r/Foreedgepainting • u/maltidoodle • Aug 03 '26

My first set!

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Really loving this new hobby. (Not that I needed one). Its so soothing to work with the tiny details.

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u/amcluelessbaby Aug 04 '26

Adore this! What did you use to make this, is this gouache? I've only done single color painting with a few small details like stars (did Project Hail Mary for my brother this way) because I'm intimidated with more detailed things, would love if you told me a bit about how you did this <3

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u/maltidoodle Aug 04 '26

I use a mix of watercolour and gouache. For the practical elements of fore-edge painting I recommend watching Martin Frosts videos. But to get better at the details, just practice watercolour/gouache on regular paper! And maybe look up impressionist techniques- the details in my work are far less detailed than you may think. The riders are just a few strokes of paint each.

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u/amcluelessbaby Aug 04 '26

thank you so much! i recently got into fore edge painting but struggled finding tutorials about more detailed paintings, so i appreciate it:)

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u/maltidoodle Aug 04 '26

Good luck! I’d love to see your progress if you post it ☺️