This was my first attempt at a painting after a half-dozen color pencil drawings. I was happy with the way it looked like what it was supposed to look like. I was happy with discovering how to use highlight colors and that colors are never solid (added blue in the black shorts and gray in the white of the jersey. I botched the detail in the helmet and handlebars and pay more attention to fine detail now. I also learned to not apply acrylic straight to paper - the paper absorbs moisture from the paint and buckles. I use canvas now but if I do ever use paper again I will prep it with gesso.