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    Bluey the Fish

    Oct 12, 2023 3 minutes

    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 again to stop it from being so porous.

    This allows me to use less of my artist

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