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Hello. Thank you for your thoughtful response. What is the name of that Facebook group, and similar groups that you think might be helpful? I think that findi

• Broken_Hippo 8y ago
  No problem. The group is "Acrylic Painting for Everyone" - no worries, we cover more than just the painting, but the group is large enough that we can't change the name. "The Art Studio" and "Accidental Watercolorist" are good as well, though the second is narrowly focused on watercolors. You might also check out www.wetcanvas.com - this is a really, really good forum with loads of information. A lot of other groups seem to be hit and miss, like everything else. You might also be interested in a book called "Drawing on the right side of the brain" - I've never read it, but it comes highly recommended from adult learners. Unfortunately, art tends to specialize more and such people really depend on what you get into. People learn from old works, usually from the Renaissance painters to Picasso, Dali, and Van Gogh. Then you have folks like Giger (alien movie art) and Escher (with lots of perspective and math). Oh, and Bob Ross - people seem to love or hate him, but he inspired many to start making art. Some of this, I think, is because there are so many different mediums and styles of art that people tend to split a bit more. Or simply because art has been around for a very long time compared to programming.