Almost There
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Here comes the sun
As the portrait starts to wrap up, I’ve shifted focus onto the surrounding elements. Over the last few days I’ve spent a considerable amount of time working on the sunflowers…
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Work in Progress…the Progress continues.
Work has continued on the portrait. I’ve tried to balance the desire to focus on the faces of the subject with the need to keep the painting moving forward as…
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About Face
So you’ve covered the canvas. The portrait is done, right? Not quite. After the lay-in is complete, it’s time to step back and looks at the painting. The best question that you…
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The Lay-in
So the canvas is ready. You put out your paint. Now what? How and where do you begin? It’s time for the lay-in, or block in. It’s the term used…
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canvas | commisioned | portrait | prep work
Preparing to Paint
I think that it’s important for an artist to prepare there own canvas. Most commercially produced canvases are cotton. I don’t find cotton to be the best surface to paint on. It…
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Charcoal Compostion Study, the design takes shape.
After the design has been decided upon, a full size charcoal, or cartoon, is produced. This gives me a chance to really workout the composition on the actual scale and…