PRACTICE NOTE / 01

The figure can wait.
Start with a practice piece.

Being careful with a favourite kit does not make you less of a painter. It gives you a reason to choose your first practice deliberately.

Decide what this session is for.

Do not make “finish my favourite figure” the only version of success. A useful first session might be watching how a basecoat is built, then trying a small area on a practice model. Give yourself one thing to notice.

Let the course supply an order.

The Basic Course begins with Model Selection, Sanding & Gap Filling, then Choosing Tools, Paints & a Wet Palette, followed by Gap Filling & Basecoating. These are separate original chapters. Use them to find your next question rather than rushing straight to the final demonstration.

Watch a decision, then try a decision.

The free Basic excerpt shows the recorded basecoating process. Watch where the instructor waits and returns to the surface. You do not have to match the speed of a video. Pause when you have something concrete to try.

Keep a record, not a verdict.

Take a simple photograph of the practice piece and write down what you tried. That gives the next session a starting point. It does not need to be a public post or a finished portfolio piece.