Traditionally I start a painting with the Liquitex Gloss Medium without using any paint. I think it's because I started doing it that way when using the modelling paste. I have just done it this way for years until one gusty night up at the cottage, I decided to experiment by using it with the paint. It takes a little bit more planning of what colours I am going to use. This is usually something I can't do when starting a painting. But one thing that I love about gloss medium is that you can seal it with Liquitex medium and varnish (which is not permanent but seals the colours underneath) that way if I want to change a colour I can and even if I decide I don't like the new colour, I can quickly remove it with a damp cloth.
A little bit of collecting and crafting