paints in particular are extremely difficult to wash off of
clothes. The apron becomes very useful when painting because
it aids in protecting the artist’s clothes. The small washcloth
also becomes helpful because it is used to wipe unnecessary
paint on. The washcloth especially helps to maintain clean
hands.
The next step in creating a painting is to choose a proper
area in which to paint in. It is good to find a place where there
is plenty of room to lay out all of the materials being used.
Also, it is important to make sure to find a proper lighting
source. As I’m sure anyone could imagine, it would be very
hard for someone to paint in the dark. But it is also hard to
paint where there is too much light. I remember trying to paint
on my 18x20 canvas on my porch outside. It was a beautiful
sunny day and I was excited to spend it with my paint and
canvas until I realized every time I looked at the area in would
have been painting in, the sun glared in my eye and I was
unable to see what I was doing. The light source, in which
someone should be painting in, needs to be fairly bright but
not too bright.
When one paints, there is no way to tell when the process
might start or when the process might end. The time it takes