As I've said once before, Cardboard is just great and really fun to paint on. I use it a lot when I'm in a mood to paint and/or am too cheap to go out and buy a legit canvas. But really, it's better than you would think and thought it was worth devoting a post to.
I first started using it when my stupid art teacher made us use it (partly my fault becuase of this report I did on Edvard Munch). I found
that I actually really liked it and almost prefered it over canvas. With cardboard, you don't feel pressured to produce something fantastic so you can have fun. It was also a great chance for me to get back into painting. I never really painted up until this point so I wasn't that good at it and hadn't done it since middle school.Like in the picture to the right, cardboard provides a texture and a feel that canvas doesn't really have. it's almost organic or maybe even grungy like you're journalling instead of painting.
Cardboard is also prefect for those projects that you just need to get out of your system but don't want to really invest in anything fancy or whatever. Like with this one; this idea had been at the back of my mind ever since I read JTHM but didn't really want to get a canvas for something that was going to look really cool but be super simple. So, I just busted out a piece of cardboard and painted one of my favorite quotes from the story. I think it was also appropriate because this material is low quality and protrays desperateness, just as the character Jonny feels when he says this.
So yeah. Cardboard is great. Cardboard is good and can be found conviently any where in your house hold for that spur of the moment insperation high. If you're intrested in starting painting but don't want to waste canvases on what could possibly be flops, don't. Just tear up that box that's been sitting in the back of your cuboard and hope to it!
Sorry that this blog wasn't all that special and I hope to make up for it soon. Either way, hope this was somewhat enjoyable and thanks.
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