Tag: Underpainting
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Back at it
It’s been really hard to get studio time the last few weeks but I got a full session in yesterday. Still working on surface quality of the painting handling for the portrait as well as focusing on the drawing angles. Feeling pretty good about this one, I need to get into the background and shirt…
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Mind the Tilt
Bit of a rookie mistake here, but working through this portrait I’ve unintentionally straightened the tilt of some of the facial features. It’s funny how this makes one part of the portrait feel wonky but it’s never where the actual problem is. I’ve been struggling with the jawline for a few sessions now trying to…
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Iterative Enhancements
It’s been difficult to find studio time and have the energy to work but I’ve been trying to get in as often as I can and keep pushing a couple of portraits forward. This portrait of Dr. Hinkie continues to move forward. I’ve got much of the main subject blocked in and at least two…
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Small Update
Was really hoping to get more studio time in this past week but I’ve been feeling stressed out and run down lately and my body really needed a rest. I did get one day of work in and managed to do a second pass on the bow-side arm and hand. I’m pretty happy with how…
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Quick Update
Haven’t been able to get as much studio time in the last couple of week for various reasons. I did manage to work on the portrait of Dr. Hinkie again this weekend though. I’ve worked more to resolve the background elements and they’re getting much closer to their final forms. I started in on the…
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Belated Update
I’ve been working in the studio a lot lately but haven’t been good about posting progress updates. I’ve been focusing exclusively on these three portraits and have two to three more sessions in on each of them now since I last posted. First up is the portrait of Dr. Hinkie. I have most of the…
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Weekend Update
Worked on three different portraits this past weekend. First up is a portrait of Julie that I’ve started in on. Most of the face is blocked in with the first pass now. Long way to go still, but making solid progress. Next up is the portrait of Dr. Hinkie. I have a couple more sessions…
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Portrait Work
Continuing work on portraits this past weekend. First up is an update on the portrait of Dr. Hinkie. This one is coming along well and I’m pleased with the likeness for so early on in the process. Still a very long way to go on this one but making steady progress. I’m torn on where…
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Two Portraits (with violin)
Continuing to work on a couple of portraits. The first is an update on the portrait of Dr. Hinkie that I shared a couple of weeks ago. I have a couple of studio days of work in on this one now. Obviously there’s still a very long way to go but there’s enough of the…
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Starting a New Portrait – Dr. Hinkie
Haven’t posted here in a bit but I have been busy in the studio. I have half a dozen new paintings started and a couple more panels primed and ready to start. I wanted to document and share the progress on this one in particular though. The subject is the delightful Dr. Hinkie. He has…
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New Diptych Paintings
I purchased these amazing metal dice from SummitDice – they were super friendly and accommodating. I like painting these intricate metal dice, but the one they sent me had a really aggressive patina on it. I took a few pictures and felt it wasn’t really what I was after. While it added a lot of…
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Starting Another One
I really love these prismatic glass dice. I have several sets and they seem like they could be used to make an infinite number of possible compositions and arrangements. This one is not just a prismatic cut, but also has fancy “star-cut” corners to give it even more facets and surfaces full of colors. Here’s…