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I thought this would be a horizontal video, since that’s what I saw - ugh! NO wonder someone in chat said I was holding things up off screen…..sorry!From Hex charts to calendar art to sales and gnomes and new classes and bookmarks and so much more - this video will be jam packed! At the end there was time for two bits of brainstorming, yay! Watch the video above, and the links and photos below should be in order they were mentioned.Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.Black Friday begins earlySale on my fine art site is from today through Black Friday weekend - use code BLACK26 for 20% off any piece that’s not already on sale (and a bunch are on MORE than 20% off so go find yourself a deal!Christmas courses on sale The classes for holiday and winter projects made it into the sale category. Pick out something to add to your wishlist!A simple way to make Christmas more meaningful Hi friend!! Is your holiday season already getting as booked up as mine? Somehow our schedules always seem to fill up fast around this time of year. That’s why I wanted to tell you about a beautiful Advent resource from Regina Yoder at Everyday Faith called “Jesus Is Better”. It’s a 25-day Bible Journaling Advent Calendar that walks through the book of Hebrews and helps you focus on who Jesus is and why He is worthy of our worship. Each day brings a short video devotion and a simple, creative way to spend time in God’s Word. And there are two ways to participate: the physical calendar ($39, shipping included) is for women who love having beautifully coordinated journaling supplies ready to use in their mailbox, while the digital calendar ($27) is a great option if you’d rather print your own resources at home. NOTE: FINAL DATE TO ORDER IS NOVEMBER 20 SO IT ARRIVES DECEMBER 1!It’s a meaningful way to create a little space for Jesus in the middle of the holiday bustle - whether you journal by yourself, with a friend, or with a daughter or granddaughter. Take a look at both options here:If you know someone else who would like to check it out, send them a link to this post or please copy and paste this text link to them: https://bit.ly/4sypw14Two videos over 50k on YouTube!One older on Sandy Paints, one newer on Sandy Draws. Thank you for sharing, commenting etc, this success is due to YOU! Also if you see today’s video come across your YouTube feed please don’t scroll by because you already watched it - hit the like, let it play - just turn off the audio and open a new tab so you can continue on with whatever you were watching. :) It helps the channel so much!In-person teachingCurrent watercolor class is going great - it’s held at a closed club, 6 weeks in duration. Last week I threw a firehose at them all, you know me! Color theory and what not - stay tuned for a little of that next Saturday in the SandyPaints video when I’ll show you what I did in my swatch book!March 2027 watercolor workshopI’ll be teaching a weekend workshop in Oregon, and you’re all invited! Well, not all of you. But…if you’re interested, you’ll need to email me, because the website is getting updated with the info. Some of which I was supposed to write up and well, I fell down on that job! But if you email me with MARCH WORKSHOP in all caps in the title so I don’t miss it, I’ll drop you an email the instant everything is ready.We’ll be doing a waterscape - a foggy coastal scene. And if students are fast and get that done in one day we’ll have another for day 2* Tualatin, OR* March 19-21…meet and greet Friday, then 2 days of painting 9:30-4. * Cost: $400 ; includes reception snacks Friday night, and light snacks both mornings and afternoons, handouts, and a swag bag!* list of accommodation options will be provided* we can go out for meals together or split, whatever the group wants to do* Email me to get info. Remember, MARCH WORKSHOP in all caps. Lol.Your ICAF bookmarks I had a zoom call with the Executive Director of the International Child Art Foundation this week! He’d like to find more ways to partner together for anything - no real ideas, but we’ve got thinking caps on. He would definitely like to do more fundraising, and I’m thinking about how we might do some of that this year as the holidays are a time many people like to give. Let me know if you have ideas!After our support of the kids at the International Child Art Foundation, they asked for a writeup on why and how we made so many bookmarks. Go read it on page 26!Polychromos Hex Chart updateI finally was able to order the 20 new colors at an inflated price, but won’t have them in hand for many weeks. Maybe it’ll be by