[TerryCurley]

Welcome to the forum.

Being from the States I am metric measurement challenged. I'm thinking your canvas is about equivalent to 20x30 inches? -- that's a big expensive canvas....am I right on that?

Anyway it seems to me if you just bought the paints to do this project then you might be new to painting? If that is true I would try a small picture on something cheaper than a canvas like a panel or board, just to practice.

How about sharing the approach you will take. Will you paint the subjects (the kissing couple) first and then surrounding design yellow and flowers and stuff? Or are you painting the yellow background first and then painting the couple over the yellow. With acrylic that should not be a problem.

 

[TerryCurley]

I personally like to paint the background first. What I usually do is sketch or trace the subject onto the canvas first. Then I use masking tape around the edges of the subject. Then I take an exacto knife and cut the masking tape about the edges of the subject. That gives me freedom to do the background and not worry about losing the subjects. I'll attach a picture of what I'm talking about.