{"id":1382,"date":"2013-10-04T16:39:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T20:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strangedefinition.com\/?p=1382"},"modified":"2024-08-14T16:59:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T20:59:22","slug":"trista-painting-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/strangedefinition.com\/index.php\/2013\/10\/04\/trista-painting-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Trista &#8211; Painting Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There was once a girl named Trista. I met her with her master at a local event in Michigan. She had amazing hair. She didn&#8217;t speak much, but I had the opportunity to draw her. See the original <a href=\"https:\/\/strangedefinition.com\/index.php\/2013\/09\/02\/sketches-of-trista\/\">drawings here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Later, I created a large painting of the drawing. Here are the basic steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this project I used the following supplies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Free newspaper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blue masking tape<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>White acrylic paint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purple acrylic paint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Red acrylic paint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Light grey acrylic paint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dark grey acrylic paint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Light blue acrylic paint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cheap craft paint brush with medium\/large tip<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disposable cup with water to rinse brush between colors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Papertowel (or napkin or cloth rag) to dry brush on after rinsing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Black acrylic paint marker or permanent marker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 1: Tape newspaper to the wall (not shown)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 2: Paint white shape of drawing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/strangedefinition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trista_1_450_72dpi.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of white shape of drawing painted on newspaper taped to wall.\" class=\"wp-image-1388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strangedefinition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trista_1_450_72dpi.jpg 450w, https:\/\/strangedefinition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trista_1_450_72dpi-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 3: Paint rough outlines of the drawing with purple paint<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/strangedefinition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trista_2_450_72dpi.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of rough purple outlines added to white painting on newspaper taped to wall.\" class=\"wp-image-1389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strangedefinition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trista_2_450_72dpi.jpg 450w, https:\/\/strangedefinition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trista_2_450_72dpi-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 4: Paint red hair and any other red details<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/strangedefinition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trista_3_450_72dpi.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of red added to work in progress painting on newspaper taped to wall.\" class=\"wp-image-1390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strangedefinition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trista_3_450_72dpi.jpg 450w, https:\/\/strangedefinition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trista_3_450_72dpi-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 5: Paint shirt light blue (not shown)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 6: Add light grey paint for shading (not shown)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 7: Add dark grey paint to add depth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/strangedefinition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trista_4_450_72dpi.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of light blue, light grey, and dark grey added to work in progress painting on newspaper taped to wall.\" class=\"wp-image-1391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strangedefinition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trista_4_450_72dpi.jpg 450w, https:\/\/strangedefinition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trista_4_450_72dpi-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 8: Draw simple lines to define the shape and maybe call out some details with black acrylic marker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/strangedefinition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trista_6-smaller.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of finished artwork &quot;Trista&quot; painting on newspaper taped to wall. Art by Ren Morrison\" class=\"wp-image-1398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strangedefinition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trista_6-smaller.jpg 750w, https:\/\/strangedefinition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/trista_6-smaller-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 9: Live with it on your wall for a few months<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/strangedefinition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/10-4-23_trista_dayafter_450_72dpi.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of finished artwork &quot;Trista&quot; painting on newspaper taped to wall. Easel is sitting to the right with sketchbook art of original drawing shown.\" class=\"wp-image-1394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strangedefinition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/10-4-23_trista_dayafter_450_72dpi.jpg 450w, https:\/\/strangedefinition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/10-4-23_trista_dayafter_450_72dpi-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Step 10: Remove from wall to put in storage, give away, or do like I did and wad it up into a trash ball and set on fire in a safe place (not shown). Safety first. Don&#8217;t burn anything down :p<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve never seen Trista since that day. She doesn&#8217;t even know about the painting or the aftermath. :p<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was once a girl named Trista. I met her with her master at a local event in Michigan. She had amazing hair. She didn&#8217;t speak much, but I had the opportunity to draw her. See the original drawings here. Later, I created a large painting of the drawing. Here are the basic steps. 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