Been a while since I've been in this forum-I appreciate all the kind comments! And thank you for the elk photos-I saved them for future reference. Grantbo, the grass was the fastest and easiest part of the whole painting!
I used cheap paints, acrylic, though some were Grumbacher, Windsor & Newton and others were the stuff Walmart sells in craft.
Packy, I do usually use the glaze after a painting is done, it brings out the richness and color is more saturated plus it looks like an oil painting (I glaze my oils too, it's my very favorite step in painting). The downside to acrylic is, the glaze makes it sticky, so if you put a frame on it, the paint will stick to any part that touches the frame, if you want to change the frame, you often must deal with peeled off paint around the edge of the painting.
Debralee, I've taught mechanics to draw, and like anything else, good bones make a good end product, if you can draw you can make a good painting, and if you can write your name in cursive, you can draw. If you can print your name you can draw. It's building block learning steps, just like anything else.
Packy, please post your paintings, I'd love to see them. People were posting some really wonderful things in this forum but it's been pretty slow for some time now. Did you guys see the ultra cool coat Grantbo made from a Pendleton blanket? I can't remember if he posted it here or not (he should have). There are so many uber talented people here, it's amazing, wish they'd share more.