Painting - Rebecca Ruggles

Today at art group, I began the underpainting on a character I sculpted a while

Two layers of art resin, poured 3 hours apart. Worked much better than sanding between

Painting the alien green with purple eyes. These bright colors took about 7 coats to

I love using the Solo 2oz plastic cups to mix and store my paint. I

Using a magnification light is a humbling experience. You have to look closely to see

I started painting the first layers of color at the art group today. I was

This was my first time applying Art Resin to a sculpture. It look two coats

Final painted alien with pupils attached. It’s really come to life.

Painting the alien shades of blue with acrylic paint.

I am adding acrylic paint over the bunt umber base coat with a dry brush

Using the same concept of colored ground for canvas printing, I painted my entire Seeker

It started with the garage purge and clean last weekend, and now my studio space

I love the colors of these scary sea monster tentacles and how the burnt umber

With a few layers painted, I did a test stack of the background, frame, and

After toning the background with a burnt umber glaze, I painted the scene. I wanted

Since I wasted several sheets of material perfecting the engraving with the CNC on this

Not satisfied with the first painting of Nibbles, I took a second attempt, this time

Trying some new things while painting Nibbles. I wanted to try toning the canvas blue,

Started an online course on Color Mixing with Will Kemp’s Art School. I’ve has never

Took the cargo van out as a makeshift mobile studio to do watercolor by the