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I've been getting a lot of the same questions from many people about painting with oils.
I've collected them here so that it might help someone. :)

Q: Should you wait till its dried to apply more paint?
A: I try to paint on a wet canvas as much as I can when painting because it adds a softness that you cant get once the first layer of paint has dried. This is called painting "wet-into-wet."

Q: What paints do you use?
A: I use a few different kinds, but my absolute favorite is Gamblin. I love the texture and its has the perfect consistency, it feels like painting with butter! :D

Q: My paints are dry/thick/muddy etc, what is wrong?
A: You might want to try mixing some paint thinner to your paint if its seems really thick or dried out a bit somehow, dont add too much or it will crackle, or look pale. Are you using student garde paint? that also might be the problem. Never use anything other than artist grade paint, student grade paint is not the same as artist grade and will not help you learn how to properly use/mix oil colors. There is not as much pigment and more filler.

Q: Anything you wish someone had told you or wish that you'd realized earlier?
A: I wish I would have realized sooner that its never too late to change your painting when you see a mistake. No matter how much you like the eye you just painted/drew, if its in the wrong place you need to fix it. This is the only way you will get better. As soon as I realized this my paintings became MUCH better! This applies to all kinds of art.

Hope this helps! ;)

Also, I stared a shop on Etsy for my art prints! Check it out: www.etsy.com/shop/SoirsceWu

Thanks
-Soirsce
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Just wanted to update you guys on my new website: www.soirsce.com

If you feel like it you can help me check for typos and glitches! Thanks!

(edit: oh yeah, I have a new blog too!) soirsce.tumblr.com

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I am so excited about this! I scanned it so those of you that don't live in Door County can read it online! (I'm guessing thats most of you ^_^ )

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Article in Door County Living by Soirsce

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Just some things I have stumbled upon in the past...

:bulletred::bulletred::bulletred::bulletred: TRADITONAL :bulletred::bulletred::bulletred::bulletred:
Gold by mopeydecker :thumb83779076: Elk'd by crump3t Black Moor by PinkParasol Gingko by jialu Transported Man by timothyjahn Vision by jialu :thumb173185264: sake and plums by turningshadow :thumb175275927:

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Odalisca en rojos. by rpintor
:thumb117577584: Mensur Self Portrait by paulrichardjames

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......... by munaciell
:thumb110894761: :thumb95826946: Backdoor Into Luxuriance by zancan

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Nori no. 2 by catphrodite
Saint No.33 by Doc-Hammer simple pleasures by turningshadow Misty Moss-Draped Oaks by yeji522

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Sacrament by MKimm
Violinista by rpintor Water Lilies by yeji522 Marta sketch by nailone an apple by turningshadow Her Strange Pilgrim by ForlornExistence Oil Painting by curryQ The Queen's Classroom: Maya by vee209 ...woman by renatadomagalska Tetons in Spring by rooze23 :thumb180000888: What the World Doesn't Know by mynameistran :thumb170428753: strong man by turningshadow self-portrait by kamilsmala portrait drawing 2 by artforheart :thumb72518164: :thumb19737347: drawing1 by kamilsmala

:bulletred::bulletred::bulletred::bulletred: DIGITAL :bulletred::bulletred::bulletred::bulletred:
Suave brisa by ElenaDudina The Naiads by ClintCearley bride by rei-i

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vintage tattoo by janaschi
:thumb73379721: :thumb95393070: :thumb152635903: wishes, redux by ceruleanvii 100:60 Rejection by QueenOfGoldfishes Spoiled by enayla painting only one eye ... by janaschi Golden by enayla brush study by tahra Blackout: Astrid III by Charlie-Bowater Sunny Day by zhuzhu

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Business Cards

I got my new business cards from Moo.com! You can have up to 50 different images in a pack.
I found this company using StumbleUpon a few years ago.
This is really great if you're an artist, take a look:


Business Cards 1 by Soirsce Business Cards 2 by Soirsce

Business Cards 3 by Soirsce

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