I have never painted, so I am at a loss. I have done a sketch of Tigger for the challenge and I would very much like to paint him. I have copied the sketch to my 'canvas' now what? Do I start with the lightest colors, the background, his features, or what? His background is white with a small bit of 'grass' under his feet.

Thank you so much.

kommt drauf an, mit welchem Material : Goauche, Öl oder Acryl , in Öl immer von dunkel nach **** und für alle = immer mit dem Hintergrund anfangen, willst Du in Acryl malen , dann hilft Dir vielleicht dieser Link 36 acryl-tuts auf youtube

It all depends on the picture.. I tend to paint from background to foreground and dark to light but that is just personal preference. There is no wrong way.. just what works for you.

Oh of course, I didn't mention what media I was using. Silly me! I am using acrylics at the moment, might do another one in oil pastels, if I have the courage. The only media I am not attempting is oil paint, as I am a slob and I have no 'space' that is dedicated to my art.

Raidor, I should mention I am do not speak Deutch as a first language. I am the spouse of a servicemember stationed here. However, I did manage to translate your comment enough so that I could understand what you meant. Please feel free, I beg you, to always reply to me in Deutch, as I am trying to better understand the language. Thank you!

okay, here a good book to learn to paint in acryl " Acrylic Painting Step-By-Step " from David Hyde (Autor), Wendy Jelbert (Autor), Carole Massey (Autor) here in germany cost 7.95 Euro by amazone

in Ordnung, hier ein gutes Buch zum Lernen mit Acryl zu malen "" Acrylic Painting Step-By-Step " von David Hyde (Autor), Wendy Jelbert (Autor), Carole Massey (Autor) , hier in Deutschland kostet es 7.95 Euro bei Amazone

Danke Raidor, I will add the book to the Amazon shopping list. I finished the picture, I chickened out and ended up using a mixed media of pen and oil pastels. Heh. I will post it in my gallery one of these days.

Thanks agian.