Since we moved houses 3x since 2020, I didn't really have a studio that I can call a permanent one. The first was in my parents' house but it felt limiting. Then another one when I lived alone but it wasn't really a studio - more like an office room with cats and it was small since there was a bed there too (that I don't use) so I never really painted in there. Now that we just moved to a bigger place, I now have an own room for painting.
Before I started painting, I had to put a protective cover on the floor as to not stain it. I taped a plastic as the first layer on the whole floor and then some big papers on top. The paper will help absorb the paint drops while also protecting the plastic underneath from tearing. Then the plastic underneath that will prevent the paint and other liquids to bleed through the floor because it will definitely bleed since I don't have the thickest paper on top lol. It's not much but it works. :D
I also have new acrylic mediums and additives to experiment with. One is a retarder that will slow down the dry time of the paint. Acrylic dries so fast and it's one of the reasons why it was quite hard for me to transition from oil to acrylic since I'm used to paint that dries slow. The retarder gives me like 40% more time to work on the paint and blend and shit before it completely dries.
What's nice is that they don't give out some toxic fumes unlike oil painting mediums and solvents.
Also I've been looking for years (I don't know why I wasn't able to research properly haha) for a medium/additive that will allow me to use as much as water as I want without it weakening the structure of my paint. Apparently, this exists. It's been really good so far and I use this as some sort of paint-dripping effect without having to use thick mediums/paint.
And the cats have been curious as ever. They can't be here as much tho cos my dog stays inside the room often, and they hate each other lol.
I got this green coverall from a fast fashion brand Forever21. This is supposed to be some weird casual fashion you'd wear anywhere but I thought it would be perfect as my artist-uniform. XD Instead of using an apron, I wanted a coverall since well... it covers everything. Apron still has some instances to stain your clothes + this screams "artist" to me so. XD
The cloth is surprisingly good and soft considering Forever21 is a shitty fast fashion brand that uses cheap materials for high prices. :p
Anyway, I'm taking it easy for now since this is my first art in months. So many shit going on that I had to deal with first so I'm not gonna be all perfectionist in this painting and will just let it flow. I didn't do much planning although I did a lot of thinking.
This will be exhibited in Paris, France again but I don't want to stress myself that much and just let my subconscious do the shit. :D