I finally have started painting again! I haven't found (or more accurately: made) the time to do any serious oil painting since I finished classes this past Spring. But then we had an all-day blizzard about a week and a half ago! My work was cancelled and so I had an entire day stuck at home with nothing to do. The conditions were perfect for finally motivating myself to break out the paints. It was a little hard starting up again after such a hiatus, but it was really enjoyable. I decided to stick with what I'd last been practicing: portraits! I even took some progress shots of the second, smaller portrait I did (a pseudo self-portrait) so you can see my process. In addition to the paintings I also have done a few sketches and some more Sketchbook Pro digital coloring. Enjoy!
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| There's nothing quite like painting while watching your favorite movie during a blizzard. |
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| I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out (especially for my first one after so long)! |
Here are the progress photos showing my process for the second painting (the final picture is the finished product):
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| Sketching on colored background |
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Laying in a flat skin tone, refining outlines, and starting to define general cool light/color shapes
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| Adding warm light/color to the other side of the face, starting to block in the big shadow shapes in the hair |
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| Smoothing shapes in the face, painting in the hair and collar, refining detail in the eyes, and adding some background color |
Here are some recent drawings from my sketchbook!
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| A teen I saw while working at the library |
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| A quick doodle of a woman I saw at the store where I work (there are definite benefits to working in places with a wide variety of customers/patrons) |
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| A little idea sketch for a project I'm working on |
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| This is the colored version of that Classical Indian/Ancient Egyptian dress I posted about last time. |
