Hey, all.

My gf was kind enough to buy me an easel and paint set a while ago (w/watercolors, oils and acrylics) which I have set up in our living room.

Since then, the blank canvas has started to taunt me like the tell-tale heart.

I'm the 'measure-twice, cut-once' type - that means I spend months thinking about what to paint and deathly afraid to actually pick up abrush and start out. I've never actually real-world painted before (done some in PS and other digital formats) and I'm not sure if I know what I'd be doing...

Anyone in here paint in the tradtional manner? Any advice for working with acrylics (not going to touch the oils until I get some astringent) and for getting over the fear of a blank canvas?