Painting Whit: Step by step in open studio
My friend Whit modeled one day at the Prescott Mountain Artists' Guild Gallery while I was in the process of writing "Classic Portrait Painting in Oils". Recently, he reminded me to send him some of the pics taken that day, and I thought I'd also share them here.
Below, one of the images of Whit from my book, showing how I evaluated my skin tone mixture by comparing it right against his skin.
Here is the studio set -up:
I took several in-process photos during our model breaks to show progress. Below, Step 1, placing and measuring to begin the drawing; separating light from shadow; and committing to the background.
Step 2: covering the canvas, roughing in skin tones in both light and shadow.
Step 3: building up paint; refining the drawing (always); and setting up the surface to accept Whit's beard.
Whit, final.
Below, one of the images of Whit from my book, showing how I evaluated my skin tone mixture by comparing it right against his skin.
Here is the studio set -up:
I took several in-process photos during our model breaks to show progress. Below, Step 1, placing and measuring to begin the drawing; separating light from shadow; and committing to the background.
Step 2: covering the canvas, roughing in skin tones in both light and shadow.
Step 3: building up paint; refining the drawing (always); and setting up the surface to accept Whit's beard.
Whit, final.
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