Is it normal to draw something again because you dislike the paint?

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I've tried my hand at oil painting and I am not satisfied with the way the paint is coming out. The colors are not exactly the way I want them to look as they are in the picture I am drawing from. The photo I am drawing from has been digitally manipulated. Also when this happens I notice that I start staring at the picture as if I am longing to fully capture the vividness of the picture I am painting from. I feel that it has become obsessive and I feel that my level of perfectionism is quite unhealthy. I I've even thrown out canvases because I didn't like the way the oil paint came out and I didn't even continue the painting. All in all I must've drawn this scene about 12 times. Is this crazy or what?

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  • Shrunk
    9 years ago

    Waterfall?

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  • wasd75
    9 years ago

    Accept imperfection and move on.I know this doesn't sound right but in the art world quantity matters just as much as quality. At most you should draw something 3 times. 1st a a rough draft. Next you work out any kinks or you made an irreversible mistake. Lastly draw it for realsies.

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  • Avant-Garde
    9 years ago

    It used to be quite common for artists to go through this. Perhaps, nowadays it is no longer a common practice...

    Why don't you try watercolours or something non-paint based like coffee?

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    • shuggy-chan
      9 years ago

      Have u seen mary doodles do water colors and coffee paints =D

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  • Pika-girl
    9 years ago

    12 times? That's a lot, but anyway... It's okay if you're not satisfied. I get like that a lot, too. But I stick to pencils and stuff because... Erasers! I I don't like it, *erase, erase, draw* Yay!

    Maybe sketch it out, then decide what you are going to do by kind of doing it on that practice sheet. Then, once you're satisfied, try your best to copy it off? It's like doing it multiple times, but without wasting canvases.

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  • VirgilManly
    9 years ago

    Many artists often spend time working up studies before executing the final painting. That way the artist can work out any problems in colors, composition, or values.

    Just for example- Look up the process of an artist named Vincent Desiderio.

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