Here she is! Since the last update I’ve added even more color to her hair and face, painted the stick bird thingy, finished her dress and brooch, and added some orangy cadmium red light to parts of the background toward the bottom. She took about 21 hours to complete, which is much longer than it normally takes me on a …
Emma (in progress 2)
Finally painting! The image at the top shows my first layer of the background. Pretty boring and flat, but necessary. In the middle image I’ve added darker and lighter areas to the background as well as Emma’s hair buns and some of the shady parts of her face. On the bottom, her face is getting some color, but I’m not …
Emma (in progress)
This is a sketch for Emma, exactly as she (originally) appeared in my sketchbook. I say “originally” because the first thing I did after I scanned her in was change my mind about the bat wings and completely erase them. (Physically. With an eraser.) I used a kraft paper sketchbook (Earthbound Recycled Sketch Book, 7″x10″ by Cachet) which makes the page look discolored …
Painting on Ampersand Hardbord
Support Induced Discoloration A few years ago I realized I wasn’t a big fan of painting on stretched canvas. I didn’t like how much it gave when I painted so I started experimenting with wood. I don’t know how many paintings I had finished before I found out that I should have been cleaning and sealing the wood before I gessoed it, and …