The Lion's Pride vol. 3 (Feb. 2015) | Page 44

paints in particular are extremely difficult to wash off of clothes. The apron becomes very useful when painting because it aids in protecting the artist’s clothes. The small washcloth also becomes helpful because it is used to wipe unnecessary paint on. The washcloth especially helps to maintain clean hands. The next step in creating a painting is to choose a proper area in which to paint in. It is good to find a place where there is plenty of room to lay out all of the materials being used. Also, it is important to make sure to find a proper lighting source. As I’m sure anyone could imagine, it would be very hard for someone to paint in the dark. But it is also hard to paint where there is too much light. I remember trying to paint on my 18x20 canvas on my porch outside. It was a beautiful sunny day and I was excited to spend it with my paint and canvas until I realized every time I looked at the area in would have been painting in, the sun glared in my eye and I was unable to see what I was doing. The light source, in which someone should be painting in, needs to be fairly bright but not too bright. When one paints, there is no way to tell when the process might start or when the process might end. The time it takes