Christmas? Just know the revised hex chart is coming. Get it now if you’d like an e-notification when you can redownload it.My art will be printed in a calendar!Earlier this year I heard about a contest for calendar art that Hahnemühle, and since I had some of their paper, I decided to give it a go. The theme was “Hidden Details” and it was when I was obsessed with trying to draw water droplets on glass…and I ended up entering this piece:I found out last week that my work was selected! I’ll be Miss February. See all the entries here. I’ll let you know when I find out if you can get a calendar!News from the ClassroomNew Gnome for the Holidays classes are coming! * Watercolor: five 8x10 paintings, level 2* Printables set: 6 images* Alcohol marker: 5 cards with scenes, level 3, includes the set* Colored pencil: 5 cards with scenes, level 3, includes the setCheck the “New” section for alllll the Gnomes:BONUS Mentorship program/painting club?I’ve not nailed down the details but…it’ll be for watercolorists in the level 2-3 ish space. Mostly I need to work out who would like it, how much help is needed, and how much can I actually squeeze into my schedule.My current thought is two zoom paintalongs a month, and for those who want more input/help, I’ll offer another level of membership. It’ll be a monthly subscription, so you could come and go as needed. I’d need to work out how to do that; right now people take a class and get all the existing content from it, but it isn’t fair to have a bunch of people in a program then everyone joining a year later gets to see years of older replays by just paying for one month, etc. Stay tuned for more info in 2027. If you’ve participated in a mentorship program that worked well, I’d love to hear what you loved about it!December video postsI’ll be doing something to get word out about classes, and would love your help with that. Usually I take a sabbatical in December so I’m hoping I can find time under the couch cushions for this during November. We’ll see! But I’d like to make them public one a day in December, and if I do that, if you see a flurry of daily activity on the channel, do me a favor and let them play as they come into your feed, hit the like - and if you’ve taken that class, leave a comment! Share with friends if you can, etc.Artventure communityIf you’re looking for somewhere other than social websites full of dancing videos and doomscrolling, pop in over at Artventure. We’ve got a community of artists who’d love to share their work with you, give you feedback on your own—we all grow together! Sandy’s ArtStack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.THANK YOU EVERYONE for being part of this vibrant community. You keep me putting one foot in front of the other, and I cannot say enough wonderful things about you! Big hugs!Sandy This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sandyallnock.substack.com/subscribe

I’m trying the video at the top - to see if that’s helpful, or is it just annoying? I’ll keep them to a minute, and if there’s any “big news” I’ll put it there so you don’t have to wade through a long video to find out if I was accepted on Dancing with the Stars. These videos will be part of the podcast so just tap on the Youtube link below!Sometimes a little practical tip can change everything - and sometimes, it also has the benefit of saving you hard-earned cash.Today’s first tip is just that - how to get every last little bit of pigment out of those dried up tubes. I’ve seen countless surgeries of tubes, palette knives scraping up some of it - but I promise this is the easiest way to do it. After the video see a couple other tips.And enjoy the little bird with a bokeh background, too!Watch the video below - and if you could, pop over to YouTube to leave a thumbs up to feed the algorithm!Supplies (affiliate links provided at no cost to you; thank you for using my links and supporting my work!) Paper: Arches Bright White Cold Press 22x30 sheet BLICK | JACKSONS Brushes: Winsor & Newton Kolinsky Sable Series 7 Round #8 BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS Da Vinci Maestro Kolinsky Sable Round #4 BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS Da Vinci Cosmotop Mottler- Flat Wash, Size 30 BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS Daniel Smith Watercolors: Sepia BLICK | AMZ| JACKSONS Quinacridone Gold BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS Quinacridone Burnt Orange BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS French Ultramarine BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONSMore on cutting open paint tubesIn addition to the tip about just using the cut-open tube as a “pan” to hold in your hand…here’s another:I keep a box of paints that have just that little bit left in them. And once a week I randomly pull out a few of those to take out sketching with me! I get to use them up and also play with colors I don’t normally use!What else do you do to save the last of that paint?News from the studioIn this week’s poll about when to post drawing videos - the winner is keeping it at Tuesdays. And I’m shocked some people don’t like monsters, lol. But it looks like that’s something I’ll think about for Inktober!More Dad jokes about birdos* What do wrens say before they start building their house?