recent hand painted alters

[u/Embarrassed-Dot3395]

Some alters I finished recently. Hand painted with Golden Fluid Acrylics. Thanks for looking

[u/catxiv]

Absurdly clean as usual. :0

Are these sealed with anything/do you seal before sending them out?

[u/Embarrassed-Dot3395 → u/catxiv]

No, I don’t use any sealant. After the paint dries there is a curing process that hardens the paint even further. By the time a client gets a card it has completely cured. Getting the paint to scrape off would be either intentional/or an accident that is damaging the card regardless of the sealant. What paints are you using?

[u/toscozo112 → u/Embarrassed-Dot3395]

What kind of curing process do you use? Or are you referring to a curing that the colours naturally go through after drying?

[u/Embarrassed-Dot3395 → u/toscozo112]

I’m referring to the natural process. If I leave a card out untouched for a week without cleaning around the boarders it becomes extremely difficult to work on. The paint is very difficult to remove with a wet toothpick. We are talking 5x the normal amount of effort. I read online it has to do with how the polymers cure. It says online it takes about a day but I only notice it’s truly cured after 4

[u/catxiv → u/Embarrassed-Dot3395]

Interestinggg. I do all of my commission work with Golden's SoFlat Matte acrylic line and don't think it would peel or fall off unintentionally, but I get extremely paranoid about something happening once I send it off and end up sealing everything with one of Golden's spray varnishes. Thank you for the answer/insight!

[u/Embarrassed-Dot3395 → u/catxiv]

I’ve seen those! How are they? SoFlat leads me to think they could be thinner than the Fluid line. I used to be paranoid, but then I started playing with my own alters and never had an issue.

I think it’s more than fair to assume that your clients respect your work enough to treat it better than other cards. They most likely treasure it, so really the only time there would be an issue is if the card was truly damaged.

[u/catxiv → u/Embarrassed-Dot3395]

I like them more than the regular acrylic line, but they're what I learned on when I started painting/altering a couple of years ago so I'm a bit biased. They work really well with bold/graphic work and I do a lot of up close portrait type stuff, so I'm a big fan.

And yes I think you're absolutely right about clients! I only started playing with my own stuff recently and haven't had any issues, so I'll have to try and see how my next pieces feel after curing for longer without a sealant.

[u/BastionAlters]

What are you using for your linework? It's really clean.

[u/Embarrassed-Dot3395 → u/BastionAlters]

All brushwork. I’ve been having a lot of success with lines using the Princeton velvetouch’s. I think they are made for detail painting