Painting
Mix color and lay it down until a blank surface holds something true.
~$81Cost to start
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1–3 hrTime / session
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The path15 quests
ASetting up1 thing to sort, in any order$57
- Get acrylics, three brushes and a couple of canvases
Then the quests
- Cover a whole canvas in one sitting
- Paint a value study of one object in grey
- Mix a colour to match something in front of you
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