Worked bigger still today.... this time 12 x 12. The actual bloom measures 8" across. This time I've worked the background a little differently... I like it better. It's true to what I was seeing, too.
Wow! I never would have guessed the orange underpainting was there. Is that how you achieve the special glow and depth? I've GOT to start thinking about underpainting with complements... This is a beautiful painting, and so is the Eiffel Tower piece. I love the idea of doing a series for a specific person at a specific time in their life.
Katherine and Sharon, the reason for the orange is that it gives the painting a radiance that can't be achieved with a white background. I also use greens, and sometimes I just use the leftovers on my palette. I used to do a complete underpainting in terre verde when I did portraits. The suggestion came from Chris Sapers book on portraiture, and the reason for the terre verde was the fact that it is the complement to the fleshtone.
Wow! I never would have guessed the orange underpainting was there. Is that how you achieve the special glow and depth? I've GOT to start thinking about underpainting with complements... This is a beautiful painting, and so is the Eiffel Tower piece. I love the idea of doing a series for a specific person at a specific time in their life.
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ReplyDeleteKatherine and Sharon, the reason for the orange is that it gives the painting a radiance that can't be achieved with a white background. I also use greens, and sometimes I just use the leftovers on my palette. I used to do a complete underpainting in terre verde when I did portraits. The suggestion came from Chris Sapers book on portraiture, and the reason for the terre verde was the fact that it is the complement to the fleshtone.
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