“Measure twice, chirp once!”* Wren does a wren get paid?At the end of the tweet!* Wren is the best time to tell a bird joke?Owl-ways!* How much does it cost to build a house for a tiny bird?A song.* What did the dad wren say to his restless chicks?“Wren are you going to start behaving?”* Why are wrens so good at home improvements?Because they are the doe-it-yourself type! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sandyallnock.substack.com/subscribe

I’m excited to be back on the Daniel Smith Friday Livestream - this time I’ll be watercoloring a campfire, and you can bring your sketchbook to paint along as well! Everything you need is listed below.Time/dateFriday, July 10, 10:30am Pacific (one hour)Completed painting from the demo:LinksMy recommendation - join on zoom! After the livestream I’ll swap these links for replays; Facebook will be on their page almost immediately, then next week the video will be uploaded to their Youtube page.SizeThese are 2 versions of this painting - on the left, a quarter sheet, on the right, half that size. Different line qualities and some different colors, but both nice. Feel free to use your watercolor sketchbook to try out painting along with me!Charitable fundraisingShop for paintings - every art purchase in my shop and classes in any medium will generate a percentage donated to the International Child Art Foundation! You can also buy a mug or zipper pouch with my art on it too!ColorsIf you don’t have THESE colors, just something similar will be great:* Daniel Smith Hansa Yellow Light (cool yellow)* Daniel Smith New Gamboge (warm yellow)* Daniel Smith Blue Apatite Genuine (or French ultramarine or any night blue)* Daniel Smith Anthraquinoid Scarlet (warm red)* Daniel Smith Jane’s Black (Red/Green) or any nongranulating black* Optional: white gouache Paper* Arches Bright White Cold Press - or your watercolor sketchbookBrushesSize brushes are for a quarter-sheet painting; scale down for a sketchbook.* Joseph Zbukvic #16 mop* Winsor & Newton Kolinsky Sable Series 7 Round #8 * Da Vinci Maestro Kolinsky Sable Round #4 * Da Vinci Cosmotop Spin Brush (Mottler) - Flat Wash, Size 30 * Da Vinci Maestro Series 17 Maestro Inlaid Needle, Size 8* An old toothbrushReference photoSee you on the livestream! (And of course right back here on Substack on Saturday!-Sandy This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sandyallnock.substack.com/subscribe

(Note: the video was updated to this slightly longer explanation. Not sure how I messed that up and posted the short version!)Why hello there! I’ve been pondering how to handle a crunch I’ve been in lately and…..well I realized I have a community of amazing people that might be able to help.Some of you have noticed (and have told me so in no uncertain terms!) my teaching website has been getting slower and slower in the last few months. It was never speedy gonzales, but it has been getting worse. As an art site, I like nice big beautiful photos, but…well the internet doesn’t.I’ve been working at it, and this week made big progress on one step. But I need to hire someone for the other bits. But the budget has zero space in it. June is a terrible month for some regular-bills-that-all-come-at-once, and I’m just strapped.Web dude promises the work he’ll do should get the site to 4 seconds in response time, and oh doesn’t that sound just lovely?I’ve got not just the watercolor class coming, but two drawing courses too - what’s on your wishlist for watercolor classes? Tell me so I can put it on sale in the shop next month for people who miss this sale…I’d love to give people YOUR recommendation!Speedy saleThis is a bit of a GoFundMe where you get a nice sale on a class you want, and I get some quick funds I can use to hire the dude who’ll ride on his white horse to kick some javascript! Or to kick something. I’m not sure what it is, but I trust experts to do their thing! (I use Codeable and have never been disappointed.)Use coupon code SPEED at checkout for 15% off any adult course