July 14, 2026 - When I wrote Acrylics Part 1 & Part 2, I generalized for the sake of clarity. I shared how I control acrylics' dry time and use medium in an unusual way, but that did not show what it actually looks like in practice. For my recent painting, Spring Would Scarcely Know, I had several opportunities to use the tricks from those articles, but not in the way you might think. Because of its less-than-straightforward approach, this painting will serve well to explore practical applications.   Last time on Muddy Colors, I shared how I use VR to transfer my sketch to canvas. For this painting, I prepare a bare minimum, simple digital sketch on top of my color study. I prefer to save refining for the canvas when I can. Once transferred to canvas, I…