Hi Sharon,
You are right about my not thinking before I started this (color harmony). I really didn't even think about that aspect. I fell in love with the subject. I was painting and my grandson was drawing a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. I walked around the table and noticed the light on him and grabbed the camera. He was so engrossed he never even knew I took the photo. I had to paint it but jumped too fast.
I'll think on it and see what happens tomorrow. If I can't fix it I'll use it as a study.
I printed out your thread from 2003 "MDF for large art panels", and followed what was suggested there. I did first try the pastel ground right on the board but thought it looked awful (I didn't tint the ground first). Next time I'll just tint the ground. How thin do you make the pastel ground. Instructions said 20% to 40% water; I used the lower, so my ground was really thick. It caused some lumping that was hard to smooth out. I felt that a trowel might work better than a brush. I'll check out the fluid matte acrylic for a future purchase. We have an airbrush with compressor, (my step-son was a graffiti artist) but I don't know if I want to mess around with it till summer. No place in this house to use it!
Thank you for the suggestions, you've given me a lot to sleep on, and a reminder to always plan first.
Jimmie, the pencil is all fixed.
Jean
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