"Why are you doing that? Are you trying not to wast paint?
That was truly part of it. When I worked on several paintings at a time and I had gotten just the perfect shade of sky blue, or if I found a new way to accomplish shading, I transferred my new skill to the second landscape.
"Another way you can save paint is to use a palette with a lid," she said. She explained how she took a tupperware or lidded container, put a sponge in it, and kept acrylic paints wet for days at a time.
She's right! I had a pie plate with a plastic lid. I put acrylics in it, went away for 9 days. When I returned, the paint was still liquid! This will save me so very much paint.
Like toothpaste, once acrylics are squeezed from the tube, there is no putting it back.
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