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Here's the palette I used. Titanium white, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium red, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Yellow, Hansa Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow Light, Pthalo Green, Cobalt Blue
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This is how I started. Wash in the background with some Pthalo green and raw sienna and make placement marks with the darks. Then connect the dots.
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I just put value next to value. Try to catch the little positive and negative shapes. Don't think about anatomy. Not too refined but loose and effective.
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Note the slight hint of wearing my glasses on top of my head.
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Self portrait practice8"x10"
oil on masonite panel
I like how this one worked out. I attempted two more studies after this that I wiped off. I discovered an interesting hitch in my technique. If I paint with my glasses on and standing up I mess up more. I painted this study and the previous study sitting down and without my glasses. With my glasses off I don't see the details well enough to distract me from just painting values. The hard part is if I am any farther than an arms length away from the canvas I need my glasses, if I get to close I can't see the canvas. Getting old has it's challenges.
2 comments:
Peter!! These portraits are great!
OLD??!! You're still a pup!
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