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Related Articles (Sorted by topic similarity...) Painting Surfaces Painting surfaces can be as traditional as canvas or wood, or as creative as the painting itself when using paper, glass, or even my favorite painting surface - stretched chiffon. If you tend to use more unconventional materials you may have already considered its special preparation, based upon your particular painting needs. However, if you will be painting on traditional canvas or wood, your surface will need to be properly prepared not only for preservation reasons, but also because your surface will set the underlying professional appearance of your painting. An improperly stretched or sloppy canvas can ruin the presence of an entire painting, regardless of how well it is painted. Arthritis Answers: The Tao of Home Improvement/Painting Even with moderately severe arthritis, I’ve managed to paint the entire downstairs of my house…and it only took me a year. 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Preparing projects for class and painting a commissioned piece are always pressure paintings. For commissions there are the questions of did I get the colours right, have I quoted appropriately for the cost and will they like it. Does my minds eye have the right image of what the client wanted? For students there are 'will this be a popular piece, is there enough learning within it, is it within the grasp of students who will book into it.' Alternatively if you paint for selling at markets the feeling might be 'how many more of these cows do I have to paint?'However when I paint something from the heart, something for someone that is a gift, none of these issues matter much. The art of painting freehand and some very good reasons for teaching it. Yikes…I have used that word! “Freehand” you exclaim! “But I use patterns.” Yes you probably do, but have you ever stopped to consider that you can do this freehand too? Your pattern is a guide to follow. 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