Hi, guys! It has been a long time since I've panted with acrylics (I'm a watercolor painter), and I am kind of rusty. I will be painting a 3-ft x 1-ft wood panel, i.e. cradleboard. There will be a dark background. This painting will be varnished and will be displayed outside, on my front porch, which is covered overhead, but open on 3 sides.
1. I do know I have to gesso and sand my board. Is twice enough?
2. Should I add a medium to my paints?
3. Should I paint the background first or last? I'm assuming that if I used, say, indigo for the background, it would be better
not to paint the entire board with indigo and then paint my lighter colors on top of the indigo, right? I want those colors to be nice and bright.
4. Is there a particularly good varnish you'd recommend for a painting that will be outside?
Thank you so much!!!