that’s not already on sale.THANK YOU FOR HELPING OUT YOURSELF AND ALL MY STUDENTS!I’ve assembled one massive page with all the classes on it - so know that this link will be a bit slow. The 3 new courses are linked below individually.Know someone who likes getting a deal on art classes? Share this post!The Majestic Mountains course, as seen in the video - 5 paintings, zoom calls - so much to learn as we travel the world to see a variety of mountains! Price: $52.99 (with coupon it comes down to $45.04)Drawing Facial Features is literally just that - eyes. Noses. Mouths. Eyebrows. Philtrums. It’s level two because we’re not joining these onto faces yet. Understanding how these things work, how to make an eye look relaxed or excited or look one direction or another, what do lips look like at different angles, how to render the planes on noses. Price: $39.99 (with coupon code it’s $33.99)If you’ve been drawing all those features by themselves and need to work out how to get them onto a face in proportion - this is the class for you. I’ve had some serious breakthroughs in how I approach a drawing now, and I have faith that this is going to be a huge help to those trying to draw people! I’ve selected 5 people - men and women, old and young, different ethnicities - and different emotions. We’ll talk about what parts of the face like the globella and other features that show those emotions. Come join me! Price: $44.99 (with coupon it’s $38.24)Alrighty. That’s me setting aside my pride and putting that plea out into the universe. I’ll keep you posted if I get to hire the smart web dude and get things all spiffed up this coming week! If you’re not subscribed- what’re ya waiting on?OH I almost forgot - I mentioned there’s a Sunday newsletter. You have to jump a lil hoop to sign up: just go to https://sandyallnock.substack.com/account on a browser (not the app) and check on or off any lists you want to be on or off from. THANK YOU AGAIN!—Sandy This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sandyallnock.substack.com/subscribe

Thank you Gerard Byrne, Deb Emerson, Marci Hays, Karen, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.Supplies: Supplies: Gel Press Gelli plate, 5x7 BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS Richeson Printmaking Paper BLICK | AMZ Speedball soft rubber brayers BLICK | AMZ | JACKSONS Amsterdam or other heavy body paints BLICK | AMZInterested in more gelli printing fun? Try the Gelli Plate Therapy class!Tomorrow’s watercolor livestream, 8am PDTSaturday’s a-coming, and instead of a prerecorded video on SandyPaints, I’ll be going live! You can head over now and find out what time it’ll be in your zone:Sad news: I couldn’t figure out the tulip photo in the poll this week - those flowers kicked my behind! I need more practice before I can paint that one. So I picked the second place photo, the vase of flowers. And I’ve adapted it from there to simplify the window a lot, so I could keep the painting to about an hour. This is my practice painting:Here’s the sketch and photo so you can get ready:Colors for the window: Cobalt Teal Blue or whatever blue you like for a sky, any mix of greens and yellow, and Paynes Blue Gray for the surrounding dark window. Colors for the vase: Cobalt Teal Blue, French Ultramarine, Paynes Blue Gray. Colors for flowers: Imperial Purple (or Carbazole Violet), Yellow Ochre, Sap Green, Hansa Yellow, any of the greens you have.After the livestream is over I’ll create a post here on Substack - with more info about it as usual. :)Sandy's ArtStack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sandyallnock.substack.com/subscribe

At long last, an overdue update to The Bookmark Project! This July, I’ll be attending the big event in DC called the World Children’s Festival! (I’ve mentioned July 4th as the weekend it happens but on the website it now says July 25 to Monday, July 27, 2026, so I’ll confirm!) I’ve been fundraising for the International Child Art Foundation (ICAF) for years now, and this is a natural next step for our community to get involved hands-on!The Bookmark GuidelinesLet’s make the children served by ICAF at the festival this summer feel SPECIAL. Imagine owning your first piece of real ART from a grownup artist at the age of 8-12! So...with that, some guidelines for the bookmarks:Handmade. It would be so lovely for each one to be lovingly created by hand, unique. Any medium is fine. No storebought, no digital prints of your art.Themes. While they can be childlike (recipients are age 8-12), think about creating something that can still be inspirational when they’re 15, 20, or 30 - encouragement for even later in their