I try to not use more paint than I need, for financial reasons as well as environmental. If I'm finished with something and still have a bunch of paint on my palette, I try and find something else to do with it. Then I wipe my palette with the paper towel I've been using for my brushes, and throw it away. (People suggest using rags instead, but then you're presented with the problem of how to clean the rag- again, all that paint getting into the water. So a paper towel seems like the lesser of the evils.)
I've been putting my dirty water into a little metal container to let the water evaporate and leave the dry excess paint to be chipped out and thrown away later. At first this container would go on the radiator, to evaporate faster, but then I realized it was evaporating entirely TOO fast and taking the paint with it, so for a couple days we were all breathing in air that had gaseous polymers floating around in it- probably not so good for you. The window sill seems to be a better place.
The last of the problems is cleaning my palette and brush. These things need to be cleaned well, obviously, and with water. I don't know what else to do other than just clean them in the sink. I try and get as much excess paint off beforehand, but this seems to be as far as my capabilities go. I don't have a large enough sink or apartment to come up with any elaborate water-saving brush-cleaning devices. One possibility is to stop the sink before cleaning and let the water dry out there too, but we kind of need the sink.
I'm going to buy some of this paint:
I'll let you know how it works. I'm kind of confused about the names of the paint: they don't have like, burnt sienna and burnt umber, which is strange for paint.
I have some new paintings:
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| Eden Acrylic on Canvas |
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| Finally, the Forbidden Fruit Acrylic and Ink on Canvas |
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| Steampunk Cockatiel Acrylic and Ink on Canvas |
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| Giraffe acrylic on canvas |
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| Skull and Jewel Acrylic on Canvas |
