in the beginning: the great gary

Everything is going well.

Alright, maybe not. That's fine.

Upon researching 'oil painting texture techniques,' I was met with posts that simply described what texture was and how to see it, rather than how to do it. Finally, I met a blog run by this guy:

I finally found it. My holy grail. The Veronica Sawyer to my Heather Mcnamara. The Ford to my Arthur. I found Gary. It started off fine. I looked at his first example. "1) Impasto" (Bolyer 4). We're off to a great start! I know what impasto is, and that's an oil painting technique! What a great guy, that Gary-

And then Gary decided to betray me. However, this article seems informative, so I subscribed to my main man Gary's free email newsletter. I put in my email. This is so tedious. I don't even know what Gary's news is, but I can't wait to see the rest of this quality content-

if there is a heaven, I will not see Gary in it

I cried a bit, but I did it. I did it for Gary.

I'll keep this blog updated if Gary decides to get back to me with his free email newsletter.

Anyways, I got back on track. From this experience, I learned some nice texture-related stuff. Here's a list of the things I discovered:

1. Impasto
2. Scumbling
3. Ala Prima
4. Pulling
5. Dabbing (slow down, millennials)
6. Using other materials

Now, I'm 36% sure that Gary made up at least half of those things, but I'll leave him be. He is a professional (I think). After all, his website is what gave us articles, such as;

and don't forget,

The point of this update was to change a few things about my schedule. I've discovered that I could actually find everything I needed to know about oil painting in a matter of twenty minutes, so I don't think I really need an entire week. I'll just merge this week with next week as a miraculous week of trial and error (week 1) The original experimenting week that was week 2 is now going to be... conceptualizing. Brainstorming! Here's a new rundown:

Week 1. Researching/Trial and Error

- Look at tricks and different mediums you can add to oil paint. Try them out and see how well the thing works. Fix up small issues until you have a solid understanding of what you're going to get out of oil painting. 

Week 2. Brainstorming and Conceptualizing
- Figure out what exactly you're going to do. Take a sketchbook and plot out what you want to make and how you'll accomplish that. Figure out color schemes, symbols, etc.

Weeks 3-6. Get to Work
- Do the real paintings, ya dingus.