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FalloutShelter

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2. Try a different medium.

Reply to bif (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2025, 07:55 AM

May 2025

Like: perhaps since paint is adding color, try using vine charcoal rubbed onto paper and using erasers to subtract color in order to create the image.

Maybe work with pastels or just pencil.

I call it crop rotation. It forces my brain to recalibrate.

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Ever get the "painter's blahs"? [View all] bif May 2025 OP

I get it too samplegirl May 2025 #1

Try a different medium. FalloutShelter May 2025 #2

Great ideas Sue! bif May 2025 #3

Good luck Mark. FalloutShelter May 2025 #6

Suggestion from a non-professional. BobsYourUncle May 2025 #4

Thanks! bif May 2025 #5

Right there with you at the moment... Quanta May 2025 #7

That sounds fascinating. bif May 2025 #8

Yup. I think it has to do with the shitty Zeitgeist. Bad vibes all around. Ocelot II May 2025 #9