lives! No religious or political themes, please.Do your best. Nothing’s perfect, and kids need to know that - but let’s use our good materials for them and take our time. Quality over quantity!Size. Your bookmark measurement is 2-1/8 x 6.5, I’ll slip it into a plastic sleeve and add a ribbon. Sleeves are already purchased so please don’t buy more; I’ll have ones that all match.Nothing bulky. Paper layers can be fine, but limit thick embellishing.Write an encouraging message to the child artist on the back of the bookmark in clear PRINTING, not cursive. No religious or political messages, please. Sign it with your first name and hometown only. See samples on the next page.Postmark by Feb 28, 2026. I’ll assemble a big box to send to ICAF with everything at once.Download the instructional PDF This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sandyallnock.substack.com/subscribe

Hey friends! I was going to post this on my now-taken-hostage Youtube channel, but since I can’t, it’s here on Substack! Hooray for having alternate places for creative content, right? Sandy's ArtStack is a reader-supported publication. Join up for free, or become a paid sub and get to attend monthly livestreams here!Before I get on to the project info below, let’s get to the URGENT stuff with a deadline:If you’re a lover of gelli plates, mixed media and all that good stuff - today’s your notice that it’s your LAST CHANCE for freebies in the BAD ASS ART JOURNALING Workshop:* Sign up by January 16, 2026 11:59pm eastern time and join us LIVE via Zoom for a handmade book making session and party.* Workshop officially begins February 2, 2026. (This is when we begin our weekly mixed media lessons.)* Registration closes: February 3, 2026* Signup HERE using coupon code SOBAD10 for 20% off!I’ll be a teacher for one of the lessons, and I’ll share a technique I worked up that’s gonna blow your mind…..you might think there’s drawing involved, but I promise you, my Weapons of Mass Creation project is going to be easier than you think!Ok back to our little robot! He’s just a prototype, and I think he’s darned cute for a practice print. Supplies are below. What do you think the robot’s name is?? He might need to become a storybook. Got some plotline ideas?Supplies used:* Gel Press gelli plate, 5x7 BLICK | AMZ * Amsterdam paints: Black, white, yellow, orange, lavender BLICK | AMZ * Speedball brayer BLICK AMZ * Ritz Crackers and Cheese snack packs * Kirkland Babywipes * Tonic Nuvo Media Spatulas (silicone palette knives) * Swissper Swabs, can’t find them now! (cheap version)* Richeson Printmaking Paper BLICK | AMZ Thanks for watching, for your ideas….and for sharing this with a friend who’d get a kick out of it!For those coming here from the email sent this morningIf you’d like more creativity to inspire you, I’d love to have you as part of this growing Substack art community! If you tap to free-subscribe, you’ll get tutorial emails 2x a week, or this week, three times. If that’s more email than you want: first, free-subscribe, then go to the WEB (not the app) and click on https://sandyallnock.substack.com/account and you can uncheck everything except the weekly or monthly newsletter. Boom done.Do me a favor and go back to the email I sent, and unsub so I can start killing off that monthly subscription ransom I pay them each month…I appreciate it!Sandy's ArtStack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sandyallnock.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of the monthly podcast: Unboxing the recently-arrived award that YouTube sends to creators as they cross the 100,000 subscriber threshhold. Unless you’re Sandy Allnock, in which case you get it after another 60,000 subscribers. Grrr!I had to do my own legwork to find out what happened. Every few years I got a bee in my bonnet and would try to reach out to them, but to little avail; I was always told there “must have been something wrong with my channel” because the process is automatic. But this fall I found someone willing to escalate it to higher ups, and I received the box in early November.The unboxing was saved til now since I knew I’d be making changes - and looking at the box just made me more mad by the day about how YouTube treats video makers. They want us to jump hoops, yet never tell us when a yawning canyon is opening beneath our feet, filled with alligators. Alas. It’s free, so I guess we don’t get to complain.The list of YouTube channels and social media sites is as follows….you may already be following some of them, as a few are repurposing ones that I hope won’t be adversely affected by zombies!Thank you for not just subscribing, but committing to, at least for a few months, watching videos fully through, and leaving likes and comments. That should get the channels started on a good foot!WATERCOLOR (WET MEDIA):* INSTA @sandyallnockwatercolor (my old sandyallnockfineart page)* FACEBOOK SandyAllnockWatercolor (my old Art Classes Facebook page)* YOUTUBE Sandy Paints (new)DRAWING (DRY MEDIA):* YOUTUBE Sandy Draws (new)* INSTA @sandyallnockdraws (new)* FACEBOOK Sandy Allnock Draws (new)While you’re here, how about subscribing to Substack too as a free or paid sub? Have a HAPPY and SAFE New Years Celebration!! See you in 2026!!!Sandy This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sandyallnock.substack.com/subscribe

Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.Oh my - this is a poisonous mushroom! Fly Agaric is romanticized in all those “cute” kids book illustrations, tea towels, and more - but don’t go eating it! yikes. Symptoms include “nausea, drowsiness, muscle spasms, low blood pressure, hallucinations and loss of balance. In extreme cases, seizures and coma have been recorded. Symptoms typically appear between 30-90 minutes after consumption and peak within three hours, although many unlucky souls have reported ‘piercing headaches’ for many days after.”New accounts for 2026If you’d like to give any of these a pre-follow….have at it! I’ll be perhaps changing names on some - depends on how confusing it gets for me to remember what’s what. If there’s content on any of them, feel free to give it a like and a comment too, I’d love to juice the algorithm and see how fast I can get the new channels and pages to grow.* INSTA @sandyallnockwatercolor (my old sandyallnockfineart page)* FACEBOOK SandyAllnockWatercolor (my old Art Classes Facebook page)* YOUTUBE Sandy Paints (new)* YOUTUBE Sandy Draws (new)* INSTA @sandyallnockdraws (new)* FACEBOOK Sandy Allnock Draws (new) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sandyallnock.substack.com/subscribe

Introducing….the pod! I accidentally started one, and thought, well, hey - let’s see if this thing has legs, right?I know that I love me a good podcast with a silky voice. I listen to all kind of pods - history, science, politics, international affairs, trade, tech. As long as the voice tickles my fancy, I’ll let someone talk in my ears about whatever they want for an hour. I don’t know that I’d listen to me, but fortunately that’s not something I can make the call on. It’s you, the listener, who has to make that choice! You can listen on an audio pod app to episodes that are out there….watch out because my livecasts are in there too, and some of those have a paywall! If you’re on an audio pod, hop over to the “Episode notes” link to get over here to substack so you can watch any visuals…but I want to create a pod that’s truly fine for just listening. With video for those who want to just look.The watercolor lace painting Supplies may be affiliate links - supporting my work with a percentage paid to me at no cost to you: Daniel Smith Watercolors: New Gamboge BLICK/AMZ/JACKSONS Yellow Ochre BLICK/AMZ/JACKSONS Aussie Red GoldBLICK/AMZ/JACKSONS Transparent Red Oxide BLICK/AMZ/JACKSONS French Ultramarine BLICK/AMZ/JACKSONS BrushesEscoda Joseph Zbucovic #16 mop JACKSONSWinsor & Newton Kolinsky Sable Series 7 Round #8 BLICK/AMZ/JACKSONS Da Vinci Maestro Kolinsky Sable Round 4 BLICK/AMZ/JACKSONS Step by stepThe first pass was creating a difference between the lace panels; some were warmer in color, some cooler, and I added some golden light to a few just to brighten things up a bit. Negative painting leaves the whitest whites as plain paper.Next, negative painting to create lace textures - golds into browns for depth.This linen piece was really fun - creating the bobbles in the fabric like this line:…followed by the embroidered daisies and crosshatched texture…Thanks for reading Sandy's ArtStack! This post is public so feel free to share it.Then the tatting - I think this is tatting? Some golden colors in sunny areas……and more neutral browns in shadows.Sandy's ArtStack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.The embroidered floral was a fun punch of color! Nice strong colors….…then a nice big shadow to make that fabric push behind the lace.The last bit was the almost beaded detail that had gotten lost - and a little white on the details on that piece of lace since it felt like it sunk too deep into shadow..All done!Is there a particular lace you’d want to see fleshed out more? I think this whole painting is a bit much for a tutorial but I’d be happy to try to do something :) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sandyallnock.substack.com/subscribe