Yesterday afternoon's work: a burnt umber & white underpainting of Ian. Next week, I'll glaze color over it. I'm pretty happy with the likeness, though I made him slightly older. I don't know why it's easier for me to pull out form when I'm starting with a dark or neutral background, than a white one. But it's so much easier for my eye and hand to work together when I do.
through a gel darkly
For the last few weeks now in Saturday's color theory classes, we've been painting either still lifes, models, or color wheels. Only, to make it more difficult for me, I have to paint the subject while looking through a color gel.
Like so:
And so:
This isn't nearly as easy as it looks.