What to Do with All that Left Over Paint
I'm the person who mixes large globs of paint! Are you too? I do this becasue I'm so afraid of running out of that beautiful color I just mixed! I'd never get that exact color again!
Oh, before I go on. . . . the purpose of mixing your colors is that no one else in the whole wide world will be able to use that color in their painting which will make your work original. Sure, do I occassionally use straight from the tube - yes, and so should you if that's your thing, but I have learned that mixing your colors is so much fun!
Ok, so back to mixing large globs of paint and then not needing to use it all:
1. You can store it in jars bought from your local hobby store or even those jars that come with your food delivery, as long as they seal tightly. Acrylics stored this way should last for a few months.
2. The new way I learned last week, which I can't wait to share with you, is such a cool idea. I was chatting with one of my art instructors - Lucinda Cobley, who teaches at The Art League Houston, about this dilemma of throwing away so much paint. "No, no, no," she says . . . "paint all that paint left on your palette (even the smallest amounts) onto a piece of art paper. Later when you do a collage, you will have all these pretty colored painted papers that you can cut or tear into interesting shapes to add to you collages! "
Brilliant, I say, just simply brilliant!
