Calling all artist! (painters; Acrylic, Oil on canvas)?

The levels of canvases relates to the tightness of the weave and the quality of the thread used. The lower the quality the more irregularities in the canvas and the more gesso you will need to get it smooth. The lower quality paints have less pigment load which makes the paint more transparent. More pigment load covers much better. You can get a liner brush or a rigger brush to do fine lines. You can use a round or a bright on its edge but you need to load the brush with a thinner paint and make sure it has a chiseled edge. The smoother the surface you paint on the finer the lines. You can try to paint on an artist panel which is made of plywood or particle board. If you want to stick to the canvas you need to gesso it with several coats, like 5 or 6, lightly sanding between them. Don't put it on to thick it wont really help out. The more coats the smoother you can get it. I have also used quills and acrylic ink on my acrylic paintings to get a fine line and thinned oils on oil paintings. Part of the difficulty in your painting is probably just experience with the media. Do some studies. Struggle with it for a bit and you will get better. Realistic painting is usually done in layers of application called "glazing" Each layer of paint is used to refine detail, adjust color and gain color depth. I do realistic and abstract work like this. www.nathanmauden.com or at a href="http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/150948-nathanial-mauden" rel="nofollow"http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/s…/a