Complete beginner questions
Past several weeks I’ve done research on this subject and wanted to give it a real try. First I bought generic brushes from an art store, plywood, drywall primer, and generic acrylic paint. I cut out that tombstone and free handed all of it with no plan. I was pleased with the background marbled grey and black effect. But I thought maybe I should sand before I put words onto it. That caused the marks that exposed the wood. Painting the words was a nightmare and did not turn out how I wanted, the acrylic paint globbed up and required reapplication every 1 second, and the lines sputtered and did not adhere well.
I went and bought enamel paint, lettering / liner brushes, mineral spirits, MDF board instead of plywood, etc. I’ve been watching many YouTube videos and reading books and trying to get this right to at least be able to make straight / curved black lines and I cannot seem to even get that far. There are accounts that make it look so easy (HurferHandPainted) and I’m getting really burnt money wise and frustrated that I cannot even get a straight full consistent line painted on a board.
Not sure where I’m going wrong, is there a book or video for a complete beginner so I can learn step by step
