In this video I explain how I design my images using Photoshop Elements. Next, I show how I approach painting my picture in layers. Photoshop Elements doesn’t require a monthly subscription. I bought it for under $100 several years ago and use this program as much as I want to. I usually paint on panels but when I go bigger I switch to painting on canvas because it’s much lighter. I gesso my surface 2-3 times even when the surface has been gessoed before because it gives me a much better grip of the paint to the surface. I let each paint layer dry completely before painting the next and I apply a spray varnish over my painting in 6 months after painting it.
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