    • White

    INSTRUCTIONS

    STEP ONE

    Preparing your canvas is just as important as the artwork. Most canvases you buy today are already primed; I still prime my canvas

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