Here's another portrait of one of my darling grandkids...Henry. I thought this was an especially good photo with all the drama of the shadows. I'm having a bit of trouble in deciding what to do with the shadowed side of his face, but will hopefully work it out. I've used yellow ochre/perm rose on the sunlit side, and with a very pale purple glaze and an overlay of yellow ochre/perm rose/burnt sienna for the shadow side...I'm still working out the balance of dark and light. Since I'm really not a portrait painter, this is a real challenge...but...how do we learn if we aren't challenged? I'll try to finish this up tomorrow.
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It looks beautiful Mollie! I really love the shadows in this. Really well done, can't wait to see it finished. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Crystal...I've put in a dark background now...just trying to decide what to do with whether to deepen the shadows or not. Sure wish I had experience with portraits, but this is how we grow as artists I guess. Thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteLooking very good! Will be eagerly awaiting the progress :) xx
ReplyDeleteI think you ARE a portrait painter! It's wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Pat and Katherine...this is sorta "sweating blood" in making the skin tone decisions for me. I know why it takes lots of experience to get this stuff down now. There are elements of this one I'm really enjoying, but my indecision on whether to darken and brighten my skin tones is driving me to distraction!
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