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I am a creator of kindness. I find joy in creating what I love and sharing it with others. My hope is that you will find something here that inspires you. 

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How I Start A Painting-Beginner Friendly | Reference Image | Canvas Prep | Image Transfer

March 04, 2025 in tips and tricks, video, Backwards Beauty Series

Nobody likes that feeling of staring at a blank canvas and wondering what to paint. Last year I created my painting project backwards beauty which are nostalgic portraits of women. I used AI to get the ideas out of my head and materialize in real life. It was scary at first but once I embraced the unknown and just dove in with curiosity I had a blast and now I have an abundance of ideas of what to paint. Today I want to bring you behind the scenes to show you my process for starting a new painting. I will be sharing my process for creating AI Reference art and how I alter it take it to that not level image that I can’t wait to paint. After that I will share with what I do to prepare a large wooden canvas board for painting. Then I going to share with you my preferred way of transferring the image onto the board.


Tags: painting, how to, how to start a painting, creative process, ai reference image, preparing a canvas, transferring image to canvas
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