Animal And Wildlife Challenge Dec 2025/Jan 2026

[Grapes]

Jade has used the back of an envelope, Grapes has used pizza boxes, Anne
has used whatever is handy. We have really creative members here ! How did these
work out ? Has anyone else occasionally used unusual bases for painting or drawing ?
Cheers
Patricia

When I paint with oils on cardboard like pizza box (needs to be frozen pizza) it usually works out well. If I add gesso on cardboard it's slightly better but I often don't have. I do quick oil sketches on these pizza box supports. I painted the following panda on very thin cardboard almost paper after adding acrylic layer on it first. I've had this paper for ages and decided to try it. It isn't working very well but can function for oil studies. I had to paint very thick like impasto on it otherwise it wouldn't have worked.
I guess I try any support material and after that decide if it works or not. Over 100 yrs ago the great painter Levitan painted with oils some of his pleinairs on paper and they are still fine. On paper supports/thin cardboards and without gesso oil can go through to the other side but the painting side stays ok.

There's happening a very weird thing: I saw on phone Anne's lovely squirrel but I don't see it anymore on my computer screen. Same thing is happening to a comment I left on Joy's bird - I see it on phone but not on computer. What in earth is happening?

Here's my next "Poor Panda" , oil on paper support, size: small

 

[Jade]

Beautiful Grapes! Love the holly too

 

[Grapes]

thanks Jade!

 

[Joy]

Grapes, I love the holiday effect you gave to the panda. Oddly enough, I just started the panda last night. And I can see all of your comments on both my Amazon Fire Tablet and my iMac desktop computer