It's really difficult to take process pictures of the paint pour because it gets so messy and I can't stop in the middle of the process to take pictures with my hands all covered in paint. But, anyways, I finally went to Lowe's and got a super large piece of this very thick material that is similar to fiber board, but not quite the same (I don't remember what it's called). We got them to cut so that it would be the right size. Then, I could finally do the actual paint pour (after my first failed attempt). I ran into the same problem as I did with my first attempt, where there were these little pockets of empty space that the paint just sort of went around, rather than filling them in. So, I had to put paint on my finger and basically break whatever seal/barrier the paint had formed that kept it from not spreading to that space. It was kind of satisfying, but also time-consuming. Overall, this piece is alright. I am concerned there is not enough purple to balance the yellow that somehow managed to dominate the bottom left part of the board. But, the textures and patterns are really cool. I'm excited for the next phase: making the outline of the silhouette, using the same picture of myself that I used for my last piece. Originally, I was going to actually cut the outline out, but I need to see if that is actually feasible. As an alternative, I was thinking of maybe just using gesso to make a subtle outline, or something like that. I was also thinking that I could just fill in the outline with gesso, like a color block, rather than just outlining the figure.
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